Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Peru at the
2020 Summer Olympics
Peru at the; 2020 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PER
NOC	Peruvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Tokyo, Japan; July 23, 2021 – August 8, 2021
Competitors	35 in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening)	Daniella Rosas; Lucca Mesinas
Flag bearer (closing)	Alexandra Grande
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 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.^[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1936, Peruvian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Competitors

Sport	Men	Women	Total
Athletics	3	5	8
Badminton	0	1	1
Boxing	2	0	2
Cycling	1	0	1
Fencing	0	1	1
Gymnastics	0	1	1
Judo	1	0	1
Karate	0	1	1
Rowing	1	0	1
Sailing	1	4	5
Shooting	3	0	3
Skateboarding	1	0	1
Surfing	2	2	4
Swimming	1	1	2
Tennis	1	0	1
Weightlifting	1	0	1
Wrestling	1	0	1
Total	19	16	35

Athletics

Peruvian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):^[2]^[3]

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

Track & road events
Men

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Cristhian Pacheco	Marathon	2:22:12	60
Luis Henry Campos	20 km walk	1:30:58	43
César Rodríguez	20 km walk	1:24:40	21

Women

Athlete	Event	Final
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank
Jovana de la Cruz	Marathon	2:36:38	40
Gladys Tejeda	Marathon	2:34:21	27
Mary Luz Andía	20 km walk	1:35:25	24
Kimberly García		DNF
Leyde Guerra		1:38:10	36

Badminton

Peru entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Former Youth Olympian Daniela Macías accepted a spare berth from the injured Olympic champion Carolina Marín of Spain, as the next highest-ranked shuttler vying for qualification in the women's singles, based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings of June 15, 2021. This signifies the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1996.^[4]

Athlete	Event	Group stage			Elimination	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Daniela Macías	Women's singles	Ongbamrungphan (THA) L (4–21, 9–21)	Kuuba (EST) L (19–21, 13–21)	3	Did not advance

Boxing

Peru entered two male boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leodan Pezo finished among the top five of the men's lightweight category to secure his place in the Peruvian squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas. Meanwhile, José Maria Lucar completed the nation's sporting lineup by topping the field of boxers vying for qualification from the Americas in the men's heavyweight category through the same system.^[5] This signifies the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1996.

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Leodan Pezo	Men's lightweight	Safiullin (KAZ) L 0–5	Did not advance
José María Lúcar	Men's heavyweight	Bye	Abduljabbar (GER) L 0–5	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Peru entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race for the first time since Los Angeles 1984, by finishing in the top two, not yet qualified, at the 2019 Pan American Championships in Mexico.^[6] This signifies the country's debut in the sport.

Athlete	Event	Time	Rank
Royner Navarro	Men's road race	Did not finish

Fencing

Peru entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Beijing 2008 Olympian María Luisa Doig claimed a spot in the women's épée by winning the final match at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.^[7] This signifies the country's return to the sport for the first time since 2008.

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	Women's épée	Bye	Kong (HKG) L 11–15	Did not advance

Gymnastics

Artistic

Peru entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Ariana Orrego received a spare berth from the women's apparatus events, as one of the twelve highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. This signifies the country's debut in the sport.

Women

Athlete	Event	Qualification						Final
		Apparatus				Total	Rank	Apparatus				Total	Rank
		V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank	V	UB	BB	F	Total	Rank
Ariana Orrego	All-around	13.433	9.466	12.066	12.066	47.031	74	Did not advance

Judo

Peru qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Juan Postigos accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.^[8]

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Juan Postigos	Men's −66 kg	Katz (AUS) L 00–10	Did not advance

Karate

Peru entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Alexandra Grande secured a place in the women's kumite 61-kg category, as the highest-ranked karateka vying for qualification from the Americas based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.^[9]

Athlete	Event	Round Robin					Semifinals	Final
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Alexandra Grande	Women's –61 kg	Serogina (UKR) L 1–6	Farouk (EGY) L 0–2	Preković (SRB) L 0–1	Sadini (MAR) W 3–1	4	Did not advance

Rowing

Peru qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing fifth in the A-final and securing the second of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.^[10]

