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[[Peru]] has officially participated in 20 [[Summer Olympic Games]] and 3 [[Winter Olympic Games]]. They did not send any athletes to the [[1952 Summer Olympics]]. The [[Peruvian Olympic Committee]] is the [[National Olympic Committee]] for Peru which was founded in 1924 and recognized by the [[International Olympic Committee]] in 1936.

Peru's first official appearance at the Olympic Games was at the [[1936 Summer Olympics]] in Berlin. However, prior to the creation of the [[Peruvian Olympic Committee]] in 1924, the Peruvian [[Carlos de Candamo]] competed in the [[1900 Summer Olympics]] in two [[Fencing at the Olympics|fencing]] events of [[Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's foil|foil]] and [[Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics – Men's épée|épée]]. Peru's first participation in the [[Winter Olympic Games]] occurred [[Peru at the 2010 Winter Olympics|during the]] [[2010 Winter Olympics]].

Peru has won a total of five medals, three in [[Shooting at the Olympics|shooting]], one in [[Volleyball at the Olympics|volleyball]] and one in [[Sailing at the Olympics|sailing]]. Their only gold medal was won by [[Edwin Vásquez]] in the [[1948 Summer Olympics]] in the [[Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Men's 50 metre pistol]]. The first silver medal was won by [[Francisco Boza]] in [[Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Trap]] at the [[1984 Summer Olympics]]. The [[Peru women's national volleyball team]] won Peru's second silver medal in the [[1988 Summer Olympics]], and [[Juan Giha]] won their third silver and latest medal in [[Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Skeet|skeet]] at the [[1992 Summer Olympics]]. The first bronze medal was won by [[Stefano Peschiera]] at the [[2024 Summer Olympics]] in [[Sailing at the Olympics|sailing]].

== Medal tables ==
=== Medals by Summer Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
!Games
!Athletes
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{gold medal}}
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{silver medal}}
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{bronze medal}}
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Total
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Kingdom of Greece}} {{GamesName|SOG|1896}} ||rowspan="9"; colspan=6| ''did not participate''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} {{GamesName|SOG|1900}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|SOG|1904}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} {{GamesName|SOG|1908}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Sweden}} {{GamesName|SOG|1912}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Belgium}} {{GamesName|SOG|1920}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} {{GamesName|SOG|1924}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Netherlands}} {{GamesName|SOG|1928}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|SOG|1932}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} {{GamesName|SOG|1936}} || [[Peru at the 1936 Summer Olympics|40]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1936 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} {{GamesName|SOG|1948}} || [[Peru at the 1948 Summer Olympics|'''42''']] || '''1''' || 0 || 0 || '''1''' || [[1948 Summer Olympics medal table|'''22''']]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Finland}} {{GamesName|SOG|1952}} || colspan=6| ''did not participate''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Australia}} {{GamesName|SOG|1956}} || [[Peru at the 1956 Summer Olympics|8]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1956 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} {{GamesName|SOG|1960}} || [[Peru at the 1960 Summer Olympics|31]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1960 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} {{GamesName|SOG|1964}} || [[Peru at the 1964 Summer Olympics|31]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1964 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Mexico}} {{GamesName|SOG|1968}} || [[Peru at the 1968 Summer Olympics|28]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1968 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|West Germany}} {{GamesName|SOG|1972}} || [[Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics|20]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1972 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Canada}} {{GamesName|SOG|1976}} || [[Peru at the 1976 Summer Olympics|13]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1976 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Soviet Union}} {{GamesName|SOG|1980}} || [[Peru at the 1980 Summer Olympics|30]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1980 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|SOG|1984}} || [[Peru at the 1984 Summer Olympics|35]] || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || '''1''' || [[1984 Summer Olympics medal table|33]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} {{GamesName|SOG|1988}} || [[Peru at the 1988 Summer Olympics|21]] || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || '''1''' || [[1988 Summer Olympics medal table|36]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Spain}} {{GamesName|SOG|1992}} || [[Peru at the 1992 Summer Olympics|16]] || 0 || '''1''' || 0 || '''1''' || [[1992 Summer Olympics medal table|49]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|SOG|1996}} || [[Peru at the 1996 Summer Olympics|29]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[1996 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Australia}} {{GamesName|SOG|2000}} || [[Peru at the 2000 Summer Olympics|22]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2000 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Greece}} {{GamesName|SOG|2004}} || [[Peru at the 2004 Summer Olympics|12]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2004 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} {{GamesName|SOG|2008}} || [[Peru at the 2008 Summer Olympics|13]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2008 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|UK}} {{GamesName|SOG|2012}} || [[Peru at the 2012 Summer Olympics|16]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2012 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Brazil}} {{GamesName|SOG|2016}} || [[Peru at the 2016 Summer Olympics|29]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2016 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} {{GamesName|SOG|2020}} || [[Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics|35]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2020 Summer Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} {{GamesName|SOG|2024}} || [[Peru at the 2024 Summer Olympics|26]] || 0 || 0 || '''1'''|| '''1'''|| [[2024 Summer Olympics medal table|84]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|SOG|2028}} || colspan=6; rowspan=2 | ''future event''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Australia}} {{GamesName|SOG|2032}}
|-
!colspan=2| Total !! 1 !! 3 !! 1 !! 5 !! [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|98]]
|}

