| Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
|---|---|
|   | |
| IOC code | PER | 
| NOC | Peruvian Olympic Committee | 
| Website | www | 
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 20 (17 men and 3 women) in 7 sports | 
| Flag bearer | Enrique Barúa | 
| Medals | 
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
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]
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | |||
| Fernando Acevedo | Men's 400 metres | 45.80 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | Final | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Noeding | Result | 14.24 | 1.55 | 10.43 | 24.41 | 5.25 | 3870 | 24 | 
| Points | 836 | 781 | 618 | 899 | 736 | 
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition 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 | |||
| Rider | Event | Time | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Arias Gilberto Chocce Fernando Cuenca Carlos Espinoza | Team time trial | 2-30:57.5 | 30 | 
| Rider | Event | Time | Rank | 
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Allyón | Road race | DNF | |
| Gilberto Chocce | Road race | ||
| Fernando Cuenca | Road race | ||
| Carlos Espinoza | Road race | ||
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 | 
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  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 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |||
Two shooters, one man and one woman, represented Peru in 1972.
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | ||||