Peru at the 2016 Summer Olympics explained

Noc:PER
Nocname:Peruvian Olympic Committee
Games:Summer Olympics
Year:2016
Website: 
Location:Rio de Janeiro
Competitors:29
Sports:11
Flagbearer:Francisco Boza[1]
Gold:0
Silver:0
Bronze:0
Appearances:auto

Peru competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, from 5 to 21 August 2016. Since the nation's official debut in 1936, Peruvian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games throughout the modern era. Peru failed to register any athletes at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Peruvian Olympic Committee (Spanish; Castilian: Comité Olímpico Peruano) sent the nation's largest delegation to the Games without any association to the women's volleyball team for the first time in history. A total of 29 athletes, 17 men and 12 women, were selected to the Peruvian squad across eleven sports.[2] [3] Among the sporting events represented by the nation's athletes, Peru marked its Olympic debut in artistic gymnastics and women's freestyle wrestling, as well as its return to equestrian for more than three decades.

Trap shooter and 1984 silver medalist Francisco Boza etched his name into the historic records as the first ever Peruvian to compete in eight Olympic Games. The oldest and the most experienced participant (aged 52), Boza reprised his role to lead the Peruvian team for the third time as the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony, the previous two doing so in Barcelona 1992 and Athens 2004.[1] Apart from Boza, seven other athletes were returning Olympians, with only two headed to their third Games, including marathoner Inés Melchor and Laser Radial sailor Paloma Schmidt. 21 Peruvian athletes made their Olympic debut in Rio de Janeiro; the most notable were middle-distance runner and dual American citizen David Torrence and gymnast Ariana Orrego, the youngest of the roster (aged 18).[2] [4]

Peru, however, failed to win a single medal in Rio de Janeiro, continuing a drought that began at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where shooter Juan Giha took the silver in the mixed skeet. Peru's most successful outcome at these Games occurred in taekwondo, where Julissa Diez bounced back from her early elimination to finish seventh in the women's 49 kg, losing the repechage bout to Thailand's Panipak Wongpattanakit.[5]

Athletics (track and field)

See main article: article, Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Peruvian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[6] [7]

Track & road events
  • Men
  • AthleteEventHeat Final
    ResultRankResultRank
    David Torrence5000 m13:23.20 NR10 q13:43.1215
    Luis Ostos10000 m28:02.0321
    Raúl Machacuayalign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:18:0045
    Christian Pacheco2:18:4152
    Raúl Pacheco2:20:1366
    Paolo Yurivilca20 km walk1:24:4841
    Luis Henry Camposalign=left rowspan=250 km walk
    Pavel Chihuán4:32:3748
    Women
    AthleteEventFinal
    ResultRank
    Jovana de la Cruzalign=left rowspan=3Marathon2:35.4936
    Inés Melchor
    Gladys Tejeda2:29.5515
    Kimberly Garcíaalign=left rowspan=220 km walk1:32:0914
    Jessica Hancco1:39:0851
    Field events

    Equestrian

    See main article: article, Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Peru has entered one jumping rider into the Olympic equestrian competition by virtue of a top six individual finish at the 2015 Pan American Games, scheduling to mark the nation's Olympic comeback for the first time since 1984.[8] [9]

    Jumping

    Gymnastics

    See main article: article, Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification.

    Artistic

    Peru has entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition for the first time. Ariana Orrego became the nation's first ever female gymnast to claim an Olympic spot in the apparatus and all-around events at the Olympic Test Event in Rio de Janeiro.[10]

    Women

    Judo

    See main article: article, Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Peru has qualified one judoka for the men's extra-lightweight category (60 kg) at the Games. London 2012 Olympian Juan Postigos earned a continental quota spot from the Pan American region, as the highest-ranked Peruvian judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of May 30, 2016.[11] [12]

    Rowing

    See main article: article, Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Peru has qualified one boat each in the men's and women's single sculls for the Olympics at the 2016 Latin American Continental Qualification Regatta in Valparaiso, Chile.[13] [14]

    AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Renzo León GarcíaMen's single sculls7:21.044 R7:25.552 QF7:30.916 SC/D7:37.345 FD7:02.2820
    Camila ValleWomen's single sculls9:30.605 R8:32.666 SE/F9:11.914 FF9:18.2431
    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

    See main article: article, Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Peruvian sailors have qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the individual fleet World Championships, and South American qualifying regattas.[15] [16] [17]

    AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank
    12345678910M*
    Stefano PeschieraMen's Laser374016162822212735DNFEL24231
    Paloma SchmidtWomen's Laser Radial31262927293018323029EL24831
    M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

    Shooting

    See main article: article, Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Peruvian shooters have achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2015 Pan American Games, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by March 31, 2016.[18]

    AthleteEventQualificationSemifinalFinal
    PointsRankPointsRankPointsRank
    Francisco BozaMen's trap10928did not advance
    align=left rowspan=3Marko CarrilloMen's 10 m air pistol56643did not advance
    Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol55724did not advance
    Men's 50 m pistol53635did not advance
    Qualification Legend: Q = Qualify for the next round; q = Qualify for the bronze medal (shotgun)

    Swimming

    See main article: article and Swimming at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Peru has received a Universality invitation from FINA to send two swimmers (one male and one female) to the Olympics.[19] [20] [21]

    AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinal
    TimeRankTimeRankTimeRank
    Nicholas MaganaMen's 100 m freestyle51.5353did not advance
    Andrea CedrónWomen's 200 m freestyle2:05.3339did not advance

