Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Peru competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 20 competitors, 17 men and 3 women, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.[1]

Peru at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codePER
NOCPeruvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Munich
Competitors20 (17 men and 3 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Enrique Barúa
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics

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Track Events
Men
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result
Fernando Acevedo Men's 400 metres 45.80 3 did not advance
Women
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result
María Luisa Vilca Women's 100 metres 11.85 6 did not advance
Women's 200 metres 24.46 5 24.48 7 did not advance
Field Events
Women's pentathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ Final Rank
Edith Noeding Result 14.24 1.55 10.43 24.41 5.25 3870 24
Points 836 781 618 899 736

Boxing

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Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Opposition
Result
Rank
Carlos Burga Welterweight   Hodne (NOR)
W 4–1
  Valdez (USA)
L 1–4
did not advance 17
Oscar Ludeña Heavyweight BYE   Hussing (FRG)
L KO
did not advance 5

Cycling

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Road

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Team[2]
Rider Event Time Rank
Bernardo Arias
Gilberto Chocce
Fernando Cuenca
Carlos Espinoza
Team time trial 2-30:57.5 30
Individual[3]
Rider Event Time Rank
Enrique Allyón Road race DNF
Gilberto Chocce Road race
Fernando Cuenca Road race
Carlos Espinoza Road race

Fencing

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One fencer represented Peru in 1972. The tournament was played by pools where everyone faced everyone on the group and the top fencers moved on to the next round.[4]

Pool Seven Pld BW BL GF GA
  Tibor Pézsa (HUN) 5 5 0 25 11
  Eddy Ham (NED) 5 3 2 22 13
  Bernard Vallée (FRA) 5 3 2 19 12
  Anani Mikhaylov (BUL) 5 3 2 19 16
  Enrique Barúa (PER) 5 1 4 9 24
  Bob Foxcroft (CAN) 5 0 5 7 25
Athlete Event Round 1
Opposition
Score
Rank
Enrique Barúa Men's sabre
  Pézsa (HUN)
L 2–5
5
  Ham (NED)
L 0–5
  Vallée (FRA)
L 0–5
  Mikhaylov (BUL)
L 2–5
  Foxcroft (CAN)
W 5–4

Shooting

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Two shooters, one man and one woman, represented Peru in 1972.

50 m rifle, prone
Trap

Swimming

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Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Juan Carlos Bello 100 m freestyle No Show
200 m freestyle No Show
100 m butterfly 57.54 3 Q 57.51 5 did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:11.70 2 Q 2:11.87 7
Guillermo Pacheco 400 m freestyle 4:18.78 7 did not advance
1500 m freestyle 17:36.36 7 did not advance
Alfredo Hunger 100 m breaststroke 1:11.44 6 did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:37.20 7 did not advance

Wrestling

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References

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  1. ^ "Peru at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  2. ^ "Cycling at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. ^ "Cycling at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  4. ^ "Enrique Barúa". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
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