Peru at the 1948 Summer Olympics

Peru at the 1948 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PER
NOC	Peruvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coperu.org (Spanish)
in London
Competitors	42 in 7 sports
Flag bearer	Carlos Dominguez Mavila
Medals Ranked 22nd	Gold Silver Bronze Total 1 0 0 1
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904–1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016

Peru competed at the 1948 Summer Olympics in London, England. 41 competitors, all men, took part in 26 events in 7 sports.^[1]

Medalists

Gold

• Edwin Vásquez — Shooting, Men's Free Pistol

Athletics

Men

Track and road events

Event	Athletes	Heat round 1		Heat round 2		Semifinal		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank
100 m	Maximo Reyes	unknown	4	Did not advance
	Santiago Ferrando	unknown	4	Did not advance
200 m	Santiago Ferrando	22.5	2 Q	unknown	5	20.12	Did not advance
800 m	Antero Mongrut	1:58.7	6	N/A		Did not advance
1,500 m	Antero Mongrut	unknown	7	N/A		Did not advance
110 m hurdles	Hernán Alzamora	unknown	4	Did not advance

Field events

Event	Athletes	Final
		Result	Rank
Triple jump	Maximo Reyes	unknown
Pole vault	Luis Ganoza	unknown
	Jaime Pigueras	unknown
Shot put	Leonello Patiño	unknown
Discus throw	Manuel Consiglieri	unknown
	Eduardo Julve	44.05	12

Basketball

Men's Team Competition

Team	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	Pts
United States	5	5	0	325	167	10
Czechoslovakia	5	4	1	217	190	9
Argentina	5	3	2	236	199	8
Peru	5	2	3	198	187	7
Egypt	5	1	4	162	256	6
Switzerland	5	0	5	120	269	5

Preliminary Round (Group C)

Czechoslovakia

38–30

Peru

Harringay Arena, London

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Peru

52–27

Egypt

Harringay Arena, London

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Peru

49–19

Switzerland

Harringay Arena, London

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Argentina

42–34

Peru

Harringay Arena, London

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United States

61–33

Peru

Harringay Arena, London

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Classification Matches

9th/16th place

Peru

45–40

Cuba

Harringay Arena, London

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9th/12th place

Peru

40–29

Philippines

Harringay Arena, London

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9th/10th place

Canada

49–43

Peru

Harringay Arena, London

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Team Roster

Guillermo 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

Boxing

Athlete	Event	Round of 32	Round of 16	Quarterfinals	Semifinals	Final
		Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Carlos Menezes	Men's flyweight	Corman (NED) L	Did not advance
Santiago Rivera	Men's bantamweight	Ahlin (SWE) PTS	Csik (HUN) L	Did not advance
Pedro Garcia	Men's featherweight	Sørensen (DEN) PTS	Antkiewicz (POL) L	Did not advance

Cycling

Road

Men

Rider	Event	Time	Rank
Hernán Llerena	Road race	DNF
Pedro Mathey	Road race	DNF
Luis Poggi	Road race	DNF

Fencing

Three fencers, all men, represented Peru in 1948.

Men's foil

• Hugo Higueras

Men's épée

• Carlos Iturri

Men's sabre

• Jorge Sarria

Shooting

Nine shooters represented Peru in 1948.

Pistol

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Edwin Vásquez	50 m pistol	545
Wenceslao Salgado		512	27
Carlos Ijoque		507	34
Federico Tantalean	25 metre rapid fire pistol	520	35
Riccardo Valderrama		506	37
Enrique Mendizábal		480	48

Rifle

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Enrique Baldwin	50 m rifle 3 positions	1052	20
	50 m rifle prone	596	6
Alfredo Larrabure		586	35
Luis Mantilla		586	41

Weightlifting

Men

Athlete	Event	Press	Snatch	Clean & jerk	Total	Rank
Gonzalo Alvaro Cornejo	Lightweight	90	95	120	305	16
Carlos Bisiak	Light-heavyweight	97.5	102.5	132.5	332.5	15
Carlos Dominguez Mavila	Heavyweight	117.5	105	140	362.5	10

References

1. "Peru at the 1948 London Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 31 January 2015.

External links

• Official Olympic Reports
• International Olympic Committee results database