=== Medals by Winter Games ===
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
!Games
!Athletes
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{gold medal}}
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{silver medal}}
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{bronze medal}}
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Total
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Rank
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} {{GamesName|WOG|1924}} ||rowspan="20"; colspan=6| ''did not participate''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} {{GamesName|WOG|1928}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|WOG|1932}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Nazi Germany}} {{GamesName|WOG|1936}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Switzerland}} {{GamesName|WOG|1948}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Norway}} {{GamesName|WOG|1952}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} {{GamesName|WOG|1956}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|WOG|1960}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Austria}} {{GamesName|WOG|1964}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} {{GamesName|WOG|1968}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} {{GamesName|WOG|1972}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Austria}} {{GamesName|WOG|1976}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|WOG|1980}}
|-
|align=left|  {{flagicon|Yugoslavia}} {{GamesName|WOG|1984}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Canada}} {{GamesName|WOG|1988}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|France}} {{GamesName|WOG|1992}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Norway}} {{GamesName|WOG|1994}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Japan}} {{GamesName|WOG|1998}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|WOG|2002}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} {{GamesName|WOG|2006}}
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Canada}} {{GamesName|WOG|2010}} || [[Peru at the 2010 Winter Olympics|'''3''']] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2010 Winter Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Russia}} {{GamesName|WOG|2014}} || [[Peru at the 2014 Winter Olympics|'''3''']] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2014 Winter Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|South Korea}} {{GamesName|WOG|2018}} || colspan=8| ''did not participate''
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|China}} {{GamesName|WOG|2022}} || [[Peru at the 2022 Winter Olympics|1]] || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || [[2022 Winter Olympics medal table|–]]
|-
|align=left| {{flagicon|Italy}} {{GamesName|WOG|2026}} || colspan=6| ''future event''
|-
!colspan=2| Total !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! 0 !! [[All-time Olympic Games medal table|–]]
|}

=== Medals by Summer Sport ===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%"
|-
!Sports
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{gold medal}}
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{silver medal}}
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{bronze medal}}
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Total
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|[[Olympic medal table|Rank]]
|-
|align=left| {{GamesSport|Shooting|Format=d}} || 1 || 2 || 0 || 3 || 41
|-
|align=left| {{GamesSport|Volleyball|Format=d}} || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 17
|-
|align=left| {{GamesSport|Sailing|Format=d}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 46
|- class="sortbottom"
! Total || 1 || 3 || 1 || 5 ||bgcolor=ffdab9| 98 
|}

