Peru at the 1956 Summer Olympics

Peru at the
1956 Summer Olympics
Peru at the; 1956 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PER
NOC	Peruvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Melbourne/Stockholm
Competitors	8 in 1 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
	1900; 1904–1932; 1936; 1948; 1952; 1956; 1960; 1964; 1968; 1972; 1976; 1980; 1984; 1988; 1992; 1996; 2000; 2004; 2008; 2012; 2016; 2020; 2024;

Peru competed at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, Australia. They sent eight athletes to the shooting competition. The youngest was Oscar Caceres who was 24 and the oldest was Guillermo Cornejo who was 37. The whole team was composed of male competitors.^[1]

Shooting

Pistol

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Guillermo Cornejo	25 metre rapid fire pistol	560	17
Armando López-Torres	25 metre rapid fire pistol	540	26
Antonio Vita	50 metre	519	22
Francisco Otayza	50 metre	503	29

Rifle

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank
Rubén Váldez	50 m rifle 3 positions	1044	12
Guillermo Baldwin	50 m rifle 3 positions	1040	14
Oscar Caceres	300 m rifle prone	594	21
Luis Coquis	300 m rifle prone	593	28
Oscar Caceres	50 m rifle prone	1135	25
Luis Coquis	50 m rifle prone	1124	29

References

^ "Peru at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

External links

Official Olympic Reports

[sportsref-1] "Peru at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 June 2015.

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