El Salvador at the 2019 Pan American Games


El Salvador competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
On July 1, 2019, archer Roberto Hernández was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony. On the same day the El Salvador Olympic Committee announced the full team of 56 athletes competing in 21 sports. Later three athletes were added to the team.

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors participating at the games per sport/discipline.
SportMenWomenTotal
Archery213
Artistic swimming22
Athletics 202
Badminton112
Basque pelota101
Beach volleyball224
Bodybuilding112
Bowling224
Boxing022
Fencing011
Gymnastics112
Judo101
Roller sports022
Rowing011
Sailing101
Shooting459
Squash303
Surfing123
Swimming246
Tennis303
Triathlon101
Weightlifting213
Wrestling011
Total302959

Medalists

The following competitors from El Salvador won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
MedalNameSportEventDate
Roberto HernándezArcheryMen's individual compound
Paulina ZamoraBodybuildingWomen's bikini fitness
Yuri RodriguezBodybuildingMen's class bodybuilding
Bryan PérezSurfingMen's open surf

Archery

At the first qualifier, El Salvador won two quota spots. El Salvador would later qualify a woman in the recurve category in the final qualification tournament.

Artistic swimming

El Salvador qualified a duet of two athletes, marking the first time the country has competed in the sport since 2003.
;Women

Athletics (track and field)

El Salvador qualified two male athletes.

;Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are for the entire round
  • NH = No height
  • SB = Season's best

;Men
;Track event
;Field events

Badminton

El Salvador qualified a team of two badminton athletes.

Basque pelota

El Salvador qualified one athlete in basque pelota.
;Men

Beach volleyball

El Salvador qualified four beach volleyball athletes.

Bodybuilding

El Salvador qualified a full team of two bodybuilders. In the sport's debut at the Pan American Games, the country won both gold medals on offer.
El Salvador qualified a full team of two men and two women, for a total of four bowlers, by finishing among the top five at the PABCON Champion of Champions.
;Men
;Women
El Salvador qualified two women boxers.
;Women

Fencing

El Salvador qualified one female fencer in the foil discipline, after Puerto Rico declined its quota.
;Women

Gymnastics

Artistic

El Salvador qualified one male and one female artistic gymnast.
;Men
;Women

Judo

El Salvador qualified one male judoka. Juan Diego Turcios qualified to competed in the 81 kg event, but did not make weight. Therefore he did not compete in the event.

Roller sports

El Salvador qualified two women in the speed discipline.

Speed

;Women

Rowing

El Salvador qualified one female rower.
;Women

Sailing

El Salvador qualified a spot in the men's laser event.
;Men

Shooting

El Salvador qualified nine sport shooters. Later the country swapped one women's pistol quota for a men's pistol spot.
;Men
;Women
;Mixed

Swimming

El Salvador qualified six swimmers, including three in the open water discipline.

Squash

El Salvador qualified a men's team of three athletes, marking its return to the sport at the Pan American Games for the first time since 2011.
;Men
;Singles and Doubles
;Team

Surfing

El Salvador qualified three surfers in the sport's debut at the Pan American Games.

Tennis

El Salvador qualified three male tennis players.
;Men

Triathlon

El Salvador received a wild card to enter one male triathlete.
;Men

Weightlifting

El Salvador qualified three weightlifters.

Wrestling

El Salvador received one wild card in the women's freestyle discipline.
;Freestyle
;Women