===Medals by gender===

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:100%"
|-
!Gender
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{gold medal}}
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{silver medal}}
! width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|{{bronze medal}}
!style="width:3em; font-weight:bold;"|Total
|-
|align=left| Men || 1 || 2 || 1 || 4 
|- 
|align=left| Women || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1
|-  
|align=left| Mixed || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|- 
! Total || 1 || 3 || 1 || 5
|}

== List of medalists ==
{| class="wikitable sortable"
|-
!style="width:6em"| Medal
!style="width:15em"| Name
!style="width:12em"| Games
!Sport
!Event
|-
| {{gold medal}} || [[Edwin Vásquez]] || {{flagicon|UK}} {{GamesName|SOG|1948}} || [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 1948 Summer Olympics – Men's 50 metre pistol|Men's 50 meter pistol]]
|-
| {{silver medal}} || [[Francisco Boza]] || {{flagicon|US}} {{GamesName|SOG|1984}} || [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics – Mixed trap|Trap]]
|-
| {{silver medal}} || 
{{Collapsible list 
|title=[[Peru women's national volleyball team|National volleyball team]]
|[[Luisa Cervera]]<br>[[Denisse Fajardo]]<br>[[Miriam Gallardo]]<br>[[Rosa García]]<br>[[Alejandra de la Guerra]]<br>[[Sonia Heredia]]<br>[[Katherine Horny]]<br>[[Natalia Málaga]]<br>[[Gabriela Pérez del Solar]]<br>[[Cecilia Tait]]<br>[[Gina Torrealva]]<br>[[Cenaida Uribe]] }}
|| {{flagicon|South Korea}} {{GamesName|SOG|1988}} || [[File:Volleyball pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics|Volleyball]] || [[Volleyball at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament|Women's tournament]]
|-
| {{silver medal}} || [[Juan Giha]] || {{flagicon|Spain}} {{GamesName|SOG|1992}} || [[File:Shooting pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Shooting]] || [[Shooting at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Mixed skeet|Skeet]]
|-
| {{bronze medal}} || [[Stefano Peschiera]] || {{flagicon|France}} {{GamesName|SOG|2024}} || [[File:Sailing_pictogram.svg|25px]] [[Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics|Sailing]] || [[Sailing at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Laser|Laser]]
|}

==Summary by sport==
===Fencing===
Peru's 1900 Olympic debut included 1 fencer, [[Carlos de Candamo]], who competed in each of the foil and épée individual amateur events and reached the repechage (18th to 24th place) in the foil. As of the 2016 Games, the nation has yet to win a medal in the sport.

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Games
! Fencers
! Events ||style="background-color:gold;"| Gold ||style="background-color:silver;"| Silver ||style="background-color:#c96;"| Bronze
! Total
|-
|align=left| [[Fencing at the 1900 Summer Olympics|1900 Paris]] || 1 || 2/7 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|-
! Total ||  ||  || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
|}

===Football (association)===
{{col-begin}}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
!colspan=9|[[Football at the Summer Olympics|Olympic Games Record]]
|-
!Year
!Round
!Position
!GP
!W
!D*
!L
!GS
!GA
|-
|1900–1928||Did not qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|GER|Nazi}} [[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]||Quarter-finals||5/16||2||2||0||0||11||5
|-
|1948–1956||Did not qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|{{flagicon|ITA}} [[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]||Round 1||11/16||3||1||0||2||6||9
|-
|1964–2012||Did not qualify||-||-||-||-||-||-||-
|-
|'''Total'''||2/24||||5||3||0||2||17||14
|}
{{col-2}}
{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center;font-size:90%;"
|-
!colspan=4|Olympic Games History
|-
!Year!!Round!!Score!!Result
|-
|rowspan=2|[[Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics|1936]]
|Round of 16||align="left"|{{fb|PER}} '''7 &ndash; 3''' {{fb|FIN}}||Win
|-
|Quarter-finals||align="left"|{{fb|PER}} '''4 &ndash; 2''' {{fb|AUT}}||Win(*)
|-
|rowspan=3|[[Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics|1960]]
|Round 1||align="left"|{{fb|PER}} '''1 &ndash; 2''' {{fb|FRA}}||Loss
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{fb|PER}} '''2 &ndash; 6''' {{fb|HUN}}||Loss
|-
|Round 1||align="left"|{{fb|PER}} '''3 &ndash; 1''' {{fb|IND}}||Win
|}
{{col-end}}

