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Peru at the 2020 Summer Olympics

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Peru competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo. Originally scheduled to take place from 24 July to 9 August 2020, the Games were postponed to 23 July to 8 August 2021, because of the COVID-19 pandemic.[1] Since the nation's official debut in 1936, Peruvian athletes have appeared in every edition of the Summer Olympic Games, with the exception of the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.

Peru at the
2020 Summer Olympics
IOC codePER
NOCPeruvian Olympic Committee
Websitewww.coperu.org (in Spanish)
in Tokyo, Japan
Competitors35 in 17 sports
Flag bearers (opening)Daniella Rosas
Lucca Mesinas
Flag bearer (closing)Alexandra Grande
Medals
Gold
0
Silver
0
Bronze
0
Total
0
Summer Olympics appearances (overview)

Competitors

Sport Men Women Total
Athletics 3 5 8
Badminton 0 1 1
Boxing 2 0 2
Cycling 1 0 1
Fencing 0 1 1
Gymnastics 0 1 1
Judo 1 0 1
Karate 0 1 1
Rowing 1 0 1
Sailing 1 4 5
Shooting 3 0 3
Skateboarding 1 0 1
Surfing 2 2 4
Swimming 1 1 2
Tennis 1 0 1
Weightlifting 1 0 1
Wrestling 1 0 1
Total 19 16 35

Athletics

Main articles: Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Athletics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peruvian athletes further achieved the entry standards, either by qualifying time or by world ranking, in the following track and field events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event):[2][3]

Key
  • Note–Ranks given for track events are within the athlete's heat only
  • Q = Qualified for the next round
  • q = Qualified for the next round as a fastest loser or, in field events, by position without achieving the qualifying target
  • NR = National record
  • N/A = Round not applicable for the event
  • Bye = Athlete not required to compete in round
Track & road events
Men
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Cristhian Pacheco Marathon 2:22:12 60
Luis Henry Campos 20 km walk 1:30:58 43
César Rodríguez 1:24:40 21
Women
Athlete Event Final
Result Rank
Jovana de la Cruz Marathon 2:36:38 40
Gladys Tejeda 2:34:21 27
Mary Luz Andia 20 km walk 1:35:25 24
Kimberly García Did not finish
Leyde Guerra 1:38:10 36

Badminton

Main articles: Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Badminton at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru entered one badminton player into the Olympic tournament. Former Youth Olympian Daniela Macías accepted a spare berth from the injured Olympic champion Carolina Marín of Spain, as the next highest-ranked shuttler vying for qualification in the women's singles, based on the BWF World Race to Tokyo Rankings of June 15, 2021. This signifies the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1996.[4]

Athlete Event Group Stage Elimination Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Daniela Macías Women's singles   Ongbamrungphan (THA)
L (4–21, 9–21) 		  Kuuba (EST)
L (19–21, 13–21) 		3 Did not advance

Boxing

Main articles: Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Boxing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru entered two male boxers to compete in each of the following weight classes into the Olympic tournament. With the cancellation of the 2021 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Buenos Aires, Argentina, Leodan Pezo finished among the top five of the men's lightweight category to secure his place in the Peruvian squad based on the IOC's Boxing Task Force Rankings for the Americas. Meanwhile, José Maria Lucar completed the nation's sporting lineup by topping the field of boxers vying for qualification from the Americas in the men's heavyweight category through the same system.[5] This signifies the country's return to the sport for the first time since 1996.

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Leodan Pezo Men's lightweight   Zakir Safiullin (KAZ)
L 0–5 		Did not advance
José María Lúcar Men's heavyweight Bye   Ammar Abduljabbar (GER)
L 0–5 		Did not advance

Cycling

Main articles: Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Cycling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Road

Peru entered one rider to compete in the men's Olympic road race for the first time since Los Angeles 1984, by finishing in the top two, not yet qualified, at the 2019 Pan American Championships in Mexico.[6] This signifies the country's debut in the sport.

Athlete Event Time Rank
Royner Navarro Men's road race Did not finish

Fencing

Main articles: Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Fencing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru entered one fencer into the Olympic competition. Beijing 2008 Olympian María Luisa Doig claimed a spot in the women's épée by winning the final match at the Pan American Zonal Qualifier in San José, Costa Rica.[7] This signifies the country's return to the sport for the first time since 2008.

