Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Peru competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 20 competitors, 17 men and 3 women, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.[1]

Peru at the
1972 Summer Olympics
IOC codePER
NOCPeruvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Munich
Competitors20 (17 men and 3 women) in 7 sports
Flag bearer Enrique Barúa
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Athletics
Main article: Athletics at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Track Events
Men
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result
Fernando Acevedo Men's 400 metres 45.80 3 did not advance
Women
Athlete Events Heat Quarterfinal Semifinal Final Rank
Result Rank Result Rank Result Rank Result
María Luisa Vilca Women's 100 metres 11.85 6 did not advance
Women's 200 metres 24.46 5 24.48 7 did not advance
Field Events
Women's pentathlon
Athlete Event 100H HJ SP 200 m LJ Final Rank
Edith Noeding Result 14.24 1.55 10.43 24.41 5.25 3870 24
Points 836 781 618 899 736

Boxing
Main article: Boxing at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Athlete Event First round Second round Third round Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Opposition
Result		 Rank
Carlos Burga Welterweight  Hodne (NOR)
W 4–1		  Valdez (USA)
L 1–4		 did not advance 17
Oscar Ludeña Heavyweight BYE  Hussing (FRG)
L KO		 did not advance 5

Cycling

Road
Team[2]
Rider Event Time Rank
Bernardo Arias
Gilberto Chocce
Fernando Cuenca
Carlos Espinoza		 Team time trial 2-30:57.5 30
Individual[3]
Rider Event Time Rank
Enrique Allyón Road race DNF
Gilberto Chocce Road race
Fernando Cuenca Road race
Carlos Espinoza Road race

Fencing

One fencer represented Peru in 1972. The tournament was played by pools where everyone faced everyone on the group and the top fencers moved on to the next round.[4]

Pool Seven Pld BW BL GF GA
 Tibor Pézsa (HUN) 5502511
 Eddy Ham (NED) 5322213
 Bernard Vallée (FRA) 5321912
 Anani Mikhaylov (BUL) 5321916
 Enrique Barúa (PER) 514924
 Bob Foxcroft (CAN) 505725
Athlete Event Round 1
Opposition
Score		 Rank
Enrique Barúa Men's sabre
 Pézsa (HUN)
L 2–5		 5
 Ham (NED)
L 0–5
 Vallée (FRA)
L 0–5
 Mikhaylov (BUL)
L 2–5
 Foxcroft (CAN)
W 5–4

Shooting
Main article: Shooting at the 1972 Summer Olympics

Two shooters, one man and one woman, represented Peru in 1972.

50 m rifle, prone
  • Gladys Baldwin
Trap
  • Juan Jorge Giha Sr.

Swimming
Main article: Swimming at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Men
Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Juan Carlos Bello 100 m freestyle No Show
200 m freestyle No Show
100 m butterfly 57.54 3 Q 57.51 5 did not advance
200 m individual medley 2:11.70 2 Q — 2:11.87 7
Guillermo Pacheco 400 m freestyle 4:18.78 7 — did not advance
1500 m freestyle 17:36.36 7 — did not advance
Alfredo Hunger 100 m breaststroke 1:11.44 6 did not advance
200 m breaststroke 2:37.20 7 — did not advance

Wrestling
Main article: Wrestling at the 1972 Summer Olympics

References
  1. "Peru at the 1972 Munich Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2011-02-19.
  2. "Cycling at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's 100 kilometres Team Time Trial". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  3. "Cycling at the 1972 München Summer Games: Men's Road Race, Individual". Sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 August 2012.
  4. "Enrique Barúa". Olympedia.org. Retrieved 18 December 2022.


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