Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Sporting event delegation
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Peru competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 20 competitors, 17 men and 3 women, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.[1]
| Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics | |
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| IOC code | PER |
| NOC | Peruvian Olympic Committee |
| in Munich | |
| Competitors | 20 (17 men and 3 women) in 7 sports |
| Flag bearer | Enrique Barúa |
| Medals |
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| Summer Olympics appearances (overview) | |
Athletics
- Track Events
- Men
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | |||
| Fernando Acevedo | Men's 400 metres | 45.80 | 3 | did not advance | |||||
- Women
| Athlete | Events | Heat | Quarterfinal | Semifinal | Final | Rank | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | |||
| María Luisa Vilca | Women's 100 metres | 11.85 | 6 | did not advance | |||||
| Women's 200 metres | 24.46 | 5 | 24.48 | 7 | did not advance | ||||
- Field Events
| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | Final | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Edith Noeding | Result | 14.24 | 1.55 | 10.43 | 24.41 | 5.25 | 3870 | 24 |
| Points | 836 | 781 | 618 | 899 | 736 |
Boxing
| Athlete | Event | First round | Second round | Third round | Quarterfinals | Semifinals | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Opposition Result |
Rank | |||
| Carlos Burga | Welterweight |  Hodne (NOR)W 4–1 |
 Valdez (USA)L 1–4 |
did not advance | 17 | |||
| Oscar Ludeña | Heavyweight | BYE |  Hussing (FRG)L KO |
did not advance | 5 | |||
Cycling
Road
- Team[2]
| Rider | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Bernardo Arias Gilberto Chocce Fernando Cuenca Carlos Espinoza |
Team time trial | 2-30:57.5 | 30 |
- Individual[3]
| Rider | Event | Time | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrique Allyón | Road race | DNF | |
| Gilberto Chocce | Road race | ||
| Fernando Cuenca | Road race | ||
| Carlos Espinoza | Road race | ||
Fencing
One fencer represented Peru in 1972. The tournament was played by pools where everyone faced everyone on the group and the top fencers moved on to the next round.[4]
| Pool Seven | Pld | BW | BL | GF | GA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Tibor Pézsa (HUN) |
5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 |
 Eddy Ham (NED) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 |
 Bernard Vallée (FRA) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 |
 Anani Mikhaylov (BUL) |
5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 |
 Enrique Barúa (PER) |
5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 |
 Bob Foxcroft (CAN) |
5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
Shooting
Two shooters, one man and one woman, represented Peru in 1972.
Swimming
- Men
| Athlete | Event | Heat | Semifinal | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | |||
| Juan Carlos Bello | 100 m freestyle | No Show | ||||||
| 200 m freestyle | No Show | |||||||
| 100 m butterfly | 57.54 | 3 Q | 57.51 | 5 | did not advance | |||
| 200 m individual medley | 2:11.70 | 2 Q | N/a | 2:11.87 | 7 | |||
| Guillermo Pacheco | 400 m freestyle | 4:18.78 | 7 | N/a | did not advance | |||
| 1500 m freestyle | 17:36.36 | 7 | N/a | did not advance | ||||
| Alfredo Hunger | 100 m breaststroke | 1:11.44 | 6 | did not advance | ||||
| 200 m breaststroke | 2:37.20 | 7 | N/a | did not advance | ||||
