Peru participated at the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics in Buenos Aires, Argentina from 6 October to 18 October 2018. The Peruvian Flag bearer was Andrea Marcel Hurtado Pereda (Swimming).
Athletics
Peru qualified 2 athletes (1 boy and 1 girl) to compete in athletics.
Boys: Kevin Cahuana (Men's 100 metres) Girls: Freysi Donaire (Women's 100 metres)
AthleteEventStage 1Stage 2TotalResultRankResultRankTotalRankKevin CahuanaBoys' 100 metres22:08.211322:44.771144:52.9811Freysi DonairesGirls' 100 metres25:13.941125:56.711051:10.6510
Badminton
Peru qualified one player based on the Badminton Junior World Rankings.
Singles AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreFernanda Saponara RivvaGirls' SinglesL 0–2L 0–2L 0–24did not advance9
Team AthleteEventGroup stageQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / RankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreTeam Gamma Mixed TeamsL (99–110)L (86–110)W (110–107)3QL (94–110)did not advance5
Beach volleyball
Peru qualified a girls' team based on their overall ranking from the South American Youth Tour.
Girls' tournament: Madelyn Mendoza and Lisbeth Allca
AthletesEventPreliminary roundRound of 24Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreRankOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankAllccaMendozaGirls' W 2–0 W 2–1 L 1–22 W 2–1 L 0–2did not advance
Judo
Peru qualified one athlete in judo.
Girls: Noemí Huayhuameza (Women −52 kg)
Individual AthleteEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / RankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultNoemí HuayhuamezaGirls' 52 kg L 00s2-10did not advance W 10–00 W 1s2-00s1 L 00–10did not advance
Team AthletesEventRound of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinalOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankTeam LondonMixed teamW 4–3L 0–7did not advance
Rowing
Peru qualified one boat based on its performance at the American Qualification Regatta.
Boys' single sculls: Ángel Sosa
Sailing
Peru qualified two boats based on its performance at the Central and South American Techno 293+ Qualifiers.
Boys' Techno 293+: Raúl Claux Villa Girls' Techno 293+: Cristina Arróspide
Shooting
Peru qualified one shooter.
Boys' 10m Air Rifle: Carlos Arze
Individual AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankCarlos Gabriel Arze TassaraBoys' 10 m air rifle599.419did not advance
Mixed AthleteEventQualificationRound of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinalPointsRankOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreOpposition ScoreRank /Mixed 10 metre air rifle809.919did not advance19
Swimming
Peru qualified 3 athletes (1 boy and 2 girls) to compete in swimming.
Boys: Adrián Paseta (Men's 100m and 200m Butterfly) Girls: Samantha Bello (Women's 200m, 400m and 800m Freestyle) and Andrea Hurtado (Women's 100m and 200m Backstroke)
Triathlon
Peru qualified one athlete based on its performance at the 2018 American Youth Olympic Games Qualifier.
Individual AthleteEventSwim (750m)Trans 1Bike (20 km)Trans 2Run (5 km)Total TimeRankNaomi Espinoza GuablochoGirls10:340:5136:510:3721:081:10:0130
Relay AthleteEventTotal Times per Athlete (Swim 250m, Bike 6.6 km, Run 1.8 km)Total Group TimeRankAmericas 5Mixed Relay22:45 (6)23:11 (12)25:15 (10)24:06 (13) 1:35:17 11
Weightlifting
Peru qualified one quota in the boys' events and one quota in the girls' events based on the team ranking after the 2017 Weightlifting Youth World Championships.
Boy AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankSantiago Daniel Villegas Fernández−77 kg120415442744
Girl AthleteEventSnatchClean & jerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankGianella Valdiviezo−53 kg6358051435
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