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| Peru at the 1964 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PER |
| NOC | Peruvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Tokyo | |
| Competitors | 31 (30 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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.
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Roberto Abugattás | High jump [3] | 1.95 | 26 | did not advance | |
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.
| Qualified for the semifinals |
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
| Rider | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Teófilo Toda | Road race | DNF | |
Nine shooters represented Peru in 1964.
Pistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rosario de Vivanco | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.0 | 8 | did not advance | |||
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