El Salvador competed in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru from July 26 to August 11, 2019.
[1][2] On July 1, 2019, archer Roberto Hernández was named as the country's flag bearer during the opening ceremony.
[3] On the same day the El Salvador Olympic Committee announced the full team of 56 athletes (29 men and 27 women) competing in 21 sports.
[13] In the sport's debut at the Pan American Games, the country won both gold medals on offer.
[17][18] El Salvador qualified one female fencer in the foil discipline, after Puerto Rico declined its quota.
[28] 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.
[4] El Salvador qualified three surfers (one man and two women) in the sport's debut at the Pan American Games.