Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Sporting event delegation

Peru at the
1972 Summer Olympics

IOC code| PER
NOC| Peruvian Olympic Committee
Website| www.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Munich
Competitors| 20 (17 men and 3 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer | Enrique Barúa
Medals|

Gold

Silver

Bronze

Total

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Peru competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 20 competitors, 17 men and 3 women, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.[1]

## Athletics

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Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Track Events

Men
Athlete  | Events  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result
Fernando Acevedo | Men's 400 metres | 45.80  | 3  | did not advance

Women
Athlete  | Events  | Heat  | Quarterfinal  | Semifinal  | Final  | Rank

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Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result  | Rank  | Result
María Luisa Vilca | Women's 100 metres | 11.85  | 6  | did not advance
Women's 200 metres | 24.46  | 5  | 24.48  | 7  | did not advance

Field Events

Women's pentathlon
Athlete  | Event  |  100H  |  HJ  |  SP  | 200 m  |  LJ  | Final  | Rank

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Edith Noeding | Result  | 14.24  | 1.55  | 10.43  | 24.41  | 5.25  | 3870  | 24
Points  | 836  | 781  | 618  | 899  | 736

## Boxing

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Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Athlete  | Event  | First round  | Second round  | Third round  | Quarterfinals  | Semifinals  | Final

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Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Opposition
Result  | Rank
Carlos Burga | Welterweight |  Hodne (NOR)
W 4–1  |  Valdez (USA)
L 1–4  | did not advance  | 17
Oscar Ludeña | Heavyweight | BYE  |  Hussing (FRG)
L KO  | did not advance  | 5

## Cycling

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Main article: Cycling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

### Road

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Team[2]
Rider  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Bernardo Arias
Gilberto Chocce
Fernando Cuenca
Carlos Espinoza  | Team time trial | 2-30:57.5  | 30

Individual[3]
Rider  | Event  | Time  | Rank

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Enrique Allyón | Road race | DNF
Gilberto Chocce | Road race
Fernando Cuenca | Road race
Carlos Espinoza  | Road race

## Fencing

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Main article: Fencing at the 1972 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

One fencer represented Peru in 1972. The tournament was played by pools where everyone faced everyone on the group and the top fencers moved on to the next round.[4]

Pool Seven  | Pld | BW | BL | GF | GA

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Tibor Pézsa (HUN) | 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11
Eddy Ham (NED) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13
Bernard Vallée (FRA) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12
Anani Mikhaylov (BUL) | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16
Enrique Barúa (PER) | 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24
Bob Foxcroft (CAN) | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25
Athlete  | Event  | Round 1

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Opposition
Score  | Rank
Enrique Barúa  | Men's sabre
Pézsa (HUN)
L 2–5  | 5
Ham (NED)
L 0–5
Vallée (FRA)
L 0–5
Mikhaylov (BUL)
L 2–5
Foxcroft (CAN)
W 5–4

## Shooting

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Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Two shooters, one man and one woman, represented Peru in 1972.

50 m rifle, prone

* Gladys Baldwin

Trap

* Juan Jorge Giha Sr.

## Swimming

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Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Men
Athlete  | Event  | Heat  | Semifinal  | Final

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Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank  | Time  | Rank
Juan Carlos Bello | 100 m freestyle | No Show
200 m freestyle | No Show
100 m butterfly | 57.54  | 3 Q | 57.51  | 5  | did not advance
200 m individual medley | 2:11.70  | 2 Q | —  | 2:11.87  | 7
Guillermo Pacheco | 400 m freestyle | 4:18.78  | 7  | —  | did not advance
1500 m freestyle | 17:36.36  | 7  | —  | did not advance
Alfredo Hunger | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.44  | 6  | did not advance
200 m breaststroke | 2:37.20  | 7  | —  | did not advance

## Wrestling

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Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

## References

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1. ^ "Peru at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
2. ^ "Cycling at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
3. ^ "Cycling at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
4. ^ "Enrique Barúa". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 December 2022.

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