    Taekwondo

    See main article: article, Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Taekwondo at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Peru entered one athlete into the taekwondo competition at the Olympics. Julissa Diez secured a spot in the women's flyweight category (49 kg) by virtue of her top two finish at the 2016 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Aguascalientes, Mexico.[22]

    Weightlifting

    See main article: article, Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Qualification. Peru has qualified one male weightlifter for the Rio Olympics by virtue of a top seven national finish at the 2016 Pan American Championships. Meanwhile, an unused women's Olympic spot was added to the Peruvian weightlifting team by IWF, as a response to the vacancy of women's quota places in the individual World Rankings and to the "multiple positive cases" of doping on several nations.[23] The team must allocate these places to individual athletes by June 20, 2016.[24]

    AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRank
    ResultRankResultRank
    Hernán VieraMen's −105 kg151162001435113
    Fiorella CuevaWomen's −53 kg6512881115311

    Wrestling

    See main article: article and Wrestling at the 2016 Summer Olympics. Peru has received a spare host berth freed up by Brazil as the next highest-ranked eligible nation, not yet qualified, to send a wrestler competing in the women's freestyle 58 kg to the Olympics, based on the results from the World Championships.[25] [26]

    Women's freestyle

    See also

    Notes and References

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    2. News: Jack Dylan. Cole. Rio 2016: Peru sends most Olympic athletes in history. Peru Reports. 3 August 2016. 28 September 2016.
    3. News: Río 2016: los 29 peruanos que lucharán por una medalla. Rio 2016: 29 Peruvians will fight for the medal. es. El Comercio. Peru. 5 August 2016. 28 September 2016.
    4. News: Elliot. Almond. Why Cal's David Torrence chose to run for Peru at Rio Games. San Jose Mercury News. 28 July 2016. 28 September 2016.
    5. News: Río 2016: Conoce cómo les fue a los peruanos en los Juegos Olímpicos. Rio 2016: Outcomes of the Peruvians at the Olympics. es. Perú.21. 21 August 2016. 28 September 2016.
    6. Web site: iaaf.org – Top Lists. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
    7. Web site: IAAF Games of the XXX Olympiad – Rio 2016 Entry Standards. IAAF. 18 April 2015.
    8. News: As Pan American Games close, more places at Rio 2016 Olympic Games are confirmed . . 27 July 2015 . 29 July 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20150730200922/http://www.rio2016.com/en/news/news/as-pan-american-games-close-more-places-at-rio-2016-olympic-games-are-confirmed . 30 July 2015 .
    9. News: Six nations make Olympic and Paralympic débuts at Rio 2016 equestrian events. FEI. 24 March 2016. 26 March 2016.
    10. News: Rio 2016 Olympic qualifiers in Women's Artistic Gymnastics: See the updated list!. FIG. 17 April 2016. 18 April 2016.
    11. News: IJF Officially Announces Qualified Athletes for Rio 2016 Olympic Games. 23 June 2016. International Judo Federation. 24 June 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160707205937/http://www.intjudo.eu/News/cikk3913. 7 July 2016. dead. dmy-all.
    12. News: Judoka Juan Postigos clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos de Río 2016. Judoka Juan Postigos qualifies for the 2016 Rio Olympics. La República. 30 April 2016. 27 May 2016.
    13. News: Camila Valle representará al Perú en los Juegos Olímpicos Río 2016. Camila Valle will represent Peru at the 2016 Rio Olympics. es. Perú.com. 7 April 2016. 13 April 2016.
    14. News: Olympic qualification spots confirmed for the Americas. FISA. 20 April 2016. 20 April 2016.
    15. News: Nine Laser Rio 2016 Spots Awarded At 2015 World Championship. ISAF. 9 July 2015.
    16. News: Velerista peruano Stefano Peschiera clasifica a Juegos de Río 2016. Peruvian sailor Stefano Peschiera qualifies for Rio 2016 Games. es. Radio Nacional del Perú. 7 July 2015. 7 July 2015. https://web.archive.org/web/20150707185539/http://www.radionacional.com.pe/informa/deportes/velerista-peruano-stefano-peschiera-clasific-los-juegos-de-r-o-2016. dead.
    17. News: Peruvian sailor Paloma Schmidt has earned a spot in the Summer Olympic Games in Brazil. Peru This Week. 29 January 2016. 30 January 2016. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20160130231222/http://www.peruthisweek.com/news-peruvian-sailor-paloma-schmidt-qualifies-for-2016-rio-games-108717. 30 January 2016. dmy-all.
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    19. Web site: Swimming World Rankings . . 14 March 2015 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110106131744/http://www.fina.org/H2O/index.php?option=com_wrapper&view=wrapper&Itemid=805 . 6 January 2011 .
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    21. News: Cedrón y Magana estarán en Río. Cedrón and Magana will be in Rio. es. 17 July 2016. La República. 12 July 2016.
    22. News: Eleven countries book Rio 2016 places at taekwondo Pan American Qualification Tournament. World Taekwondo Federation. 11 March 2016. 12 March 2016. 13 March 2016. https://web.archive.org/web/20160313043239/http://www.worldtaekwondofederation.net/eleven-countries-book-rio-2016-places-at-taekwondo-pan-american-qualification-tournament/. dead.
    23. News: Second day of the IWF Executive Board meeting in Tbilisi. 23 June 2016. International Weightlifting Federation. 23 June 2016.
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