Edwin Vásquez
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Edwin Vásquez Cam was an Olympic sport shooter from Peru
.
He won a gold medal in the Free Pistol event in the 1948 Summer Olympics
, his country's only Olympic gold medal so far.
He was born in Lima
with a Peruvian mother of Chinese descent.
Peru
Peru , officially the Republic of Peru , is a country in western South America. It is bordered on the north by Ecuador and Colombia, on the east by Brazil, on the southeast by Bolivia, on the south by Chile, and on the west by the Pacific Ocean....
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He won a gold medal in the Free Pistol event in the 1948 Summer Olympics
1948 Summer Olympics
The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XIV Olympiad, were an international multi-sport event which was held in London, England, United Kingdom. After a 12-year hiatus because of World War II, these were the first Summer Olympics since the 1936 Games in Berlin...
, his country's only Olympic gold medal so far.
He was born in Lima
Lima
Lima is the capital and the largest city of Peru. It is located in the valleys of the Chillón, Rímac and Lurín rivers, in the central part of the country, on a desert coast overlooking the Pacific Ocean. Together with the seaport of Callao, it forms a contiguous urban area known as the Lima...
with a Peruvian mother of Chinese descent.
External links
- Edwin Vásquez profile at Database Olympics