Athlete	Event	Heats		Repechage		Quarterfinals		Semifinals		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Álvaro Torres	Men's single sculls	7:07.92	3 QF	Bye		7:31.85	4 SC/D	7:02.49	1 FC	7:03.69	17

Qualification Legend: FA=Final A (medal); FB=Final B (non-medal); FC=Final C (non-medal); FD=Final D (non-medal); FE=Final E (non-medal); FF=Final F (non-medal); SA/B=Semifinals A/B; SC/D=Semifinals C/D; SE/F=Semifinals E/F; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Peruvian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the 2019 Pan American Games, and the continental regattas.^[11]

Athlete	Event	Race													Net points	Final rank
Athlete	Event	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	M*	Net points	Final rank
Stefano Peschiera	Men's Laser	12	26	21	18	19	33	19	15	14	36	—		EL	177	25
María Belén Bazo	Women's RS:X	14	13	17	15	8	5	12	12	11	15	11	14	EL	130	13
Paloma Schmidt	Women's Laser Radial	17	37	39	38	29	35	32	35	31	11	—		EL	265	36
Diana Tudela María Pia van Oordt	Women's 49erFX	19	18	~~UFD~~	19	18	17	17	18	16	16	5	11	EL	174	20

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

Shooting

Peruvian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.^[12]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Points	Rank	Points	Rank
Marko Carrillo	Men's 10 m air pistol	569	29	Did not advance
Marko Carrillo	Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol	572	18	Did not advance
Alessandro de Souza Ferreira	Men's trap	118	27	Did not advance
Nicolás Pacheco	Men's skeet	122	8	Did not advance

Skateboarding

Peru entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Ángelo Caro was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the men's street based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.^[13]

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank
Ángelo Caro	Men's street	32.93	7 Q	32.87	5

Surfing

Peru sent four surfers (two per gender) to compete in their respective races at the Games. Lucca Mesinas, Miguel Tudela, and Daniella Rosas secured the places on the Peruvian roster in the men's and women's shortboard races, respectively, with a top-two finish of their preliminary heats at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador, while 2004 world champion Sofía Mulánovich accepted a spare berth previously allocated by Japan's Shino Matsuda, as the next highest-ranked surfer in the overall provisional rankings at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games.^[14]^[15]

Athlete	Event	Round 1		Round 2		Round 3	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Score	Rank	Score	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Lucca Mesinas	Men's shortboard	11.40	1 Q	Bye		Fioravanti (ITA) W 10.77–8.86	Wright (AUS) L 7.83–12.74	Did not advance
Miguel Tudela	Men's shortboard	10.67	2 Q	Bye		Ohhara (JPN) L 10.00–9.63	Did not advance
Sofía Mulánovich	Women's shortboard	7.80	3 q	9.36	3 Q	Moore (USA) L 10.34–9.90	Did not advance
Daniella Rosas	Women's shortboard	7.50	4 q	8.14	5	Did not advance

Swimming

Peru received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.^[16]^[17]

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
Athlete	Event	Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Joaquín Vargas	Men's 200 m freestyle	1:49.93	35	Did not advance
Joaquín Vargas	Men's 400 m freestyle	3:52.94	25	—		Did not advance
McKenna DeBever	Women's 100 m backstroke	1:02.09	31	Did not advance
McKenna DeBever	Women's 200 m individual medley	2:15.86	24	Did not advance

Tennis

Peru entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament for the first time since Athens 2004. Following the late withdrawals of several tennis players, Juan Pablo Varillas (world no. 133) accepted a spare berth previously allocated by one of the original top 56 entrants to compete in the men's singles based on the ATP Entry Rankings of June 14, 2021.^[18]

Athlete	Event	Round of 64	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Opposition Score	Rank
Juan Pablo Varillas	Men's singles	Schwartzman (ARG) L 5–7, 4–6	Did not advance

Weightlifting

Peru entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Marcos Rojas accepted a spare berth unused by the Tripartite Commission as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the men's 61 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.^[19]^[20]

Athlete	Event	Snatch		Clean & Jerk		Total	Rank
Athlete	Event	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Total	Rank
Marcos Rojas	Men's –61 kg	105	14	135	12	240	12

Wrestling

Peru qualified one wrestler for the men's freestyle 86 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada.^[21]

Key:

VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.

