Peru competed in the Summer Olympic Games for the first time at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin, Germany. 40 competitors, all men, took part in 16 events in 8 sports. Peru's participation in the Olympic Games forced the authorities to suspend the Peruvian football league for 1936.
Football controversy
Austria played Peru in an astonishing game leading to a huge political row.
Time Magazine reported: In Lima President Oscar Benavides of Peru last week addressed an angry crowd: "I have just received cables from Argentina, Chile, Uruguay and Mexico supporting the Peruvian attitude against the crafty Berlin decision." The crowd, which had already torn an Olympic flag, gathered to listen to more speeches at the Plaza San Martin. Later it threw stones to the German Consulate's windows until police arrived in trucks. At Callao, Lima's seaport, workmen on the docks refused to load two German vessels.
The "crafty Berlin decision" concerned a soccer game on the fortnight in which the Peruvians overturned a 2-goal deficit against Austria to take the tie into extra-time and win the match 4-2, with a goal scored in the last minute of extra-time. After the game, Austria argued that Peruvian players had manhandled them, and that spectators, one of them brandishing a revolver, had swarmed down on the field. FIFA ordered the game replayed behind closed doors, so Peru's whole Olympic team of 40 promptly withdrew from the Games in protest; the game was awarded to Austria by default. Said Miguel Dasso of the Peruvian Olympic Committee: "We've no faith in European athletics. We have come here and found a bunch of merchants."
Athletics
AthleteEventsHeatQuarterfinalSemifinalFinalRankResultRankResultRankResultRankResultAntonio CubaMen's 100 metres5did not advanceFrancisco Valdez BravoMen's 800 metres7colspan=2 did not advanceCarlos MarceranoMen's 800 metres2:00:86colspan=2 did not advance
Basketball
Roster:
Miguel Godoy, Luis Jacob, Roberto Rospigliosi, Koko Cárdenas, Fernando Ruiz, "Canon" Ore, Jose Carlos Godoy, Armando Rossi, Rolando Bacigalupo, Manuel Fiestas, Willy Dasso, Antuco Flecha (Coach: Pedro Vera)
First Round
Second Round
Third Round
Peru was awarded a bye to the next round.
Fourth Round
Poland won by walkover and was awarded 2 points.
Fifth Place Match
Uruguay won by walkover and was awarded 2 points.
Cycling
Road Team
Peru finished without a time during the team road race. Men RiderEventTimeRankManuel BacigalupoRoad raceno timeGregorio Caloggero Road raceno timeJosé MazziniRoad raceno timeCésar PeñarandaRoad raceno time
Times were not recorded for any of the four competing athletes because they finished after the 16th place.
Track
Sprints AthleteEventRound OneRound 1(repechage)Round 2Round 3SemifinalsFinalBronze medal raceOppositionTimeSpeed (km/h)RankOppositionTimeSpeedRankOppositionTimeSpeedOppositionTimeSpeedOppositionTimeSpeedOppositionTimeSpeedOppositionTimeSpeedJosé MazziniMen's sprint L, L2 L, L L, L3did not advance
Diving
Men' AthleteEventsPreliminarySemifinalFinalPointsRankPointsRankPointsRankAlfredo Alvarez3 m springboardDNF24
Football
First round
Quarter finals
Due to a pitch invasion, the match was declared null and void, and ordered to be replayed on August 10. Peru objected to the replay decision and withdrew from the tournament.
Replay
Modern pentathlon
One male pentathlete represented Peru in 1936.
Men AthleteShooting(10 m air pistol)Fencing(épée one touch)Swimming(200 m freestyle)Riding(show jumping)Running(3000 m)Total pointsFinal rankScoreRankMP pointsResultsRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsPenaltiesRankMP pointsTimeRankMP pointsJosé EscribensDNF
Shooting
Men
Rifle AthleteEventScoreRankJorge Patiño50 m rifle prone28751
Swimming
AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankArturo Álvarez100 m freestyle1:04.97did not advanceJuan Paz100 m freestyle1:05.67did not advanceWalter Ledgard400 m freestyle5:05.52DNF7did not advance
References
External links Official Olympic Reports