El Salvador at the 2020 Summer Paralympics

El Salvador sent a delegation to compete in the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo in Japan originally scheduled to take place in 2020 but postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021 because of the COVID-19 pandemic. This was the country's sixth successive appearance in the Summer Paralympics since debuting at the 2000 Summer Paralympics.

El Salvador at the 2020 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	ESA
NPC	Comité Paralímpico de El Salvador
in Tokyo
Competitors	3 in 2 sports
Flag bearers	Herbert Aceituno & Norma Salinas
Medals Ranked 78th	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 1 Total 1
Summer Paralympics appearances (overview)
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Bronze	Herbert Aceituno	Powerlifting	Men's 59 kg	27 August

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Powerlifting	1	0	1
Total	2	1	3

Athlete	Event	Heats		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
David Pleitez	Men's 100m T37	12.72 SB	6	DNA	12
	Men's 200m T37	26.10 SB	7	DNA	13
Norma Salinas	Women's 100m T37	16.70 SB	6	DNA	12
	Women's 200m T38	DNF			11

Powerlifting

Athlete	Event	Total lifted	Rank
Herbert Aceituno	Men's -59 kg	184

See also

• El Salvador at the 2020 Summer Olympics