| El Salvador at the Paralympics | |
|---|---|
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| IPC code | ESA |
| NPC | Comité Paralímpico de El Salvador |
| Medals Ranked 123rd |
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| Summer appearances | |
El Salvador first competed in the Paralympic Games at the 2000 Summer Paralympics in Sydney, Australia. It has participated in the Summer Paralympic Games every four years since that time. El Salvador will be participating at the Winter Paralympics for the first time at the 2026 Winter Paralympics in Italy and before that, it had never taken part in the Winter Paralympics. The country will be represented by two competitors in para cross-country skiing. [1] Until Tokyo 2020, no Salvadorian had won a Paralympic medal. [2] In 2021, Herbert Aceituno became the first athlete to win a medal, earning bronze in powerlifting at the 59 kg category.
Contents
- Medal tables
- Medals by Summer Games
- Medals by Summer sport
- Medals by Winter Games
- Summer Paralympic Games
- 2000 Sydney
- 2004 Athens
- 2008 Beijing
- 2012 London
- 2016 Rio
- 2020 Tokyo
- See also
- References
Six athletes from El Salvador have represented their nation at the Paralympic Games, five in the sport category of athletics, which is largely track and field competitions, and one in powerlifting. Wheelchair sprinter Claudia Marina Palacios, the sole Salvadorean competitor in 2000, was the first to represent El Salvador at the Paralympics. Two athletes were sent to the Paralympics in 2004, and one each to the games in 2008, 2012, and 2016.
