Peru at the 1936 Summer Olympics
Peru competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin,[1] Germany. 40 competitors, all men, took part in 16 events in 8 sports.[2] Peru's participation in the Olympic Games forced the authorities to suspend the Peruvian football league for 1936.
| Peru at the 1936 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PER |
| NOC | Peruvian Olympic Committee |
| Website | www |
| in Berlin | |
| Competitors | 40 (all men) in 8 sports |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Football controversy
Austria played Peru in an astonishing game leading to a huge political row.
Time Magazine reported: In Lima President Oscar Benavides of Peru last week addressed an angry crowd: "I have just received cables from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Mexico supporting the Peruvian attitude against the crafty Berlin decision." The crowd, which had already torn an Olympic flag, gathered to listen to more speeches at the Plaza San Martin. Later it threw stones to the German Consulate's windows until police arrived in trucks. At Callao, Lima's seaport, workmen on the docks refused to load two German vessels.
The "crafty Berlin decision" concerned a soccer game on the fortnight in which the Peruvians overturned a 2-goal deficit against Austria to take the tie into extra-time and win the match 4-2, with a goal scored in the last minute of extra-time. After the game, Austria argued that Peruvian players had manhandled them, and that spectators, one of them brandishing a revolver, had swarmed down on the field. FIFA ordered the game replayed behind closed doors, so Peru's whole Olympic team of 40 promptly withdrew from the Games in protest; the game was awarded to Austria by default.[3] Said Miguel Dasso of the Peruvian Olympic Committee: "We've no faith in European athletics. We have come here and found a bunch of merchants."
Athletics
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | |||
| Antonio Cuba | Men's 100 metres | 5 | did not advance | ||||||
| Francisco Valdez Bravo | Men's 800 metres | 7 | — | did not advance | |||||
| Carlos Marcerano | Men's 800 metres | 2:00:8 | 6 | — | did not advance | ||||
Basketball
Roster:
Miguel Godoy, Luis Jacob, Roberto Rospigliosi, Koko Cárdenas, Fernando Ruiz, "Canon" Ore, Jose Carlos Godoy, Armando Rossi, Rolando Bacigalupo, Manuel Fiestas, Willy Dasso, Antuco Flecha (Coach: Pedro Vera)
First Round
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Second Round
Third Round
Peru was awarded a bye to the next round.
Fourth Round
Poland won by walkover and was awarded 2 points.
Fifth Place Match
Uruguay won by walkover and was awarded 2 points.
Cycling
Road
- Team
Peru finished without a time during the team road race.
- Men
| Rider | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Manuel Bacigalupo | Road race | no time | |
| Gregorio Caloggero | Road race | no time | |
| José Mazzini | Road race | no time | |
| César Peñaranda | Road race | no time |
Times were not recorded for any of the four competing athletes because they finished after the 16th place.
Track
- Sprints
| Athlete | Event | Round One | Round 1 (repechage) |
Round 2 | Round 3 | Semifinals | Final | Bronze medal race | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Time Speed (km/h) |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed |
Rank | Opposition Time Speed |
Opposition Time Speed |
Opposition Time Speed |
Opposition Time Speed |
Opposition Time Speed | ||||
| José Mazzini | Men's sprint |  Karl Magnussen (DEN)L, L |
2 |  Dunc Gray (AUS)L, L .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Ted Clayton (RSA)L, L |
3 | did not advance | ||||||
Diving
- Men'
| Athlete | Events | Preliminary | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Points | Rank | Points | Rank | Points | Rank | ||
| Alfredo Alvarez | 3 m springboard | DNF | 24 | ||||
Football
- First Round
Peru .svg.png.webp){kind=small} | 7–3 |  Finland |
|---|---|---|
Fernández  17' 33' 47' 49' 70' Villanueva 21' 67' |
Report | Kanerva 42' (pen.) Grönlund 75' Larvo 80' |
- Quarter finals
| Peru | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |  Austria |
|---|---|---|
| Alcalde 75' Villanueva 81' 117' Fernández 119' |
Report | Wergin 23' Steinmetz 37' |
Due to a pitch invasion, the match was declared null and void, and ordered to be replayed on August 10. Peru objected to the replay decision and withdrew from the tournament.
Replay
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Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Peru in 1936.
- Men
| Athlete | Shooting (10 m air pistol) |
Fencing (épée one touch) |
Swimming (200 m freestyle) |
Riding (show jumping) |
Running (3000 m) |
Total points | Final rank | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | MP points | Results | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | Penalties | Rank | MP points | Time | Rank | MP points | |||
| José Escribens | DNF | ||||||||||||||||
Swimming
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Arturo Alvarez | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.9 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Juan Paz | 100 m freestyle | 1:05.6 | 7 | did not advance | |||
| Walter Ledgard | 400 m freestyle | 5:05.5 | 2 | DNF | 7 | did not advance | |
References
- "1936 Berlin Summer Games Report" (PDF). la84foundation.org. Retrieved 2012-07-24.
- "Peru at the 1936 Berlin Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- "Berlin, 1936". FIFA. Archived from the original on October 1, 2007. Retrieved 2012-07-12.
- "1936 Official Report" (PDF). IOC. 1937. Retrieved July 31, 2012.
