Peru competed at the 2012 Summer Olympics in London, from 27 July to 12 August 2012. This was the nation's seventeenth appearance at the Olympics, having only missed the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
The Comité Olímpico Peruano sent a total of 16 athletes, 9 men and 7 women, to compete in 9 sports, tying its record with Barcelona in 1992. Three athletes had competed in Beijing, including taekwondo jin Peter López, who narrowly missed out on a medal in Beijing in the bronze medal match. Marathon runner Gladys Tejeda, who competed at her first Olympics, became the nation's first female flag bearer at the opening ceremony since 2000. Peru, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal, continuing a drought that began at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where Juan Giha won the silver for skeet shooting.
Athletics
Peruvian athletes have so far achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard):
Key Note – Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only Q = Qualified for the next round q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target NR = National record N/A = Round not applicable for the event Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Men AthleteEventHeat FinalResultRankResultRankMario Bazán3000 m steeplechase8:51.9511Did not advanceRaúl PachecoMarathoncolspan=2 2:15:3521
Women AthleteEventFinalResultRankWilma ArizapanaMarathon2:35:0955Inés Melchor2:28:5425Gladys Tejeda2:32:0743
Badminton
AthleteEventGroup StageEliminationQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankRodrigo PachecoMen's singles L 12–21, 7–21 2Did not advanceClaudia RiveroWomen's singles L 5–21, 6–21 L 17–21, 7–213Did not advance
Judo
Peru has qualified 1 judoka
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankJuan PostigosMen's −60 kgL 0001–1000Did not advance
Rowing
Peru has qualified the following boat.
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageQuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTime RankVíctor AspíllagaSingle sculls7:13.795 R7:10.543 SE/Fcolspan=2 7:53.762 FE7:35.8827 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; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Sailing
Peru has qualified 1 boat for each of the following events
Women AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Paloma SchmidtLaser Radial35303636303933413232EL31039 M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race;
Shooting
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankNicolás PachecoSkeet10932Did not advance
Swimming
Peru qualified one athlete and has gained two "Universality places" from the FINA.
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankMauricio Fiol Villanueva200 m butterfly1:59.0225Did not advanceSebastián Jahnsen200 m freestyle1:52.3634Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatFinalTimeRankTimeRankAndrea Cedrón400 m freestyle4:24.1833Did not advance
Taekwondo
Peru has qualified one man.
AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsRepechageBronze MedalFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankPeter LópezMen's −68 kgL 3–5Did not advance
Weightlifting
Peru has qualified 1 athlete.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankSilvana SaldarriagaWomen's −63 kg751097917210
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