====1936 Summer Olympics====
{{main|Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics}}

Peru was invited to join the Olympics for its first time in 1936,<ref name="María José Fermi">{{cite web| title=Las épocas doradas del fútbol peruano y las Olimpiadas de 1936| work=Beta.upc.edu.pe| url=http://beta.upc.edu.pe/comunicaciones/periodismo/2007_2/TEXTO/tallerdeentrevistas/mariajose_fermi.pdf| access-date=2009-02-14| language=es| url-status=dead| archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110427004226/http://beta.upc.edu.pe/comunicaciones/periodismo/2007_2/TEXTO/tallerdeentrevistas/mariajose_fermi.pdf| archive-date=2011-04-27}}</ref> when they were to be [[1936 Summer Olympics|held at Berlin]]. Among the line of players featured in this first participation of the ''Blanquirroja'' were [[Alejandro Villanueva (footballer)|Alejandro Villanueva]], [[Teodoro Fernández]], [[Juan Valdivieso]], and [[Adelfo Magallanes]].<ref name="La Republica, ''Controversia''">{{cite web | title=Controversia – Berlín 36. Un mito derrumbado | work=Larepublica.com.pe | url=http://www.larepublica.com.pe/content/view/238377/ | access-date=2009-02-15 | language=es | url-status=dead | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090322030051/http://www.larepublica.com.pe/content/view/238377 | archive-date=2009-03-22 }}</ref> The Peruvian players, after arriving to Germany by transport of an Italian ship, were awestruck by the modern stadiums and the German idolatry of [[Adolf Hitler]].<ref name="María José Fermi"/> The first match against [[Finland national football team|Finland]] was played on August 6, 1936, and was won with great ease by the Peruvians with a 7–3 result.<ref name="La Republica, ''Controversia''"/> Peru's next match was against [[Austria national football team|Austria]] in the quarterfinals. The match was highly contested, and the game went into overtime when the Peruvians tied the Austrians after being two goals behind. Peru scored 5 goals during overtime, of which 3 were nulled by the referee, and won by the final score of 4–2.<ref name="María José Fermi"/>

The Austrians demanded a rematch on the grounds that Peruvian fans had stormed the field, and because the field did not meet the requirements for a football game.<ref name="María José Fermi"/><ref name="La Republica, ''Controversia''"/> Austria further claimed that the Peruvian players had manhandled the Austrian players and that spectators, one holding a revolver, had "swarmed down on the field."<ref name="TimePeru">{{cite news | title=Sport: Olympic Games (Concl'd)| work=[[Time (magazine)|Time]]| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756542,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215080225/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756542,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 15, 2008 | access-date=2010-01-24 | date=1936-08-24}}</ref> Peru was notified of this situation, and they attempted to go to the assigned meeting but were delayed by a German parade.<ref name="María José Fermi"/> At the end, the Peruvian defense was never heard, and the Olympic Committee and [[FIFA]] sided with the Austrians. The rematch was scheduled to be taken under close grounds on August 10, and later rescheduled to be taken on August 11.<ref name="La Republica, ''Controversia''"/><ref name="TimePeru"/>

