Peru at the 1960 Summer Olympics
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Peru competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 31 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 3 sports.[1] 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
| Team | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Hungary
|
3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3 | +12 | 6 |
 France
|
3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
 Peru
|
3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 9 | −3 | 2 |
 India
|
3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | −3 | 1 |
| France | 2 – 1 | Peru |
|---|---|---|
Giamarchi  67' Quédec 90' |
Report | Uribe 1' |
Florence
Referee: Erlich (YUG)
Squad
Head coach: György Orth
| Pos. | Player | DoB | Age | Caps | Club | Tournament games |
Tournament goals |
Minutes played |
Sub off | Sub on | Cards yellow/red |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gerardo Altuna | April 7, 1939 | 21 | ? | ||||||||
| Humberto Aguerdas | October 31, 1937 | 22 | ? | ||||||||
| Juan Biselach | August 7, 1940 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| Victor Boulanger | July 15, 1940 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| Javier Caceres | September 8, 1939 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| DF | Eloy Campos | May 31, 1942 | 18 | ? | |||||||
| GK | Herminio Campos | April 25, 1937 | 22 | ? | |||||||
| [MF] | Hugo Carmona | April 1, 1939 | 21 | ? | |||||||
| Héctor De Guevara | March 20, 1940 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| Daniel Eral | October 17, 1940 | 19 | ? | ||||||||
| FW | Alberto Gallardo | November 28, 1940 | 19 | ? |  Sporting Cristal |
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| Alejandro Guzman | January 11, 1941 | 19 | ? | ||||||||
| Thomas Iwasaki | November 13, 1937 | 22 | ? | ||||||||
| Teodoro Luna | October 29, 1938 | 21 | ? | ||||||||
| Nicolas Nieri | December 6, 1939 | 20 | ? | ||||||||
| Alberto Ramírez | January 3, 1941 | 19 | ? | ||||||||
| Jaime Ruiz | May 23, 1935 | 25 | ? | ||||||||
| GK | Carlos Salinas | October 12, 1938 | 21 | ? | |||||||
| FW | Ángel Uribe | September 29, 1943 | 16 | ? | Universitario de Deportes |
Shooting
Pistol
| Athlete | Event | Final | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | ||
| Guillermo Cornejo | 25 metre rapid fire pistol | 564 | 36 |
| Pedro Garcia | 557 | 41 | |
| Antonio Vita | 50 metre | 535 | 20 |
| Pedro Puente | 522 | 37 | |
Rifle
| Athlete | Event | Qualifier | Final | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score | Rank | Score | Rank | ||
| Rubén Váldez | 300 m rifle 3 positions | — | 1028 | 35 | |
| Luis Albornoz | — | 1037 | 33 | ||
| Carlos Cedron | 50 m rifle 3 positions | 528 | 55 | Did not advance | |
| Carlos Lastarria | 524 | 59 | Did not advance | ||
| Carlos Cedron | 50 m rifle prone | 378 | 30 | Did not advance | |
| Carlos Lastarria | 390 | 5 | 578 | 29 | |
| Enrique Dibos | Trap | 88 | 155 | 36 | |
| Eduard de Atzel | Did not advance | ||||
Rowing
| Athlete(s) | Event | Heats | Repechage | Semifinals | Final | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | Time | Rank | ||
| Estuardo Masías Víctor Puente |
Coxless pairs | 7:55.28 | 5 R | 7:45.15 | 3 | Did not Advance | |||
References
- ^ "Peru at the 1960 Rome Summer Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 21 June 2015.