# Peru at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics

Peru participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018. The Peruvian Flag bearer was Andrea Marcel Hurtado Pereda (Swimming).

## Athletics

Peru qualified 2 athletes (1 boy and 1 girl) to compete in athletics.
* Boys: Kevin Cahuana (Men's 100 metres)
* Girls: Freysi Donaire (Women's 100 metres)
| Athlete | Event | Stage 1 | Stage 1 | Stage 2 | Stage 2 | Total | Total |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Kevin Cahuana | Boys' 100 metres | 22:08.21 | 13 | 22:44.77 | 11 | 44:52.98 | 11 |
| Freysi Donaires | Girls' 100 metres | 25:13.94 | 11 | 25:56.71 | 10 | 51:10.65 | 10 |

## Badminton

Peru qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.

### Singles

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Fernanda Saponara Rivva | Girls' Singles | Gai (USA) L 0–2 | Andreu (ESP) L 0–2 | Vaishnavi Reddy (IND) L 0–2 | 4 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 9 |

### Team

| Athlete | Event | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Group stage | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Team Gamma Fernanda Saponara Rivva (PER) Uriel Canjura (ESA) Joel Koh (SGP) Li Shifeng (CHN) Alonso Medel (CHI) Halla Bouksani (ALG) Jakka Vaishnavi Reddy (IND) | Mixed Teams | Omega (MIX) L (99–110) | Sigma (MIX) L (86–110) | Theta (MIX) W (110–107) | 3Q | Alpha (MIX) L (94–110) | did not advance | did not advance | 5 |

## Beach volleyball

Peru qualified a girls' team based on their overall ranking from the South American Youth Tour.
* Girls' tournament: Madelyn Mendoza and Lisbeth Allca
| Athletes | Event | Preliminary round | Preliminary round | Round of 24 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final / BM | Final / BM |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Allcca Mendoza | Girls' | Isatu–Iye (SLE) W 2–0 Sinaportar–Mucheza (MOZ) W 2–1 Olimstad–Berntsen (NOR) L 1–2 | 2 | Roskic–Vermette (CAN) W 2–1 | Newberry–Sparks (USA) L 0–2 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |

## Judo

Peru qualified one athlete in judo.
* Girls: Noemí Huayhuameza (Women −52 kg)

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Rep 1 | Rep 2 | Rep 3 | Final / BM | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Noemí Huayhuameza | Girls' 52 kg | Veronica Toniolo (ITA) L 00s2-10 | did not advance | did not advance | Augusta Ambourouet (GAB) W 10-00 | Fatine Rzal (MAR) W 1s2-00s1 | Sairy Colón (PUR) L 00-10 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Team

| Athletes | Event | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | Final |
| Athletes | Event | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank |
| Team London Yangchen Wangmo (BHU) Daniel Leutgeb (AUT) Noemi Huayhuameza Orneta (PER) Joao Santos (BRA) Rachel Krapman (CAN) Ahmed Rebahi (ALG) Edith Ortiz (ECU) Bekarys Saduakas (KAZ) | Mixed team | Bye | Team Moscow (MIX) W 4–3 | Team Beijing (MIX) L 0–7 | did not advance | |

## Rowing

Peru qualified one boat based on its performance at the American Qualification Regatta.
* Boys' single sculls: Ángel Sosa

## Sailing

Peru qualified two boats based on its performance at the Central and South American Techno 293+ Qualifiers.
* Boys' Techno 293+: Raúl Claux Villa
* Girls' Techno 293+: Cristina Arróspide

## Shooting

Peru qualified one shooter.
* Boys' 10m Air Rifle: Carlos Arze

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Points | Rank |
| Carlos Gabriel Arze Tassara | Boys' 10 m air rifle | 599.4 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Mixed

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Round of 16 | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Points | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank |
| Carlos Arze (PER) / Mehuli Ghosh (IND) | Mixed 10 metre air rifle | 809.9 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | 19 |

## Swimming

Peru qualified 3 athletes (1 boy and 2 girls) to compete in swimming.
* Boys: Adrián Paseta (Men's 100m and 200m Butterfly)
* Girls: Samantha Bello (Women's 200m, 400m and 800m Freestyle) and Andrea Hurtado (Women's 100m and 200m Backstroke)

## Triathlon

Peru qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.

### Individual

| Athlete | Event | Swim (750m) | Trans 1 | Bike (20 km) | Trans 2 | Run (5 km) | Total Time | Rank |
| Naomi Espinoza Guablocho | Girls | 10:34 | 0:51 | 36:51 | 0:37 | 21:08 | 1:10:01 | 30 |

### Relay

| Athlete | Event | Total Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km) | Total Group Time | Rank |
| Americas 5 Maryhelen Albright (USA) Giannon Lisandro Eights (ARU) Naomi Espinoza Guablocho (PER) Dominic Pugliese (ISV) | Mixed Relay | 22:45 (6) 23:11 (12) 25:15 (10) 24:06 (13) | 1:35:17 | 11 |

## Weightlifting

Peru qualified one quota in the boys' events and one quota in the girls' events based on the team ranking after the 2017 Weightlifting Youth World Championships.

### Boy

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Santiago Daniel Villegas Fernández | −77 kg | 120 | 4 | 154 | 4 | 274 | 4 |

### Girl

| Athlete | Event | Snatch | Snatch | Clean & jerk | Clean & jerk | Total | Rank |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Total | Rank |
| Gianella Valdiviezo | −53 kg | 63 | 5 | 80 | 5 | 143 | 5 |