Peru competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 28 competitors, 16 men and 12 women, took part in 21 events in 8 sports.
Athletics
Peru qualified four athletes to the summer olympics.
- Track events
| Athletes | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | |||
| Fernando Acevedo | Men's 200 m | 21.02 | 4 | 20.78 | 3 | 20.91 | 8 | did not advance | 12 |
| Alfredo Deza | Men's 110 m hurdles | 14.38 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
- Field events
| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||
| Fernando Abugattás | High jump | 2.03 | 12 | did not advance | |
| Roberto Abugattás | 2.00 | 17 | did not advance | ||
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | Round of 32 | Round of 16 | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Opposition Result | Rank | ||
| Luis Minami | Lightweight | N/a | Vujin (YUG) L 5–0 | did not advance | 5 | ||
| Marcelo Quiñones | Middleweight | Jones (USA) L 5–0 | did not advance | 16 | |||
Fencing
- Men's foil
- Enrique Barúa
Rowing
Peru qualified the following boat.
| Athlete | Event | Heats | Repechage | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Lauro Pacussich Héctor Menacho Juan López | Men's coxed pair | 8:49.26 | 6 R | 8:25.90 | 4 | did not advance | 14 | ||||
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
Shooting
Five shooter represented Peru during these Olympics. Gladys Baldwin Lopez was one of the first two women, the other being Eulalia Rolińska who competed for Poland, to compete in Olympic Shooting.
Pistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Víctor Tantalean | 25 m rapid fire pistol | 572 | 41 |
| Antonio Vita | 50 metre | 533 | 42 |
Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Gladys Baldwin López | 50 m rifle prone | 591 | 31 |
| Walter Perón | Trap | 175 | 48 |
| Pedro Gianella | Skeet | 194 | 5 |
Swimming
Three swimmers competed in seven events.
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Juan Carlos Bello | 200 m freestyle | 2:01.3 | 1 | did not advance | |
| 200 m individual medley | 2:17.5 | 2 | 2:13.7 | 4 | |
- Women
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Rosario de Vivanco | 100 m freestyle | 1:04.7 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m freestyle | 2:22.2 | 5 | N/a | did not advance | |||
| Consuelo Changanaqui | 2:20.7 | 4 | N/a | did not advance | |||
| 400 m freestyle | 5:02.9 | 4 | N/a | did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:40.0 | 3 | N/a | did not advance | |||
| 400 m individual medley | 5:52.2 | 4 | N/a | did not advance | |||
Volleyball
- Team Roster
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- Olga Asato
- Irma Cordero
- Luisa Fuentes
- Esperanza Jiménez
- Teresa Nuñez
- Ana María Ramírez
- Aida Reyna
- Alicia Sánchez
- Norma Velarde
- Results
All times are Mexico Central Zone (UTC−5)
- Women's Team Competition
Peru's women's volleyball team made its first appearance at the olympics where it finished fourth.
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | Pts | SPW | SPL | SPR | SW | SL | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union | 7 | 7 | 0 | 21 | 333 | 193 | 1.725 | 21 | 3 | 7.000 |
| 2 | Japan | 7 | 6 | 1 | 18 | 318 | 147 | 2.163 | 19 | 4 | 4.750 |
| 3 | Poland | 7 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 323 | 304 | 1.063 | 15 | 12 | 1.250 |
| 4 | Peru | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 306 | 324 | 0.944 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 |
| 5 | South Korea | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 276 | 305 | 0.905 | 12 | 14 | 0.857 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 307 | 308 | 0.997 | 12 | 15 | 0.800 |
| 7 | Mexico | 7 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 215 | 338 | 0.636 | 7 | 18 | 0.389 |
| 8 | United States | 7 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 155 | 356 | 0.435 | 4 | 21 | 0.190 |
| 1968-10-13 19:00 | Peru | 3–2 | Mexico | |
| (15–17, 15–5, 10–15, 15–2, 15–7) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-14 10:00 | Peru | 3–0 | South Korea | |
| (15–13, 15–6, 15–9) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-15 12:00 | Japan | 3–0 | Peru | |
| (15–3, 15–11, 15–9) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-17 12:00 | Soviet Union | 3–0 | Peru | |
| (15–4, 15–9, 15–9) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-20 10:00 | Czechoslovakia | 3–2 | Peru | |
| (7–15, 13–15, 15–9, 15–2, 15–3) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-23 17:00 | Peru | 3-1 | United States | |
| (15–11, 15–0, 14–16, 15–12) Report | ||||
| 1968-10-25 10:00 | Poland | 3–1 | Peru | |
| (15–10, 14–16, 15–9, 15–8) Report | ||||
Weightlifting
Peru had one athlete.
| Athlete | Event | Military Press | Snatch | Clean & Jerk | Total | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | ||||
| Efrain Gusquiza | Men's - 90 kg | 142.5 | 14 | 120 | 20 | 167.5 | 15 | 430 | 15 |
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