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
María Luisa Doig Women's épée Bye   Vivian Kong (HKG)
L 11–15 		Did not advance

Gymnastics

Main articles: Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Gymnastics at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Artistic

Peru entered one artistic gymnast into the Olympic competition. Rio 2016 Olympian Ariana Orrego received a spare berth from the women's apparatus events, as one of the twelve highest-ranked gymnasts, neither part of the team nor qualified directly through the all-around, at the 2019 World Championships in Stuttgart, Germany. This signifies the country's debut in the sport.

Women
Athlete Event Qualification Final
Apparatus Total Rank Apparatus Total Rank
V UB BB F V UB BB F
Ariana Orrego All-around 13.433 9.466 12.066 12.066 47.031 74 Did not advance

Judo

Main articles: Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Judo at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru qualified one judoka for the men's half-lightweight category (66 kg) at the Games. Rio 2016 Olympian Juan Postigos accepted a continental berth from the Americas as the nation's top-ranked judoka outside of direct qualifying position in the IJF World Ranking List of June 28, 2021.[8]

Athlete Event Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Juan Postigos Men's −66 kg   Nathan Katz (AUS)
L 00–10 		Did not advance

Karate

Main articles: Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Karate at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru entered one karateka into the inaugural Olympic tournament. Alexandra Grande secured a place in the women's kumite 61-kg category, as the highest-ranked karateka vying for qualification from the Americas based on the WKD Olympic Rankings.[9]

Athlete Event Round Robin Semifinals Final
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Alexandra Grande Women's –61 kg   Anita Serogina (UKR)
L 1–6 		  Giana Farouk (EGY)
L 0–2 		  Jovana Preković (SRB)
L 0–1 		  Btissam Sadini (MAR)
W 3–1 		4 Did not advance 7

Rowing

Main articles: Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Rowing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru qualified one boat in the men's single sculls for the Games by finishing fifth in the A-final and securing the second of five berths available at the 2021 FISA Americas Olympic Qualification Regatta in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[10]

Athlete Event Heats Repechage Quarterfinals Semifinals Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Álvaro Torres Men's single sculls 7:07.92 3 QF Bye 7:31.85 4 SC/D 7:02.49 1 FC 7:03.69 17

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; QF=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage

Sailing

Main articles: Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Sailing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peruvian sailors qualified one boat in each of the following classes through the 2018 Sailing World Championships, the class-associated Worlds, the 2019 Pan American Games, and the continental regattas.[11]

Athlete Event Race Net
points 		Final
rank
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 M*
Stefano Peschiera Men's Laser 12 26 21 18 19 33 19 15 14 36
RET 		— EL 177 25
María Belén Bazo Women's RS:X 14 13 17 15 8 5 12 12 11 15 11 14 EL 130 13
Paloma Schmidt Women's Laser Radial 17 37 39 38 29 35 32 35 31 11 — EL 265 36
Diana Tudela
María Pia van Oordt 		Women's 49erFX 19 18 22
UFD 		19 18 17 17 18 16 16 5 11 EL 174 20

M = Medal race; EL = Eliminated – did not advance into the medal race

Shooting

Main articles: Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Shooting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peruvian shooters achieved quota places for the following events by virtue of their best finishes at the 2018 ISSF World Championships, the 2019 ISSF World Cup series, the 2019 Pan American Games, and Championships of the Americas, as long as they obtained a minimum qualifying score (MQS) by May 31, 2020.[12]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Points Rank Points Rank
Marko Carrillo Men's 10 m air pistol 569 29 Did not advance
Men's 25 m rapid fire pistol 572 18 Did not advance
Alessandro de Souza Men's trap 118 27 Did not advance
Nicolás Pacheco Men's skeet 122 8 Did not advance

Skateboarding

Main articles: Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Skateboarding at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru entered one skateboarder into the Olympic tournament. Angelo Caro Narvaez was automatically selected among the top 16 eligible skateboarders in the men's street based on the World Skate Olympic Rankings of June 30, 2021.[13]

Athlete Event Qualification Final
Score Rank Score Rank
Angelo Caro Narvaez Men's street 32.93 7 Q 32.87 5

Surfing

Main articles: Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Surfing at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru sent four surfers (two per gender) to compete in their respective races at the Games. Lucca Mesinas, Miguel Tudela, and Daniella Rosas secured the places on the Peruvian roster in the men's and women's shortboard races, respectively, with a top-two finish of their preliminary heats at the 2021 ISA World Surfing Games in El Salvador, while 2004 world champion Sofía Mulánovich accepted a spare berth previously allocated by Japan's Shino Matsuda, as the next highest-ranked surfer in the overall provisional rankings at the 2019 ISA World Surfing Games.[14][15]

