El Salvador at the 2007 Pan American Games
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The 15th Pan American Games
were held in Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil
from 13 July 2007 to 29 July 2007.
2007 Pan American Games
The 2007 Pan American Games, officially known as the XV Pan American Games, were a major continental multi-sport event that took place in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from July 13 to July 29, 2007. A total of 5,633 athletes from 42 National Olympic Committees competed in 332 events in 34 sports and in...
were held in Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro
Rio de Janeiro , commonly referred to simply as Rio, is the capital city of the State of Rio de Janeiro, the second largest city of Brazil, and the third largest metropolitan area and agglomeration in South America, boasting approximately 6.3 million people within the city proper, making it the 6th...
, Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
from 13 July 2007 to 29 July 2007.
Gold
- Women's 20 km Road Walk: Cristina LópezCristina LópezCristina Esmeralda López is an Salvadoran race walker.When she won the gold medal at the Pan American Games, she made history by winning the first ever medal for El Salvador at the games. Lopez also had the worries of having her 3-year-old daughter Monica Michelle back in El Salvador undergoing...
Silver
- Men's – 56 kg: Marvin López
Bronze
- Men's Kumite (– 65 kg): Aron Pérez
- Men's Kumite (– 75 kg): William Serrano
- Women's Single Sculls: Camila Vargas
- Women's – 75 kg: Eva María DimasEva DimasEva María Dimas Fontanals is a retired female weightlifter from El Salvador. She competed for her native Central American country in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in 2000. Dimas is a niece of Valerio Fontanals...
Men's Competition
- Carlos Hernández
- 1:57:44.19 — 23rd place