Peru competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 31 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 3 sports. Peru returned to the football tournament once more after the controversial 1936 Olympics. Most of the athletes that represented Peru were part of the football squad. Peru also participated in shooting and rowing events.
Football
Only the team with the most points advanced to the Semifinals. Peru lost its first two matches against France and Hungary but won its third match against India which gave them two points
Group D Team3300153+126311139−63310269−32301236−31
Squad
Head coach: György Orth Pos.PlayerDoBAgeCapsClubTournamentgamesTournamentgoalsMinutesplayedSub offSub onCardsyellow/red Gerardo Altuna 7 April 1939 21 ? Humberto Aguerdas 31 October 1937 22 ? Juan Biselach 7 August 1940 20 ? Victor Boulanger 15 July 1940 20 ? Javier Caceres 8 September 1939 20 ? DF Eloy Campos 31 May 1942 18 ? GK Herminio Campos 25 April 1937 22 ? [MF] Hugo Carmona 1 April 1939 21 ? Héctor De Guevara 20 March 1940 20 ? Daniel Eral 17 October 1940 19 ? FW Alberto Gallardo 28 November 1940 19 ? Sporting Cristal Alejandro Guzmán 11 January 1941 19 ? Thomas Iwasaki 13 November 1937 22 ? Teodoro Luna 29 October 1938 21 ? Nicolas Nieri 6 December 1939 20 ? Alberto Ramírez 3 January 1941 19 ? Jaime Ruiz 23 May 1935 25 ? GK Carlos Salinas 12 October 1938 21 ? FW Ángel Uribe 29 September 1943 16 ? Universitario de Deportes
Shooting
Pistol AthleteEventFinalScoreRankGuillermo Cornejo25 metre rapid fire pistol56436Pedro Garcia55741Antonio Vita50 metre53520Pedro Puente52237
Rifle AthleteEventQualifierFinalScoreRankScoreRankRubén Váldez300 m rifle 3 positionscolspan=2 102835Luis Albornozcolspan=2 103733Carlos Cedron50 m rifle 3 positions52855did not advanceCarlos Lastarria52459did not advanceCarlos Cedron50 m rifle prone37830did not advanceCarlos Lastarria390557829Enrique DibosTrap8815536Eduard de Atzeldid not advance
Rowing
Peru had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.
Athlete(s)EventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankEstuardo Masías Víctor PuenteCoxless pair7:55.285 R7:45.153 did not advance
References
External links Official Olympic Reports