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Peru at the 1968 Summer Olympics

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IOC code
  
PER

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Competitors
  
28 in 8 sports

Peru at the 1968 Summer Olympics

NOC
  
Peruvian Olympic Committee

Website
  
www.coperu.org (Spanish)

Medals
  
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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.

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Athletics

Peru qualified four athletes to the summer olympics.

Track events
Field events

Fencing

Men's foil
  • Enrique Barza
  • Rowing

    Peru qualified the following boat.

    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. Gladys Baldwin Lopez was one of the first two women, the other being Eulalia Rolińska who competed for Poland, to compete in Olympic Shooting.

    Pistol

    Rifle

    Swimming

    Three swimmers competed in seven events.

    Men
    Women

    Volleyball

    All times are Mexico Central Zone (UTC−5)

    Women's Team Competition

    Peru's women's volleyball team made its first appearance at the olympics where it finished fourth.

  • 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.

    References

    Peru at the 1968 Summer Olympics Wikipedia