Peru at the 2008 Summer Olympics

Peru at the
2008 Summer Olympics
Peru at the; 2008 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PER
NOC	Peruvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Beijing
Competitors	13 in 10 sports
Flag bearers	Sixto Barrera (opening); Peter López (closing)
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
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Peru competed in the 2008 Summer Olympics which was held in Beijing, People's Republic of China from August 8 to August 24, 2008. The country was represented by at least twelve athletes, who competed in the fields of athletics, badminton, swimming, taekwondo, shooting, wrestling, judo and fencing.^[1]

Athletics

Key

Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
Q = Qualified for the next round
q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
NR = National record
N/A = Round not applicable for the event
Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round

Men
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Constantino León	Marathon	2:28:04	61

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Distance	Position	Distance	Position
Louis Tristán	Long jump	7.62	32	Did not advance

Women
Track & road events

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
María Portillo	Marathon	2:35:19 NR	39

Badminton

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Claudia Rivero	Women's singles	Bye	Pi (FRA) L 6–21, 9–21	Did not advance

Fencing

Women

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
María Luisa Doig	Individual foil	Wächter (GER) L 4–15	Did not advance

Judo

Athlete	Event	Preliminary	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Repechage 3	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Carlos Zegarra	Men's +100 kg	Bye	Lopez (ARG) W 1001–0001	Brayson (CUB) L 0000–1000	Did not advance		Hachache (LIB) L 0100–0200	Did not advance

Sailing

Women

Athlete	Event	Race											Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	M*	Net points	Final rank
Paloma Schmidt	Laser Radial	9	26	27	28	14	26	22	12	28	CAN	EL	163	26

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race; CAN = Race cancelled

Shooting

Men

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Marco Matellini	Skeet	95	40	Did not advance

Swimming

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Emmanuel Crescimbeni	200 m butterfly	2:02.13	43	Did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Valeria Silva	100 m breaststroke	1:11.64	38	Did not advance

Taekwondo

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Bronze Medal	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Peter López	Men's −68 kg	Hasan (AUS) W 3–1	Muhammad (NGR) W 3–0	M López (USA) L 1–2	Bye	Tazegül (TUR) L 0–1	Did not advance	5

Weightlifting

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Cristina Cornejo	Women's +75 kg	97	11	128	9	225	8

Wrestling

Key

VT - Victory by Fall.
PP - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points.
PO - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.

Men's Greco-Roman

Athlete	Event	Qualification	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage 1	Repechage 2	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Sixto Barrera	−74 kg	Bye	Venckaitis (LTU) W 3–1 ^PP	Chang Yx (CHN) L 1–3 ^PP	Did not advance	Bye	Yanakiev (BUL) L 0–3	Did not advance	11