Peru at the 1972 Summer Paralympics

Peru at the Paralympic Games
Flag of Peru IPC code  PER NPC National Paralympic Committee Peru
At the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg
Competitors	1 in 1 sport
Medals Rank: -	Gold 0	Silver 0	Bronze 0	Total 0
Paralympic history (summary)
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Peru made its Paralympic Games début at the 1972 Summer Paralympics in Heidelberg. It sent only one competitor, swimmer J. Gonzales (full name not recorded). Competing in disability category 4, he entered three events, but did not win any medals. In the 3x25m medley, his time of 1:21.9 was 1.2 seconds too slow to make it out of the heats and into the final round. In the 50m breaststroke, he was also eliminated in the heats. His best result came in the 50m backstroke. Qualifying as fourth fastest, he improved his time in the final, but finished fourth, in 44.266s.^{[1] [2]}

Results

Name	Sport	Event	Time	Rank
J. Gonzales	Swimming	Men's 3x25m Medley 4	1:21.9	11th (out of 20) in the heats; did not advance
J. Gonzales	Swimming	Men's 50m Backstroke 4	heats: 44.596 (4th out of 25) final: 44.266	4th in the final
J. Gonzales	Swimming	Men's 50m Breaststroke 4	57.914	11th (out of 22) in the heats; did not advance

See also

• Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics

References

1. Peru at the Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee
2. Peru at the 1972 Summer Paralympics, International Paralympic Committee