| Noc: | PER |
| Nocname: | Peruvian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 1968 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | Mexico City |
| Competitors: | 28 |
| Sports: | 8 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Peru competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 28 competitors, 16 men and 12 women, took part in 21 events in 8 sports.[1]
See main article: article and Athletics at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Peru qualified four athletes to the summer olympics.
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | ||||
| Fernando Acevedo | Men's 200 m[2] | 21.02 | 4 | 20.78 | 3 | 20.91 | 8 | align=center colspan=1 | did not advance | 12 |
| Alfredo Deza | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.38 | 6 | align=center colspan=6 | did not advance | |||||
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Fernando Abugattás | High jump[3] | 2.03 | 12 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance |
| Roberto Abugattás | 2.00 | 17 | align=center colspan=2 | did not advance | |
See main article: article and Boxing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | |||
| Luis Minami | Lightweight | L 5–0 | did not advance | 5 | ||||
| Marcelo Quiñones | Middleweight | L 5–0 | did not advance | 16 | ||||
See main article: article and Fencing at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
| Pool Four | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 22 | 10 | ||
| 5 | 4 | 1 | 24 | 12 | ||
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 19 | ||
| 5 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 21 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 22 | ||
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 23 |
See main article: article and Rowing at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Peru qualified the following boat.[5]
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; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
See main article: article and Shooting at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
Five shooter represented Peru during these Olympics.[6] Gladys Baldwin Lopez was one of the first two women, the other being Eulalia Rolińska who competed for Poland, to compete in Olympic Shooting.[7]
Pistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Víctor Tantalean | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 41 | |
| Antonio Vita | 50 metre | 533 | 42 | |
Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | |||
| Gladys Baldwin López | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 31 | |
| Walter Perón | Trap | 175 | 48 | |
| Pedro Gianella | Skeet | 194 | 5 | |
See main article: article and Swimming at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Three swimmers competed in seven events.[8]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Juan Carlos Bello | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.3 | 1 | did not advance | |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:17.5 | 2 | 2:13.7 | 4 | |
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rosario de Vivanco | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.7 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:22.2 | 5 | did not advance | ||||
| Consuelo Changanaqui | 2:20.7 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| 400 m freestyle | 5:02.9 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:40.0 | 3 | did not advance | ||||
| 400 m individual medley | 5:52.2 | 4 | did not advance | ||||
See main article: article and Volleyball at the 1968 Summer Olympics.
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See main article: article and Weightlifting at the 1968 Summer Olympics. Peru had one athlete.[10]