Peru at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

Peru at the 1976 Summer Paralympics
IPC code	PER
NPC	National Paralympic Committee Peru
in Toronto
Medals Ranked 29th	Gold 1 Silver 0 Bronze 2 Total 3
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Peru sent a delegation to compete at the 1976 Summer Paralympics in Toronto, Canada. Its athletes finished twenty-ninth in the overall medal count. ^[1]

Medalists

Main article: 1976 Summer Paralympics medal table

Medal	Name	Sport	Event
Bronze	Teresa Chiappo	Athletics	Women's Javelin D
Gold	Teresa Chiappo	Table tennis	Women's Singles D
Bronze	José González Mugaburu	Swimming	Men's 100 m Backstroke 5

Medals by sport

Medals by sport
Sport				Total
Athletics	0	0	1	1
Swimming	0	0	1	1
Table Tennis	1	0	0	1
Total	1	0	2	3

Medals by gender

Medals by gender
Gender				Total
Female	1	0	1	2
Male	0	0	1	1
Mixed	0	0	0	0
Total	1	0	2	3

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. Only athletes that appear in the official results books in the section of final results are included here and counted towards participant statistics. The exact number of athletes is currently unknown. Teresa Chiappo competed in two sports, Athletics and Table tennis.

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	0	1	1
Swimming	1	0	1
Table tennis	0	1	1
Total	1	1	2

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics and Athletics at the 1976 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Key

• Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
• Q = Qualified for the next round
• q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
• DQ = Disqualified
• PR = Paralympic Record
• AR = Area (or continental) Record
• NR = National Record
• SB = Season's Best
• N/A = Round not applicable for the event
• Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Field events
Women

Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Teresa Chiappo	Javelin D	12.72
	Precision Javelin D	18	6
	Shot Put D	5.64	4

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1976 Summer Paralympics

Men's events

Athlete	Events	Heats		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank
José González Mugaburu	100 m backstroke 5	1:26.71	4 Q	1:25.37
	100 m breaststroke 5	1:52.76	5 Q	1:51.03	4
	100 m freestyle 5	1:22.02	13	Did not advance	13
	100 m individual medley 5	2:31.12	8 Q	2:36.93	8

Table tennis

Main articles: Table tennis at the 1976 Summer Paralympics and Table tennis at the 1976 Summer Paralympics – Qualification

Athlete	Event	Final
		Opposition Result	Rank
Teresa Chiappo	Women's Singles D	Pidskalny  (CAN) W 1–0

See also

• 1976 Summer Paralympics
• Peru at the 1976 Summer Olympics

References

1. "Medal Standings – Toronto 1976 Paralympic Games" (pdf). International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved March 24, 2012.