El Salvador at the 2019 Parapan American Games

El Salvador competed at the 2019 Parapan American Games held from August 23 to September 1, 2019 in Lima, Peru. Athletes representing El Salvador won one gold medal in total and the country finished in 15th place in the medal table.[1]

El Salvador at the
2019 Parapan American Games
IPC codeESA
NPCComité Paralímpico de El Salvador
in Lima, Peru
August 23, 2019 (2019-08-23) – September 1, 2019 (2019-09-01)
Medals
Ranked 15th
Gold
1
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
1
Parapan American Games appearances

Medalists

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Medal Name Sport Event
  Gold Herbert Aceituno Powerlifting Men's 65 kg

Athletics

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El Salvador competed in athletics.

Boccia

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El Salvador competed in boccia.

Powerlifting

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Herbert Aceituno won the gold medal in the men's 65kg event.[2][3] He also won the Best Male Athlete of Lima 2019 award.[3]

Swimming

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El Salvador competed in swimming.

Table tennis

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El Salvador competed in table tennis.

Wheelchair tennis

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El Salvador competed in wheelchair tennis.

References

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  1. ^ "Medal Standings". 2019 Parapan American Games. Archived from the original on 25 June 2020. Retrieved 23 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Lima 2019: Herbert Aceituno makes history for El Salvador". Parapan American Games - paralympic.org. August 31, 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Lima 2019: Herbert Aceituno named Best Male Athlete". Americas Paralympic Committee - paralympic.org. October 11, 2019. Archived from the original on 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.