Peru competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 31 competitors, 30 men and 1 woman, took part in 19 events in 5 sports. 15 year-old, Rosario de Vivanco was the first female athlete to represent Peru at the Olympic Games.
Athletics
Track events AthletesEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultGerardo di TollaMen's 100 metres10.97did not advanceMen's 200 metres22.17did not advanceJosé Cavero400 metres Hurdles53.76did not advancecolspan=2 did not advance
Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalResultRankResultRankRoberto AbugattásHigh jump1.9526did not advance
Basketball
Peru won two of its games to finish seventh in its group. It lost to Canada by one point in the knock-out stage but won its final matches against Korea to claim the 14th place.
Group B Qualified for the semifinals Team 7 0 569 333 +236 14 5 2 473 452 +21 12 1W−0L 5 2 529 453 +76 12 0W−1L 4 3 472 482 −10 11 3 4 409 475 −66 10 2 5 434 460 −26 9 1W−0L 2 5 431 453 −22 9 0W−1L 0 7 432 641 −209 7
Knockout stage
13th-16th
Squad
Carlos Vásquez Enrique Duarte Jorge Vargas José Guzmán Luis Duarte Manuel Valerio Oscar Benalcázar Oscar Sevilla Raúl Duarte Ricardo Duarte Simon Peredes Tomás Sangio
Cycling
Road
RiderEventTimeRankTeófilo TodaRoad raceDNF
Shooting
Nine shooters represented Peru in 1964.
Pistol AthleteEventFinalScoreRankGuillermo Cornejo25 metre rapid fire pistol57334Armando López-Torres55343Antonio Vita50 metre5506Pedro Puente49450
Rifle AthleteEventFinalScoreRankOscar Caceres50 m rifle 3 positions111430Carlos Lastarria108659Oscar Caceres50 m rifle prone58449Javier Caceres57268Enrique DibosTrap17837Eduard de Atzel18234
Swimming
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankLuis Paz100 m freestyle58.57did not advanceCarlos Canepa400 m freestyle4:44.95did not advanceWalter Ledgard Jr.4:50.47did not advance1500 m freestyle19:10.37did not advanceLuis Paz Carlos Canepa Augusto Ferrero Walter Ledgard Jr.4 × 100 m freestyle relay4:02.67colspan=2 did not advanceAugusto Ferrero200 m backstroke2:29.97did not advanceCarlos Canepa200 m butterfly2:24.96did not advanceGustavo Ocampo2:31.46did not advanceLuis Paz400 m individual medley5:39.58did not advance
Women
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankRosario de Vivanco100 m freestyle1:09.08did not advance
References
External links Official Olympic Reports