| Peru at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PER |
| NOC | Peruvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in London | |
| Competitors | 41 in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Carlos Dominguez Mavila |
| Medals Ranked 22nd |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Peru competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 41 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports. [1]
| Event | Athletes | Heat round 1 | Heat round 2 | Semifinal | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | |||
| 100 m | Maximo Reyes | unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Santiago Ferrando | unknown | 4 | Did not advance | |||||||
| 200 m | Santiago Ferrando | 22.5 | 2 Q | unknown | 5 | Did not advance | ||||
| 800 m | Antero Mongrut | 1:58.7 | 6 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| 1,500 m | Antero Mongrut | unknown | 7 | N/A | Did not advance | |||||
| 110 m hurdles | Hernán Alzamora | unknown | 4 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Event | Athletes | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | ||
| Triple jump | Maximo Reyes | unknown | |
| Pole vault | Luis Ganoza | unknown | |
| Jaime Pigueras | unknown | ||
| Shot put | Lionelo Patiño | unknown | |
| Discus throw | Manuel Consiglieri | unknown | |
| Eduardo Julve | 44.05 | 12 | |
| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 325 | 167 | 10 |
 Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 217 | 190 | 9 |
 Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 236 | 199 | 8 |
 Peru | 5 | 2 | 3 | 198 | 187 | 7 |
 Egypt | 5 | 1 | 4 | 162 | 256 | 6 |
 Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 269 | 5 |
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | ||
| Carlos Menezes | Men's flyweight |  Corman (NED)L | Did not advance | |||
| Santiago Rivera | Men's bantamweight |  Ahlin (SWE)PTS |  Csik (HUN)L | Did not advance | ||
| Pedro Garcia | Men's featherweight |  Sørensen (DEN)PTS |  Antkiewicz (POL)L | Did not advance | ||
| Rider | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hernán Llerena | Road race | DNF | |
| Pedro Mathey | Road race | DNF | |
| Luis Poggi | Road race | DNF | |
Three fencers, all men, represented Peru in 1948.
Nine shooters represented Peru in 1948.
Pistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Edwin Vásquez | 50 m pistol | 545 |  |
| Wenceslao Salgado | 512 | 27 | |
| César Injoque | 507 | 34 | |
| Froilán Tantaleán | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 520 | 35 |
| Raúl Valderrama | 506 | 37 | |
| Enrique Mendizábal | 480 | 48 | |
Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Enrique Baldwin | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1052 | 20 |
| 50 m rifle prone | 596 | 6 | |
| Augusto Larrabure | 586 | 35 | |
| Luis Mantilla | 586 | 41 | |
| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalo Alvaro Cornejo | Lightweight | 90 | 95 | 120 | 305 | 16 |
| Alex Bisiak | Light-heavyweight | 97.5 | 102.5 | 132.5 | 332.5 | 15 |
| Carlos Dominguez Mavila | Heavyweight | 117.5 | 105 | 140 | 362.5 | 10 |
The Philippines competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 26 competitors, all men, took part in 18 events in 8 sports.
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.
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. 15 year-old, Rosario de Vivanco was the first female athlete to represent Peru at the Olympic Games.
Chile at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England was the nation's eighth appearance out of eleven editions of the Summer Olympic Games. The nation was represented by a team of 54 athletes, 50 males and 4 females, that competed in 27 events in 8 sports.
France competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 316 competitors, 279 men and 37 women, took part in 135 events in 20 sports.
The United States competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 300 competitors, 262 men and 38 women, took part in 126 events in 19 sports.
Cuba competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. It was the first time in 20 years that Cuban athletes competed at the Olympic Games. 53 competitors, all men, took part in 31 events in 12 sports.
Sweden competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 181 competitors, 162 men and 19 women, took part in 100 events in 18 sports.
Norway competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 81 competitors, 77 men and 4 women, took part in 50 events in 12 sports.
Italy competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 215 competitors, 195 men and 20 women, took part in 89 events in 16 sports.
Switzerland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 186 competitors, 178 men and 8 women, took part in 98 events in 19 sports.
Hungary competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Wembley Park, London, England. 128 competitors, 107 men and 21 women, took part in 76 events in 15 sports.
Finland competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 129 competitors, 123 men and 6 women, took part in 84 events in 16 sports. As the country hosted the next Olympics in Helsinki, a Finnish segment was performed at the closing ceremony.
Greece competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Greek athletes have competed in every Summer Olympic Games. 61 competitors, 60 men and 1 woman, took part in 44 events in 10 sports.
Mexico was the host nation for the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City. 275 competitors, 233 men and 42 women, took part in 146 events in 20 sports.
Portugal competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. A delegation of forty eight competitors participated in eight sports, with an equestrian and sailing teams winning both a bronze and Portugal's first Olympic silver medal, respectively. This was also the first Olympics where this nation won more than one medal.
Lebanon competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. Eight competitors, all men, took part in nine events in three sports.
The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eighth appearance of the event. The competition was held on 4 August 1948 at the shooting ranges at London. 59 shooters from 22 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three shooters each since the 1932 Games. The event was won by Károly Takács of Hungary, the nation's first medal in the event. Argentine Carlos Enrique Díaz Sáenz Valiente took silver, also his nation's first rapid fire pistol medal. Unlike Hungary and Argentina, Sweden was no stranger to the podium in this event; Sven Lundquist's bronze made it the fourth consecutive time that Sweden competed it earned a medal.
The men's ISSF 50 meter pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the seventh appearance of the event. The competition was held on 2 August 1948 at the shooting ranges at London. 50 shooters from 22 nations competed. Nations had been limited to three shooters each since the 1932 Games. The event was won by Edwin Vásquez of Peru in the nation's debut in the free pistol. Vásquez is still the only Peruvian athlete to win a gold medal at an Olympic Games. Rudolf Schnyder of Switzerland took silver. Defending champion Torsten Ullman of Sweden earned bronze, the second man to win multiple medals in the event.
The men's ISSF 25 meter rapid fire pistol was a shooting sports event held as part of the Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics programme. It was the 11th appearance of the event. The competition was held on 8 and 9 September 1960 at the shooting ranges in Rome. 57 shooters from 35 nations competed. Nations had been limited to two shooters each since the 1952 Games. The event was won by William McMillan of the United States, the nation's first victory in the event since 1924 and third overall. Silver went to Pentti Linnosvuo of Finland, similarly taking his nation's first medal since 1924. Aleksandr Zabelin of the Soviet Union earned bronze. The three men had tied for first after the main round of 60 shots and had required a three-way shoot-off to determine the medals.
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