# Peru at the 1964 Summer Olympics

Peru competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 31 competitors, 30 men and 1 woman, took part in 19 events in 5 sports. 15 year-old, Rosario de Vivanco was the first female athlete to represent Peru at the Olympic Games.

## Athletics
### Track events

| Athletes | Events | Heat | Heat | Quarterfinal | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank |
| Athletes | Events | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Gerardo di Tolla | Men's 100 metres | 10.9 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gerardo di Tolla | Men's 200 metres | 22.1 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| José Cavero | 400 metres Hurdles | 53.7 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |

### Field events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Roberto Abugattás | High jump | 1.95 | 26 | did not advance | did not advance |

## Basketball

Peru won two of its games to finish seventh in its group. It lost to Canada by one point in the knock-out stage but won its final matches against Korea to claim the 14th place.

### Group B

* Qualified for the semifinals
| Team | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Pts | Tie |
| United States | 7 | 0 | 569 | 333 | +236 | 14 | |
| Brazil | 5 | 2 | 473 | 452 | +21 | 12 | 1W−0L |
| SFR Yugoslavia | 5 | 2 | 529 | 453 | +76 | 12 | 0W−1L |
| Uruguay | 4 | 3 | 472 | 482 | −10 | 11 | |
| Finland | 3 | 4 | 409 | 475 | −66 | 10 | |
| Australia | 2 | 5 | 434 | 460 | −26 | 9 | 1W−0L |
| Peru | 2 | 5 | 431 | 453 | −22 | 9 | 0W−1L |
| South Korea | 0 | 7 | 432 | 641 | −209 | 7 | |
* 11 October 10:30
| Brazil | 50–58 | Peru |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 12 October 17:30
| Australia | 81–62 | Peru |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 13 October 9:00
| United States | 60–45 | Peru |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 14 October 13:30
| Peru | 64–73 | SFR Yugoslavia |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 16 October 10:30
| Peru | 84–57 | South Korea |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 17 October 17:30
| Peru | 59–63 | Finland |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 18 October 20:30
| Uruguay | 69–59 | Peru |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

### Knockout stage
#### 13th-16th

* 20 October 20:30
| Canada | 82–81 | Peru |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo
* 22 October 17:30
| Peru | 71–66 | South Korea |
* Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo

### Squad

* Carlos Vásquez
* Enrique Duarte
* Jorge Vargas
* José Guzmán
* Luis Duarte
* Manuel Valerio
* Oscar Benalcázar
* Oscar Sevilla
* Raúl Duarte
* Ricardo Duarte
* Simon Peredes
* Tomás Sangio

## Cycling
### Road

| Rider | Event | Time | Rank |
| Teófilo Toda | Road race | DNF | DNF |

## Shooting

Nine shooters represented Peru in 1964.
Pistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Guillermo Cornejo | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 573 | 34 |
| Armando López-Torres | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 553 | 43 |
| Antonio Vita | 50 metre | 550 | 6 |
| Pedro Puente | 50 metre | 494 | 50 |
Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Score | Rank |
| Oscar Caceres | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1114 | 30 |
| Carlos Lastarria | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 1086 | 59 |
| Oscar Caceres | 50 m rifle prone | 584 | 49 |
| Javier Caceres | 50 m rifle prone | 572 | 68 |
| Enrique Dibos | Trap | 178 | 37 |
| Eduard de Atzel | Trap | 182 | 34 |

## Swimming
### Men

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Luis Paz | 100 m freestyle | 58.5 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Canepa | 400 m freestyle | 4:44.9 | 5 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Walter Ledgard Jr. | 400 m freestyle | 4:50.4 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Walter Ledgard Jr. | 1500 m freestyle | 19:10.3 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Luis Paz Carlos Canepa Augusto Ferrero Walter Ledgard Jr. | 4 × 100 m freestyle relay | 4:02.6 | 7 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Augusto Ferrero | 200 m backstroke | 2:29.9 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Carlos Canepa | 200 m butterfly | 2:24.9 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gustavo Ocampo | 200 m butterfly | 2:31.4 | 6 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Luis Paz | 400 m individual medley | 5:39.5 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

### Women

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank |
| Rosario de Vivanco | 100 m freestyle | 1:09.0 | 8 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |