Peru at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Peru at the
1956 Summer Olympics

IOC code| PER
NOC| Peruvian Olympic Committee
Website| www.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors| 8 in 1 sports
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Peru competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. The country sent eight athletes to participate in the shooting competition. The youngest was Oscar Caceres, who was 24 years old, while the oldest was Guillermo Cornejo who was 37 years old. The whole team was composed of male competitors.[1]

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Pistol

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Guillermo Cornejo | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 560  | 17
Armando López-Torres | 540  | 26
Antonio Vita | 50 metre | 519  | 22
Francisco Otayza | 503  | 29

Rifle

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Rubén Váldez | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1044  | 12
Guillermo Baldwin | 1040  | 14
Oscar Caceres | 300 m rifle prone | 594  | 21
Luis Coquis | 593  | 28
Oscar Caceres | 50 m rifle prone | 1135  | 25
Luis Coquis | 1124  | 29

## References

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1. ^ "Peru at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

## External links

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* Official Olympic Reports

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