Peru

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....

competed at 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...

in London

London

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, England

England

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. 41 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.

Gold

• Edwin Vásquez
  Edwin Vásquez
  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....
  
   — Shooting
  Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics
  Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London comprised four events.-Medal count:- 300 metre rifle three positions :-50 metre rifle prone:-50 metre pistol:-25 metre rapid fire pistol:-References:*...
  
  , Men's Free Pistol

Men's Team Competition

• Preliminary Round (Group C)
• Lost to Czechoslovakia (30-38)
• Defeated Egypt (52-27)
• Defeated Switzerland (49-19)
• Lost to Argentina (34-42)
• Lost to United States (33-61)
• Classification Matches
• 9th/16th place: Defeated Cuba (45-40)
• 9th/12th place: Defeated Philippines (40-29)
• 9th/10th place: Lost to Canada (43-49) → Tenth place

• Team Roster

G. Ahrens Valdivia
Carlos Alegre Benavides
David Descalzo Álvarez
Virgilio Drago Burga
Alberto Fernández Calderón
Arturo Ferreyros Pérez
Eduardo Fiestas Arce
Rodolfo Salas Crespo
Luis Sánchez Maquiavelo
R. Ríos Soracco
José Vizcarra Nieto

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Peru in 1948.

Men's foil

Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's foil

The men's foil was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 3, 1948 to August 4, 1948. 63 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

• Hugo Higueras
  Hugo Higueras
  Hugo Higueras was a Peruvian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual foil event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's épée

Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's épée

The men's épée was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the tenth appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 7, 1948 to August 9, 1948. 66 fencers from 25 nations competed.-Results:...

• Carlos Iturri
  Carlos Iturri
  Carlos Iturri was a Peruvian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual épée event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

Men's sabre

Fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's sabre

The men's sabre was one of seven fencing events on the fencing at the 1948 Summer Olympics programme. It was the eleventh appearance of the event. The competition was held from August 12, 1948 to August 13, 1948. 60 fencers from 24 nations competed.-Results:...

• Jorge Sarria
  Jorge Sarria
  Jorge Sarria was a Peruvian Olympic fencer. He competed in the individual sabre event at the 1948 Summer Olympics.-References:...
  
  

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database