Peru at the Olympics facts for kids

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Peru at the Olympics is a history which includes 20 games in 15 countries and 300+ athletes. Since 1900, the Peru has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".

The International Olympic Committee's official abbreviation for Peru is PER.

History

The Peru National Olympic Committee was formed in 1924. It was recognized by the International Olympic Committee in 1936.

Peru's team first competed at the 1900 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Since 1936, the nation has been in all but one Summer Olympic Games. Peru was in the Winter Olympic Games in 2010.

Medalists

Medal	Name	Games	Sport	Event
1 Gold	Edwin Vásquez	1948 London	Shooting	Men's 50 metre pistol
2 Silver	Francisco Boza	1984 Los Angeles	Shooting	Trap
2 Silver	National volleyball team Luisa Cervera, Denisse Fajardo, Miriam Gallardo, Rosa García, Alejandra de la Guerra, Sonia Heredia, Katherine Horny, Natalia Málaga, Gabriela Pérez del Solar, Cecilia Tait, Gina Torrealva, Cenaida Uribe	1988 Seoul	Volleyball	Women's competition
2 Silver	Juan Giha	1992 Barcelona	Shooting	Skeet

Summer games

Games	Athletes	Athletes by sport									Medals
Games	Athletes
Berlin 1936	50	-	-	-	-	50	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
London 1948	18	-	-	17	2	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0
Helsinki 1952	did not compete
Melbourne 1956	1	1	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Rome 1960	24	1	-	-	-	23	-	-	-	-	0	0	0
Tokyo 1964	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	-	-	-	0	0	0
Mexico City	9	-	-	-	-	-	-	9	-	-	0	0	0
Munich 1972	11	-	4	-	-	-	5	-	2	-	0	0	0
Montreal 1976	12	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	0	0	0
Moscow 1980	19	5	2	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	0	0	0
Los Angeles 1984	20	2	4	-	1	-	1	12	-	-	0	1	0
Seoul 1988	15	1	2	-	-	-	-	12	-	-	0	1	0
Barcelona 1992	6	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	-	0	1	0
Atlanta 1996	24	5	2	-	3	-	-	12	1	1	0	0	0
Sydney 2000	19	2	3	-	2	-	-	12	-	-	0	0	0
Athens 2004	7	2	2	-	2	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	0
Bejiing 2008	6	2	2	1	-	-	-	-	-	1	0	0	0
London 2012					-	-	-	-	-		0	0	0

Association Football

Olympic Games Record
Year	Round	Position	GP	W	D*	L	GS	GA
1900–1928	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1936	Quarter-finals	5/16	2	2	0	0	11	5
1948–1956	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1960	Round 1	11/16	3	1	0	2	6	9
1964–2008	Did Not Qualify	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Total	2/24		5	3	0	2	17	14

Olympic Games History
Year	Round	Score	Result
1936	Round of 16	Peru 7 – 3 Finland	Win
1936	Quarter Finals	Peru 4 – 2 Austria	Win(*)
1960	Round 1	Peru 1 – 2 France	Loss
	Round 1	Peru 2 – 6 Hungary	Loss
	Round 1	Peru 3 – 1 India	Win