Peru at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Peru at the 1992 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PER
NOC	Peruvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coperu.org  (in Spanish)
in Barcelona
Competitors	16 (12 men and 4 women) in 9 sports
Flag bearer	Francisco Boza
Medals Ranked 49th	Gold 0 Silver 1 Bronze 0 Total 1
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Peru competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. 16 competitors, 12 men and 4 women, took part in 18 events in 9 sports. ^[1]

Medalists

Medal	Name	Sport	Event	Date
Silver	Juan Giha	Shooting	Skeet	July 28

Competitors

The following is the list of number of competitors in the Games. ^[2]

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	1	1	2
Canoeing	1	0	1
Cycling	1	0	1
Modern pentathlon	1	–	1
Shooting	2	0	2
Swimming	1	1	2
Table tennis	2	2	4
Tennis	2	0	2
Weightlifting	1	–	1
Total	12	4	16

Athletics

Main article: Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 10.000 metres

• Juan José Castillo

• Heat — 30:04.60 (→ did not advance)

Women's Marathon

• Ena Guevara — 3:05.50 (→ 34th place)

Canoeing

Main article: Canoeing at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Kayak Slalom Singles

• Eric Arenas

Cycling

Main article: Cycling at the 1992 Summer Olympics

One male cyclist represented Peru in 1992.

Men's individual pursuit

• Tony Ledgard

Modern pentathlon

Main article: Modern pentathlon at the 1992 Summer Olympics

One male pentathlete represented Peru in 1992.

Individual:

• Luis Alberto Urteaga → 65th place (3503 points)

Shooting

Main article: Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Mixed Trap

• Francisco Boza

Mixed Skeet

• Juan Giha

Swimming

Main article: Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's 100m Backstroke

• Alejandro Alvizuri

• Heat – 57.72 (→ did not advance, 29th place)

Men's 200m Backstroke

• Alejandro Alvizuri

• Heat – 2:03.10 (→ did not advance, 20th place)

Men's 200m Individual Medley

• Alejandro Alvizuri

• Heat – 2:15.10 (→ did not advance, 45th place)

Women's 100m Breaststroke

• Claudia Velásquez

• Heat – 1:17.80 (→ did not advance, 39th place)

Women's 200m Breaststroke

• Claudia Velásquez

• Heat – 2:47.31 (→ did not advance, 37th place)

Table tennis

Main article: Table tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's singles

• Yair Nathan

Men's doubles

• Walter Nathan and Yair Nathan

Women's singles

• Eliana González

Women's doubles

• Eliana González and Magaly Montes

Tennis

Main article: Tennis at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Singles Competition

• Pablo Arraya
  1. First round — Lost to Javier Frana (Argentina) 2-6, 0-6, 7-6, 7-6, 2-6
• Jaime Yzaga
  1. First round — Defeated Leander Paes (India) 1-6, 7-6, 6-0, 6-0
  2. Second round — Lost to Pete Sampras (USA) 3-6, 0-6, 6-3, 1-6

Weightlifting

Main article: Weightlifting at the 1992 Summer Olympics

Men's Super-Heavyweight

• Rolando Marchinares

See also

• Peru at the 1991 Pan American Games

References

1. "Peru at the 1992 Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-10-03.
2. Peru at the 1992 Summer Olympics