Peru at the 1968 Summer Olympics
| Peru at the Olympic Games | ||||||||||||
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| At the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City | ||||||||||||
| Competitors | 28 in 8 sports | |||||||||||
| Medals | Gold 0  | 
Silver 0  | 
Bronze 0  | 
Total 0  | 
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Peru competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 28 competitors, 16 men and 12 women, took part in 21 events in 8 sports.[1]
Athletics
Peru qualified four athletes to the summer olympics.
- Track events
 
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | |||
| Fernando Acevedo | Men's 200 m[2] | 21.02 | 4 | 20.78 | 3 | 20.91 | 8 | Did not advance | 12 | 
| Alfredo Deza | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.38 | 6 | Did not advance | |||||
- Field events
 
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Fernando Abugattas | High jump[3] | 2.03 | 12 | Did not advance | |
| Roberto Abugattas | 2.00 | 17 | Did not advance | ||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition result  | 
Opposition result  | 
Opposition result  | 
Opposition result  | 
Opposition result  | 
Rank | ||
| Luis Minami | Lightweight | N/A | L 5–0  | 
Did not advance | 5 | ||
| Marcelo Quiñones | Middleweight | L 5–0  | 
Did not advance | 16 | |||
Fencing
| Pool Four | Pld | BW | BL | GF | GA | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | |
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 19 | |
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 21 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 | 
Rowing
Peru qualified the following boat.[5]
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lauro Pacussich Héctor Menacho Juan López  | 
Men's coxed pairs | 8:49.26 | 6 R | 8:25.90 | 4 | Did not Advance | 14 | ||||
Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
Five shooter represented Peru during these Olympics.[6] Gladys Baldwin Lopez was one of the first two women, the other being Eulalia Rolińska who competed for Poland, to compete in Olympic Shooting.[7]
Pistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Víctor Tantalean | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 41 | 
| Antonio Vita | 50 metre | 533 | 42 | 
Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Gladys Baldwin López | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 31 | 
| Walter Perón | Trap | 175 | 48 | 
| Pedro Gianella | Skeet | 194 | 5 | 
Swimming
Three swimmers competed in seven events.[8]
- Men
 
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Juan Carlos Bello | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.3 | 1 | Did not advance | |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:17.5 | 2 | 2:13.7 | 4 | |
- Women
 
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rosario de Vivanco | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.7 | 5 | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:22.2 | 5 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| Consuelo Changanaqui | 2:20.7 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 5:02.9 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:40.0 | 3 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 5:52.2 | 4 | N/A | Did not advance | |||
Volleyball
All times are Mexico Central Zone (UTC-5)
- Women's Team Competition[9]
 
Peru's women's volleyball team made its first appearance at the olympics where it finished fourth.
| Pts | Matches | Points | Sets | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rank | Team | W | L | W | L | Ratio | W | L | Ratio | |
| 1 |    | 
21 | 7 | 0 | 333 | 193 | 1.725 | 21 | 3 | 7.000 | 
| 2 |    | 
18 | 6 | 1 | 318 | 147 | 2.163 | 19 | 4 | 4.750 | 
| 3 |    | 
15 | 5 | 2 | 323 | 304 | 1.063 | 15 | 12 | 1.250 | 
| 4 |    | 
9 | 3 | 4 | 306 | 324 | 0.944 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 
| 5 |    | 
9 | 3 | 4 | 276 | 305 | 0.905 | 12 | 14 | 0.857 | 
| 6 |    | 
9 | 3 | 4 | 307 | 308 | 0.997 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 | 
| 7 |    | 
3 | 1 | 6 | 215 | 338 | 0.636 | 7 | 18 | 0.389 | 
| 8 |    | 
0 | 0 | 7 | 155 | 356 | 0.435 | 4 | 21 | 0.190 | 
| 1968-10-13 19:00  | 
Peru  | 
3–2 | Report(s): Report  | |
| 15 15 10 15 15 70  | 
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total  | 
17 5 15 2 7 46  | ||
| 1968-10-14 10:00  | 
Peru  | 
3–0 | Report(s): Report  | |
| 15 15 15 45  | 
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total  | 
13 6 9 25  | ||
| 1968-10-15 12:00  | 
Japan  | 
3–0 | Report(s): Report  | |
| 15 15 15 45  | 
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total  | 
3 11 9 23  | ||
| 1968-10-17 12:00  | 
Soviet Union  | 
3–0 | Report(s): Report  | |
| 15 15 15 45  | 
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Total  | 
4 9 9 22  | ||
| 1968-10-20 10:00  | 
Czechoslovakia  | 
3–2 | Report(s): Report  | |
| 7 13 15 15 15 65  | 
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Set 5 Total  | 
15 15 9 2 3 44  | ||
| 1968-10-23 17:00  | 
Peru  | 
3-1 | Report(s): Report  | |
| 15 15 14 15 59  | 
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total  | 
11 0 16 12 39  | ||
| 1968-10-25 10:00  | 
Poland  | 
3–1 | Report(s): Report  | |
| 15 14 15 15 59  | 
Set 1 Set 2 Set 3 Set 4 Total  | 
10 16 9 8 43  | ||
- Team Roster
 
- Olga Asato
 - Irma Cordero
 - Luisa Fuentes
 - Esperanza Jiménez
 - Teresa Nuñez
 - Ana María Ramírez
 - Aida Reyna
 - Alicia Sánchez
 - Norma Velarde
 
Weightlifting
Peru had one athlete.[10]
| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Efrain Gusquiza | Men's - 90 kg | 142.5 | 14 | 120 | 20 | 167.5 | 15 | 430 | 15 | 
References
- ↑ "Peru at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
 - ↑ "Peru Athletics at the 1968 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
 - ↑ "Peru Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
 - ↑ "Peru Fencing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
 - ↑ "Peru Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
 - ↑ "Peru Shooting at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sport-reference.com. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
 - ↑ "Shooting at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres". Retrieved 22 August 2012.
 - ↑ "Peru Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
 - ↑ "Women Volleyball Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City (MEX) - 13-26.10 Winner Soviet Union". todor66.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
 - ↑ "Peru Weightlifting at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
 
