Peru at the Olympics

Peru at the Olympics is a history which includes 20 games in 15 countries and 300+ athletes.SportsReference.com (SR/Olympics), "Peru" ; retrieved 2012-7-28.  Since 1900, the Peru has contributed to the growth of the "Olympic Movement".Olympics.org,  "Factsheet: The Olympic Movement"; retrieved 2012-7-28.

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.Olympic.org,  Peru; retrieved 2012-7-28.

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   Edwin Vásquez  1948 London  Shooting  Men's 50 metre pistol   Francisco Boza  1984 Los Angeles  Shooting  Trap   National volleyball teamLuisa 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   Juan Giha   1992 Barcelona  Shooting  Skeet

Summer games
GamesAthletesAthletes by sportMedals20px|Athletics20px|Swimming20px|Basketball20px|Shooting20px|Football20px|Cycling20px|Volleyball20px|Boxing20px|Badminton20px20px20px Berlin 1936  50  -  -  -  -  50  -  -  -  -000 London 1948  18  -  -  17  2  -  -  -  -  -100 Helsinki 1952 did not compete Melbourne 1956  1  1  -  -  -  -  -  -  -  -000 Rome 1960  24  1  -  -  -  23  -  -  -  -000 Tokyo 1964  1  -  -  -  -  -  1  -  -  -000 Mexico City  9  -  -  -  -  -  -  9  -  -000 Munich 1972  11  -  4  -  -  -  5  -  2  -000 Montreal 1976  12  -  -  -  -  -  -  12  -  -000 Moscow 1980  19  5  2  -  -  -  -  12  -  -000 Los Angeles 1984  20  2  4  -  1  -  1  12  -  -010 Seoul 1988  15  1  2  -  -  -  -  12  -  -010 Barcelona 1992  6  2  2  -  2  -  -  -  -  -010 Atlanta 1996  24  5  2  -  3  -  -  12  1  1000 Sydney 2000  19  2  3  -  2  -  -  12  -  -000 Athens 2004  7  2  2  -  2  -  -  -  -  1000 Bejiing 2008  6  2  2  1  -  -  -  -  -  1000 London 2012          -  -  -  -  -  000

Association Football

Olympic Games RecordYearRoundPositionGPWD*LGSGA1900–1928Did Not Qualify------- 1936Quarter-finals5/1622001151948–1956Did Not Qualify------- 1960Round 111/163102691964–2008Did Not Qualify-------Total2/2453021714

Olympic Games HistoryYearRoundScoreResult1936Round of 16 7 – 3 WinQuarter Finals 4 – 2 Win(*)1960Round 1 1 – 2 LossRound 1 2 – 6 LossRound 1 3 – 1 Win

 Winter games 
GamesAthletes by sportMedals20px|Alpine skiing20px|Cross-country skiing20px20px20px 2010 Vancouver  2  1  000

Related pages
 List of IOC country codes

References

Other websites
 http://www.coperu.org/web/index.php 
  Peru profile at London2012.com 

Olympics
Category:Nations at the Olympics
Category:National sports teams of Peru