Peru at the 1964 Summer Olympics

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Sporting event delegation

Peru at the
1964 Summer Olympics

IOC code| PER
NOC| Peruvian Olympic Committee
Website| www.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Tokyo
Competitors| 31 (30 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

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Peru competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 31 competitors, 30 men and 1 woman, took part in 19 events in 5 sports.[1] 15 year-old, Rosario de Vivanco was the first female athlete to represent Peru at the Olympic Games.

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Track events
Athletes  | Events  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result
Gerardo di Tolla | Men's 100 metres[2] | 10.9  | 7  | did not advance
Men's 200 metres | 22.1  | 7  | did not advance
José Cavero | 400 metres Hurdles | 53.7  | 6  | did not advance  | —  | did not advance

Field events
Athlete  | Event  | Qualification  | Final

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank
Roberto Abugattás | High jump[3] | 1.95  | 26  | did not advance

## Basketball

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Main article: Basketball at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Peru won two of its games to finish seventh in its group. It lost to Canada by one point in the knock-out stage but won its final matches against Korea to claim the 14th place.

### Group B

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| Qualified for the semifinals

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Team  | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie

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United States | 7 | 0 | 569 | 333 | +236 | 14 |
Brazil | 5 | 2 | 473 | 452 | +21 | 12 | 1W−0L
SFR Yugoslavia | 5 | 2 | 529 | 453 | +76 | 12 | 0W−1L
Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 472 | 482 | −10 | 11 |
Finland | 3 | 4 | 409 | 475 | −66 | 10 |
Australia | 2 | 5 | 434 | 460 | −26 | 9 | 1W−0L
Peru | 2 | 5 | 431 | 453 | −22 | 9 | 0W−1L
South Korea | 0 | 7 | 432 | 641 | −209 | 7 |

11 October
10:30

Brazil  | 50–58 |  Peru

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Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

12 October
17:30

Australia  | 81–62 |  Peru

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Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

13 October
9:00

United States  | 60–45 |  Peru

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Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

14 October
13:30

Peru  | 64–73 |  SFR Yugoslavia

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Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

16 October
10:30

Peru  | 84–57 |  South Korea

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Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

17 October
17:30

Peru  | 59–63 |  Finland

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Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

18 October
20:30

Uruguay  | 69–59 |  Peru

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Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

### Knockout stage

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13th-16th

20 October
20:30

Canada  | 82–81 |  Peru

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Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

22 October
17:30

Peru  | 71–66 |  South Korea

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Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

### Squad

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* Carlos Vásquez
* Enrique Duarte
* Jorge Vargas
* José Guzmán
* Luis Duarte
* Manuel Valerio
* Oscar Benalcázar
* Oscar Sevilla
* Raúl Duarte
* Ricardo Duarte
* Simon Peredes
* Tomás Sangio

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1964 Summer Olympics

### Road

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Rider  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Teófilo Toda | Road race | DNF

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Nine shooters represented Peru in 1964.

Pistol

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Guillermo Cornejo | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 573  | 34
Armando López-Torres | 553  | 43
Antonio Vita | 50 metre | 550  | 6
Pedro Puente | 494  | 50

Rifle

Athlete  | Event  | Final

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Score  | Rank
Oscar Caceres | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1114  | 30
Carlos Lastarria | 1086  | 59
Oscar Caceres | 50 m rifle prone | 584  | 49
Javier Caceres | 572  | 68
Enrique Dibos | Trap | 178  | 37
Eduard de Atzel | 182  | 34

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Luis Paz | 100 m freestyle | 58.5  | 7  | did not advance
Carlos Canepa | 400 m freestyle | 4:44.9  | 5  | did not advance
Walter Ledgard Jr. | 4:50.4  | 7  | did not advance
1500 m freestyle | 19:10.3  | 7  | did not advance
Luis Paz
Carlos Canepa
Augusto Ferrero
Walter Ledgard Jr. | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:02.6  | 7  | —  | did not advance
Augusto Ferrero | 200 m backstroke | 2:29.9  | 7  | did not advance
Carlos Canepa | 200 m butterfly | 2:24.9  | 6  | did not advance
Gustavo Ocampo | 2:31.4  | 6  | did not advance
Luis Paz | 400 m individual medley | 5:39.5  | 8  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Rosario de Vivanco | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.0  | 8  | did not advance

## References

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1. ^ "Peru at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 2 August 2015.
2. ^ "Peru Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2012.
3. ^ "Athletics at the 1964 Tokyo Summer Games: Men's High Jump Qualifying Round". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 July 2012.

## External links

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