# Peru at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Peru competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 41 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.

## Medalists
### Gold

* Edwin Vásquez — Shooting, Men's free pistol

## Athletics
### Track and road events

| Event | Athletes | Heat round 1 | Heat round 1 | Heat round 2 | Heat round 2 | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| 100 m | Maximo Reyes | unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 100 m | Santiago Ferrando | unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 200 m | Santiago Ferrando | 22.5 | 2 Q | unknown | 5 | | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 800 m | Antero Mongrut | 1:58.7 | 6 | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 1,500 m | Antero Mongrut | unknown | 7 | N/A | N/A | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| 110 m hurdles | Hernán Alzamora | unknown | 4 | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

### Field events

| Event | Athletes | Final | Final |
| Event | Athletes | Result | Rank |
| Triple jump | Maximo Reyes | unknown | |
| Pole vault | Luis Ganoza | unknown | |
| Pole vault | Jaime Pigueras | unknown | |
| Shot put | Lionelo Patiño | unknown | |
| Discus throw | Manuel Consiglieri | unknown | |
| Discus throw | Eduardo Julve | 44.05 | 12 |

## Basketball
### Men's Team Competition

| Team | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | Pts |
| United States | 5 | 5 | 0 | 325 | 167 | 10 |
| Czechoslovakia | 5 | 4 | 1 | 217 | 190 | 9 |
| Argentina | 5 | 3 | 2 | 236 | 199 | 8 |
| Peru | 5 | 2 | 3 | 198 | 187 | 7 |
| Egypt | 5 | 1 | 4 | 162 | 256 | 6 |
| Switzerland | 5 | 0 | 5 | 120 | 269 | 5 |

#### Preliminary Round (Group C)

| Czechoslovakia | 38–30 | Peru |
* Harringay Arena, London
| Peru | 52–27 | Egypt |
* Harringay Arena, London
| Peru | 49–19 | Switzerland |
* Harringay Arena, London
| Argentina | 42–34 | Peru |
* Harringay Arena, London
| United States | 61–33 | Peru |
* Harringay Arena, London

#### Classification Matches

* 9th/16th place
| Peru | 45–40 | Cuba |
* Harringay Arena, London
* 9th/12th place
| Peru | 40–29 | Philippines |
* Harringay Arena, London
* 9th/10th place
| Canada | 49–43 | Peru |
* Harringay Arena, London

#### Team Roster

* Guillermo Ahrens Valdivia
* Carlos Alegre Benavides
* David Descalzo Álvarez
* Virgilio Drago Burga
* Alberto Fernández Calderón
* Arturo Ferreyros Pérez
* Eduardo Fiestas Arce
* Rodolfo Salas Crespo
* Luis Sánchez Maquiavelo
* R. Ríos Soracco
* José Vizcarra Nieto

## Boxing

| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result |
| Carlos Menezes | Men's flyweight | Corman (NED) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Santiago Rivera | Men's bantamweight | Ahlin (SWE) PTS | Csik (HUN) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |
| Pedro Garcia | Men's featherweight | Sørensen (DEN) PTS | Antkiewicz (POL) L | Did not advance | Did not advance | Did not advance |

## Cycling
### Road
#### Men

| Rider | Event | Time | Rank |
| Hernán Llerena | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Pedro Mathey | Road race | DNF | DNF |
| Luis Poggi | Road race | DNF | DNF |

## Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Peru in 1948.

### Men's foil

* Hugo Higueras

### Men's épée

* Carlos Iturri

### Men's sabre

* Jorge Sarria

## Shooting

Nine shooters represented Peru in 1948.
Pistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Edwin Vásquez | 50 m pistol | 545 | |
| Wenceslao Salgado | 50 m pistol | 512 | 27 |
| César Injoque | 50 m pistol | 507 | 34 |
| Froilán Tantaleán | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 520 | 35 |
| Raúl Valderrama | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 506 | 37 |
| Enrique Mendizábal | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 480 | 48 |
Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Enrique Baldwin | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1052 | 20 |
| Enrique Baldwin | 50 m rifle prone | 596 | 6 |
| Augusto Larrabure | 50 m rifle prone | 586 | 35 |
| Luis Mantilla | 50 m rifle prone | 586 | 41 |

## Weightlifting
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Press | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Gonzalo Alvaro Cornejo | Lightweight | 90 | 95 | 120 | 305 | 16 |
| Alex Bisiak | Light-heavyweight | 97.5 | 102.5 | 132.5 | 332.5 | 15 |
| Carlos Dominguez Mavila | Heavyweight | 117.5 | 105 | 140 | 362.5 | 10 |