Freestyle

Athlete	Event	Round of 16	Quarterfinal	Semifinal	Repechage	Final / BM
Athlete	Event	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank
Pool Ambrocio	Men's −86 kg	Lin Zs (CHN) L 0–4 ^ST	Did not advance				15

References

^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
^ "Daniela Macías clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020" [Daniela Macías qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics] (in Spanish). Ovacion.pe. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Boxeador peruano José María Lúcar clasifica a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020" [Peruvian boxer José María Lúcar qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics] (in Spanish). El Peruano. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
^ "Fencing Zonal Qualifying Event for Pan America Finishes in San Jose, Costa Rica". International Fencing Federation. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
^ "Americas Qualification Regatta Completed Ahead of Schedule". International Rowing Federation. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
^ "First Laser, Radial and 49erFX nations confirmed for Tokyo 2020". World Sailing. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ "Histórico: Angelo Caro clasificó a Tokio 2020 y será el primer skater peruano en unos Juegos Olímpicos" [Historic moment: Angelo Caro becomes the first Peruvian skateboarder to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics] (in Spanish). Peru: El Comercio. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Surfing's Olympic Qualifiers: Tokyo 2020". International Surfing Association. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Peru's Lucca Mesinas and Daniella Rosas win shortboard gold and qualification for Tokyo 2020 at Pan Am Games". International Surfing Association. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
^ Dornan, Ben (10 June 2021). "McKenna DeBever And Joaquin Vargas Named To Peruvian Olympic Swim Team". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "ITF announces entries for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games". International Tennis Federation. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "Tokio 2020: el pesista Marco Rojas clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos" [Tokyo 2020: Weightlifter Marcos Rojas qualified for the Olympics] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
^ "IWF Reallocated All Quotas of Member Federations with Multiple ADRVs". International Weightlifting Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
^ Grégorio, Taylor (15 March 2020). "Destribats Becomes Argentina's First Olympic Wrestler Since 1996". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

[1] "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.

[2] "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[3] "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.

[4] "Daniela Macías clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020" [Daniela Macías qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics] (in Spanish). Ovacion.pe. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[5] "Boxeador peruano José María Lúcar clasifica a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020" [Peruvian boxer José María Lúcar qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics] (in Spanish). El Peruano. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[6] "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.

[7] "Fencing Zonal Qualifying Event for Pan America Finishes in San Jose, Costa Rica". International Fencing Federation. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.

[8] Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[9] "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.

[10] "Americas Qualification Regatta Completed Ahead of Schedule". International Rowing Federation. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.

[11] "First Laser, Radial and 49erFX nations confirmed for Tokyo 2020". World Sailing. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.

[12] "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[13] "Histórico: Angelo Caro clasificó a Tokio 2020 y será el primer skater peruano en unos Juegos Olímpicos" [Historic moment: Angelo Caro becomes the first Peruvian skateboarder to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics] (in Spanish). Peru: El Comercio. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[14] "Surfing's Olympic Qualifiers: Tokyo 2020". International Surfing Association. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[15] "Peru's Lucca Mesinas and Daniella Rosas win shortboard gold and qualification for Tokyo 2020 at Pan Am Games". International Surfing Association. Archived from the original on 5 August 2019. Retrieved 5 August 2019.

[16] "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.

[17] Dornan, Ben (10 June 2021). "McKenna DeBever And Joaquin Vargas Named To Peruvian Olympic Swim Team". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[18] "ITF announces entries for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games". International Tennis Federation. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[19] "Tokio 2020: el pesista Marco Rojas clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos" [Tokyo 2020: Weightlifter Marcos Rojas qualified for the Olympics] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.

[20] "IWF Reallocated All Quotas of Member Federations with Multiple ADRVs". International Weightlifting Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.

[21] Grégorio, Taylor (15 March 2020). "Destribats Becomes Argentina's First Olympic Wrestler Since 1996". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 March 2020.

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