| Noc: | PER |
| Nocname: | Peruvian Olympic Committee |
| Games: | Summer Olympics |
| Year: | 2012 |
| Website: | |
| Location: | London |
| Competitors: | 16 |
| Sports: | 9 |
| Flagbearer: | Gladys Tejeda (opening)[1] Inés Melchor (closing) |
| Rank: | 80 |
| Gold: | 0 |
| Silver: | 0 |
| Bronze: | 0 |
| Appearances: | auto |
Peru competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics, having only missed the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
The Comité Olímpico Peruano sent a total of 16 athletes, 9 men and 7 women, to compete in 9 sports, tying its record with Barcelona in 1992. Three athletes had competed in Beijing, including taekwondo jin Peter López, who narrowly missed out on a medal in Beijing in the bronze medal match. Marathon runner Gladys Tejeda, who competed at her first Olympics, became the nation's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000. Peru, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal, continuing a drought that began at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where Juan Giha won the silver for skeet shooting.
See main article: Athletics at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Peruvian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):[2]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Mario Bazán | 3000 m steeplechase | 8:51.95 | 11 | Did not advance | |
| Raúl Pacheco | Marathon | 2:15:35 | 21 | ||
| Athlete | Event | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | |||
| Wilma Arizapana | align=left rowspan=3 | Marathon | 2:35:09 | 55 |
| Inés Melchor | 2:28:54 | 25 | ||
| Gladys Tejeda | 2:32:07 | 43 | ||
See main article: Badminton at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
| Athlete | Event | Group Stage | Elimination | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final / | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Opposition Score | Rank | |||
| Rodrigo Pacheco | Men's singles | L 12–21, 7–21 | 2 | Did not advance | ||||||
| Claudia Rivero | Women's singles | L 5–21, 6–21 | L 17–21, 7–21 | 3 | Did not advance | |||||
See main article: Judo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Peru has qualified 1 judoka
See main article: Rowing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Peru has qualified the following boat.
See main article: Sailing at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Peru has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
See main article: Shooting at the 2012 Summer Olympics.
See main article: Swimming at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Peru qualified one athlete and has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.[3]
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Mauricio Fiol Villanueva | 200 m butterfly | 1:59.02 | 25 | Did not advance | ||||
| Sebastián Jahnsen | 200 m freestyle | 1:52.36 | 34 | Did not advance | ||||
See main article: Taekwondo at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Peru has qualified one man.
See main article: Weightlifting at the 2012 Summer Olympics. Peru has qualified 1 athlete.