Peru competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 31 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 3 sports.[1] Peru returned to the football tournament once more after the controversial 1936 Olympics. Most of the athletes that represented Peru were part of the football squad. Peru also participated in shooting and rowing events.
| Peru at the 1960 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
 | |
| IOC code | PER |
| NOC | Peruvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Rome | |
| Competitors | 31 in 3 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Football
editOnly the team with the most points advanced to the Semifinals. Peru lost its first two matches against France and Hungary but won its third match against India which gave them two points
Group D
edit| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 6 | |
| 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
Squad
editHead coach: György Orth
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerardo Altuna | 7 April 1939 | 21 | ? | ||||||||
| Humberto Aguerdas | 31 October 1937 | 22 | ? | ||||||||
| Juan Biselach | 7 August 1940 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| Victor Boulanger | 15 July 1940 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| Javier Caceres | 8 September 1939 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| DF | Eloy Campos | 31 May 1942 | 18 | ? | |||||||
| GK | Herminio Campos | 25 April 1937 | 22 | ? | |||||||
| [MF] | Hugo Carmona | 1 April 1939 | 21 | ? | |||||||
| Héctor De Guevara | 20 March 1940 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| Daniel Eral | 17 October 1940 | 19 | ? | ||||||||
| FW | Alberto Gallardo | 28 November 1940 | 19 | ? | |||||||
| Alejandro Guzmán | 11 January 1941 | 19 | ? | ||||||||
| Thomas Iwasaki | 13 November 1937 | 22 | ? | ||||||||
| Teodoro Luna | 29 October 1938 | 21 | ? | ||||||||
| Nicolas Nieri | 6 December 1939 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| Alberto Ramírez | 3 January 1941 | 19 | ? | ||||||||
| Jaime Ruiz | 23 May 1935 | 25 | ? | ||||||||
| GK | Carlos Salinas | 12 October 1938 | 21 | ? | |||||||
| FW | Ángel Uribe | 29 September 1943 | 16 | ? |
Shooting
editPistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Guillermo Cornejo | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 564 | 36 |
| Pedro Garcia | 557 | 41 | |
| Antonio Vita | 50 metre | 535 | 20 |
| Pedro Puente | 522 | 37 | |
Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Qualifier | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Rubén Váldez | 300 m rifle 3 positions | — | 1028 | 35 | |
| Luis Albornoz | — | 1037 | 33 | ||
| Carlos Cedron | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 528 | 55 | did not advance | |
| Carlos Lastarria | 524 | 59 | did not advance | ||
| Carlos Cedron | 50 m rifle prone | 378 | 30 | did not advance | |
| Carlos Lastarria | 390 | 5 | 578 | 29 | |
| Enrique Dibos | Trap | 88 | 155 | 36 | |
| Eduard de Atzel | did not advance | ||||
Rowing
editPeru had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Estuardo Masías Víctor Puente |
Coxless pair | 7:55.28 | 5 R | 7:45.15 | 3 | did not advance | |||
References
edit- ^ "Peru at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peru Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.