Edwin Vásquez

Edwin Gonzalo Vásquez Cam (28 July 1922 – 9 March 1993) was an Olympic sport shooter from Peru. He won a gold medal in the 50 m pistol event at the 1948 Summer Olympics, his country's only Olympic gold medalist so far.[1] Vásquez also won the free pistol event at the 1951 Pan American Games, while placing third in the team pistol event.[2]

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vásquez and the second or maternal family name is Cam.

Edwin Vásquez
Personal information
Full nameEdwin Gonzalo Vásquez Cam
Born(1922-07-28)28 July 1922
Lobitos, Peru
Died9 March 1993(1993-03-09) (aged 70)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London 50 m pistol

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edwin Vásquez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. "Edwin VASQUEZ CAM". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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