Peru at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Peru competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 31 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 3 sports.[1] Peru returned to the football tournament once more after the controversial 1936 Olympics. Most of the athletes that represented Peru were part of the football squad. Peru also participated in shooting and rowing events.

Peru at the
1960 Summer Olympics
IOC codePER
NOCPeruvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Rome
Competitors31 in 3 sports
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Football
Main article: Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Only the team with the most points advanced to the Semifinals. Peru lost its first two matches against France and Hungary but won its third match against India which gave them two points

Group D
Team Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Hungary 3300153+126
 France 311139−63
 Peru 310269−32
 India 301236−31
France 2 – 1 Peru
Giamarchi 67'
Quédec 90'		 Report Uribe 1'
Referee: Erlich (YUG)
Hungary 6 – 2 Peru
Albert 17', 87'
Rákosi 27'
Göröcs 33'
Dunai 46', 63'		 Report Ramirez 25', 79'
Referee: Bonetto (ITA)
Peru 3 – 1 India
Nieri 27', 53'
Iwasaki 85'		 Report Balamaran 88'
Referee: Imam (UAE)

Squad

Head coach: Hungary György Orth

Pos. Player DoB Age Caps Club Tournament
games		 Tournament
goals		 Minutes
played		 Sub off Sub on Cards
yellow/red
Gerardo Altuna7 April 193921 ?
Humberto Aguerdas31 October 193722 ?
Juan Biselach7 August 194020 ?
Victor Boulanger15 July 194020 ?
Javier Caceres8 September 193920 ?
DFEloy Campos31 May 194218 ?
GKHerminio Campos25 April 193722 ?
[MF]Hugo Carmona1 April 193921 ?
Héctor De Guevara20 March 194020 ?
Daniel Eral17 October 194019 ?
FWAlberto Gallardo28 November 194019 ?Peru Sporting Cristal
Alejandro Guzmán11 January 194119 ?
Thomas Iwasaki13 November 193722 ?
Teodoro Luna29 October 193821 ?
Nicolas Nieri6 December 193920 ?
Alberto Ramírez3 January 194119 ?
Jaime Ruiz23 May 193525 ?
GKCarlos Salinas12 October 193821 ?
FWÁngel Uribe29 September 194316 ?Peru Universitario de Deportes

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Pistol

Athlete Event Final
Score Rank
Guillermo Cornejo 25 metre rapid fire pistol 564 36
Pedro Garcia 557 41
Antonio Vita 50 metre 535 20
Pedro Puente 522 37

Rifle

Athlete Event Qualifier Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Rubén Váldez 300 m rifle 3 positions — 1028 35
Luis Albornoz — 1037 33
Carlos Cedron 50 m rifle 3 positions 528 55 did not advance
Carlos Lastarria 524 59 did not advance
Carlos Cedron 50 m rifle prone 378 30 did not advance
Carlos Lastarria 390 5 578 29
Enrique Dibos Trap 88 155 36
Eduard de Atzel did not advance

Rowing
Main article: Rowing at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Peru had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.[2]

Athlete(s) Event Heats Repechage Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Estuardo Masías
Víctor Puente		 Coxless pair 7:55.28 5 R 7:45.15 3 did not advance

References
  1. "Peru at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Peru Rowing at the 1960 Roma Summer Games". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 February 2018.
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