As a sign of protest against these actions, which the Peruvians deemed as insulting and [[discriminatory]], the complete Olympic delegations of Peru and [[Colombia]] left Germany.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.todosports.com/inicio/articulos/gente/2800.aspx |title=Berlin, 1936...¡Italia Campione! |access-date=February 16, 2009 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704145725/http://www.todosports.com/inicio/articulos/gente/2800.aspx |archive-date=July 4, 2007 }}</ref><ref name="Peru.com, ''Olimpiadas de Berlin''"/> Argentina, Chile, Uruguay, and Mexico expressed their solidarity with Peru.<ref name="TimePeru"/> Michael Dasso, a member of the Peruvian Olympic Committee, stated: "We've no faith in European athletics. We have come here and found a bunch of merchants."<ref>{{cite magazine| url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756542,00.html | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081215080225/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756542,00.html | url-status=dead | archive-date=December 15, 2008 | magazine=Time | title=Sport: Olympic Games (Concl'd) | date=1936-08-24 | access-date=2010-05-22}}</ref> The game was awarded to Austria by default.<ref name="TimePeru"/> In Peru, angry crowds protested against the decisions of the Olympic Committee by tearing down an Olympic flag, throwing stones at the German consulate, refusing to load German vessels in the docks of [[Callao]], and listening to inflammatory speeches which included President [[Oscar Benavides Larrea]]'s mention of "the crafty Berlin decision."<ref name="TimePeru"/> To this day, it is not known with certainty what exactly happened at Germany, but it is popularly believed that [[Adolf Hitler]] and the [[Nazi]] authorities might have had some involvement in this situation.<ref name="Peru.com, ''Olimpiadas de Berlin''">{{cite web |url=http://www.peru.com/futbol/reportajes/2001/09/18/01.asp |title=Las Olimpiadas de Berlín |access-date=2007-08-21 |work=futbolperuano.com |language=es |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070823005032/http://www.peru.com/futbol/reportajes/2001/09/18/01.asp |archive-date=2007-08-23 }}</ref>

{{Peru football squad 1936 Summer Olympics}}

====1960 Summer Olympics====
{{main|Football at the 1960 Summer Olympics}}

After 24 years, Peru once again qualified for the football tournament at the [[1960 Summer Olympics|1960 Summer Olympics held in Rome]] with their U-23 football team. The team started out with a surprise 1st-minute goal against [[France national football team|France]], scored by [[Ángel Uribe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32038/report.html |title=FIFA Confederations Cup - Olympic Football Tournament Rome 1960 - FIFA.com |access-date=December 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219040557/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32038/report.html |archive-date=December 19, 2013 }}</ref> Peru would go on to lose 2–1 against the French, and were later beaten by [[Hungary national football team|Hungary]] 6–2, with [[Alberto Ramírez (footballer born 1941)|Alberto Ramírez]] earning a brace.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32045/report.html |title=FIFA Confederations Cup - Olympic Football Tournament Rome 1960 - FIFA.com |access-date=December 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219035937/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32045/report.html |archive-date=December 19, 2013 }}</ref> The last match was played against [[India national football team|India]], and Peru would win 3–1 with goals by [[Nicolas Nieri]] and [[Thomas Iwasaki]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32052/report.html |title=FIFA Confederations Cup - Olympic Football Tournament Rome 1960 - FIFA.com |access-date=December 18, 2013 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131219040014/http://www.fifa.com/tournaments/archive/tournament=512/edition=197075/matches/match=32052/report.html |archive-date=December 19, 2013 }}</ref>

Peru has not qualified again to the tournament since 1960, but were close to qualifying again in the 1964, 1972 and 1980 [[CONMEBOL Men Pre-Olympic Tournament]].

==See also==
* [[List of flag bearers for Peru at the Olympics]]
* [[:Category:Olympic competitors for Peru]]
* [[Tropical nations at the Winter Olympics]]
* [[Peru at the Paralympics]]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Peru |publisher=International Olympic Committee |url=https://www.olympic.org/peru }}
* {{cite web |title=Peru |publisher=Olympedia.com |url=http://www.olympedia.org/countries/PER }}
* {{cite web |title=Olympic Analytics/PER |publisher=olympanalyt.com |url=http://olympanalyt.com/OlympAnalytics.php?param_pagetype=MedalsByGames&param_country=PER }}

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