Peru_at_the_1968_Summer_Olympics
Peru at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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]
Quick Facts Peru at the 1968 Summer Olympics, IOC code ...
| Peru at the 1968 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
| IOC code | PER |
| NOC | Peruvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Mexico City | |
| Competitors | 28 in 8 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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Main article: Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Peru qualified four athletes to the summer olympics.
- Track events
More information Athletes, 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 | |||||
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- Field events
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Fernando Abugattás | High jump[3] | 2.03 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Roberto Abugattás | 2.00 | 17 | did not advance | ||
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Main article: Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | — |  Vujin (YUG)L 5–0 |
did not advance | 5 | ||
| Marcelo Quiñones | Middleweight |  Jones (USA)L 5–0 |
did not advance | 16 | |||
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Main article: Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Enrique Barúa[4]
More information Pool Four, Pld ...
| Pool Four | Pld | BW | BL | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Mihai Ţiu (ROU) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 |
 Jean-Claude Magnan (FRA) |
5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 |
 Ahmed El-Hamy El-Husseini (EGY) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 19 |
 Orlando Ruíz (CUB) |
5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 21 |
 Enrique Barúa (PER) |
5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 |
 Orlando Nannini (ARG) |
5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
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Main article: Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Peru qualified the following boat.[5]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 pair | 8:49.26 | 6 R | 8:25.90 | 4 | did not advance | 14 | ||||
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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
Main article: Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
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
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Víctor Tantalean | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 41 |
| Antonio Vita | 50 metre | 533 | 42 |
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Rifle
More information Athlete, Event ...
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Gladys Baldwin López | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 31 |
| Walter Perón | Trap | 175 | 48 |
| Pedro Gianella | Skeet | 194 | 5 |
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Main article: Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Three swimmers competed in seven events.[8]
- Men
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | |
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- Women
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 | — | did not advance | |||
| Consuelo Changanaqui | 2:20.7 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 5:02.9 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:40.0 | 3 | — | did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 5:52.2 | 4 | — | did not advance | |||
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Main article: Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Team Roster
- Results
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.
More information Pos, Team ...
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Soviet Union |
7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 333 | 193 | 1.725 | 21 | 3 | 7.000 |
| 2 |  Japan |
7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 318 | 147 | 2.163 | 19 | 4 | 4.750 |
| 3 |  Poland |
7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 323 | 304 | 1.063 | 15 | 12 | 1.250 |
| 4 |  Peru |
7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 306 | 324 | 0.944 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 |
| 5 |  South Korea |
7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 276 | 305 | 0.905 | 12 | 14 | 0.857 |
| 6 |  Czechoslovakia |
7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 307 | 308 | 0.997 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 |
| 7 |  Mexico |
7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 215 | 338 | 0.636 | 7 | 18 | 0.389 |
| 8 |  United States |
7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 155 | 356 | 0.435 | 4 | 21 | 0.190 |
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| 1968-10-13 19:00 |
Peru |
3–2 | Mexico |
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| (15–17, 15–5, 10–15, 15–2, 15–7) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-14 10:00 |
Peru |
3–0 | South Korea |
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| (15–13, 15–6, 15–9) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-15 12:00 |
Japan |
3–0 | Peru |
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| (15–3, 15–11, 15–9) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-17 12:00 |
Soviet Union |
3–0 | Peru |
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| (15–4, 15–9, 15–9) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-20 10:00 |
Czechoslovakia |
3–2 | Peru |
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| (7–15, 13–15, 15–9, 15–2, 15–3) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-23 17:00 |
Peru |
3-1 | United States |
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| (15–11, 15–0, 14–16, 15–12) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-25 10:00 |
Poland |
3–1 | Peru |
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| (15–10, 14–16, 15–9, 15–8) Report | ||||
Main article: Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics
Peru had one athlete.[10]
More information Athlete, Event ...
| 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 |
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- "Peru at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
- "Peru Athletics at the 1968 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
- "Peru Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on April 17, 2020. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
- "Enrique Barúa". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
- "Peru Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
- "Peru Shooting at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sport-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- "Shooting at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres". Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
- "Peru Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. 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. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-08-14.