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Peru at the 1964 Summer Olympics
IOC code	PER
NOC	Peruvian Olympic Committee
Website	www.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Tokyo
Competitors	31 (30 men, 1 woman) in 5 sports
Medals	Gold 0 Silver 0 Bronze 0 Total 0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)
1900 1904–1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020 2024

Peru competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Japan. 31 competitors, 30 men and 1 woman, took part in 19 events in 5 sports.^[1] 15 year-old, Rosario de Vivanco was the first female athlete to represent Peru at the Olympic Games.

Track events

Athletes	Events	Heat		Quarterfinal		Semifinal		Final	Rank
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result	Rank	Result
Gerardo di Tolla	Men's 100 metres[2]	10.9	7	did not advance
	Men's 200 metres	22.1	7	did not advance
José Cavero	400 metres Hurdles	53.7	6	did not advance		—		did not advance

Field events

Athlete	Event	Qualification		Final
		Result	Rank	Result	Rank
Roberto Abugattás	High jump[3]	1.95	26	did not advance

Peru won two of its games to finish seventh in its group. It lost to Canada by one point in the knock-out stage but won its final matches against Korea to claim the 14th place.

Qualified for the semifinals

Team	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Pts	Tie
United States	7	0	569	333	+236	14
Brazil	5	2	473	452	+21	12	1W−0L
SFR Yugoslavia	5	2	529	453	+76	12	0W−1L
Uruguay	4	3	472	482	−10	11
Finland	3	4	409	475	−66	10
Australia	2	5	434	460	−26	9	1W−0L
Peru	2	5	431	453	−22	9	0W−1L
South Korea	0	7	432	641	−209	7

13th-16th

Rider	Event	Time	Rank
Teófilo Toda	Road race	DNF

Nine shooters represented Peru in 1964.

Pistol

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Guillermo Cornejo	25 metre rapid fire pistol	573	34
Armando López-Torres		553	43
Antonio Vita	50 metre	550	6
Pedro Puente		494	50

Rifle

Athlete	Event	Final
		Score	Rank
Oscar Caceres	50 m rifle 3 positions	1114	30
Carlos Lastarria		1086	59
Oscar Caceres	50 m rifle prone	584	49
Javier Caceres		572	68
Enrique Dibos	Trap	178	37
Eduard de Atzel		182	34

Men

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Luis Paz	100 m freestyle	58.5	7	did not advance
Carlos Canepa	400 m freestyle	4:44.9	5	did not advance
Walter Ledgard Jr.		4:50.4	7	did not advance
	1500 m freestyle	19:10.3	7	did not advance
Luis Paz Carlos Canepa Augusto Ferrero Walter Ledgard Jr.	4 × 100 m freestyle relay	4:02.6	7	—		did not advance
Augusto Ferrero	200 m backstroke	2:29.9	7	did not advance
Carlos Canepa	200 m butterfly	2:24.9	6	did not advance
Gustavo Ocampo		2:31.4	6	did not advance
Luis Paz	400 m individual medley	5:39.5	8	did not advance

Women

Athlete	Event	Heat		Semifinal		Final
		Time	Rank	Time	Rank	Time	Rank
Rosario de Vivanco	100 m freestyle	1:09.0	8	did not advance

• Official Olympic Reports