Athlete Event Round 1 Round 2 Round 3 Quarterfinal Semifinal Final / BM
Score Rank Score Rank Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Lucca Mesinas Men's shortboard 11.40 1 Q Bye   Fioravanti (ITA)
W 10.77–8.86 		  Wright (AUS)
L 7.83–12.74 		Did not advance
Miguel Tudela 10.67 2 Q Bye   Ohhara (JPN)
L 10.00–9.63 		Did not advance
Sofía Mulánovich Women's shortboard 7.80 3 9.36 3 Q   Moore (USA)
L 10.34–9.90 		Did not advance
Daniella Rosas 7.50 4 8.14 5 Did not advance

Swimming

Main articles: Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Swimming at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru received a universality invitation from FINA to send two top-ranked swimmers (one per gender) in their respective individual events to the Olympics, based on the FINA Points System of June 28, 2021.[16][17]

Athlete Event Heat Semifinal Final
Time Rank Time Rank Time Rank
Joaquín Vargas Men's 200 m freestyle 1:49.93 3 Did not advance 35
Men's 400 m freestyle 3:52.94 3 — Did not advance 25
McKenna DeBever Women's 100 m backstroke 1:02.09 2 Did not advance 31
Women's 200 m individual medley 2:15.86 1 Did not advance 24

Tennis

Main articles: Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Tennis at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru entered one tennis player into the Olympic tournament for the first time since Athens 2004. Following the late withdrawals of several tennis players, Juan Pablo Varillas (world no. 133) accepted a spare berth previously allocated by one of the original top 56 entrants to compete in the men's singles based on the ATP Entry Rankings of June 14, 2021.[18]

Athlete Event Round of 64 Round of 32 Round of 16 Quarterfinals Semifinals Final / BM
Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Opposition
Score 		Rank
Juan Pablo Varillas Men's singles   Schwartzman (ARG)
L 5–7, 4–6 		Did not advance

Weightlifting

Main articles: Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Weightlifting at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru entered one male weightlifter into the Olympic competition. Marcos Rojas accepted a spare berth unused by the Tripartite Commission as the next highest-ranked weightlifter vying for qualification in the men's 61 kg category based on the IWF Absolute World Rankings.[19][20]

Athlete Event Snatch Clean & Jerk Total Rank
Result Rank Result Rank
Marcos Rojas Men's –61 kg 105 14 135 12 240 12

Wrestling

Main articles: Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics and Wrestling at the 2020 Summer Olympics – Qualification

Peru qualified one wrestler for the men's freestyle 86 kg into the Olympic competition, by progressing to the top two finals at the 2020 Pan American Qualification Tournament in Ottawa, Canada.[21]

Key:

  • VT (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by fall.
  • VB (ranking points: 5–0 or 0–5) – Victory by injury (VF for forfeit, VA for withdrawal or disqualification)
  • PP (ranking points: 3–1 or 1–3) – Decision by points – the loser with technical points.
  • PO (ranking points: 3–0 or 0–3) – Decision by points – the loser without technical points.
  • ST (ranking points: 4–0 or 0–4) – Great superiority – the loser without technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
  • SP (ranking points: 4–1 or 1–4) – Technical superiority – the loser with technical points and a margin of victory of at least 8 (Greco-Roman) or 10 (freestyle) points.
Men's freestyle
Athlete Event Round of 16 Quarterfinal Semifinal Repechage Final / BM
Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Opposition
Result 		Rank
Pool Ambrocio −86 kg   Lin (CHN)
L 0–4 ST 		Did not advance

See also

References

  1. ^ "Joint Statement from the International Olympic Committee and the Tokyo 2020 Organising Committee". Olympics. 24 March 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
  2. ^ "iaaf.org – Top Lists". IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  3. ^ "IAAF Games of the XXXII Olympiad – Tokyo 2020 Entry Standards" (PDF). IAAF. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  4. ^ "Daniela Macías clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos Tokio 2020" [Daniela Macías qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics] (in Spanish). Ovacion.pe. 7 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  5. ^ "Boxeador peruano José María Lúcar clasifica a los Juegos Olímpicos de Tokio 2020" [Peruvian boxer José María Lúcar qualified for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics] (in Spanish). El Peruano. 4 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  6. ^ "Athletes' quotas for Road Cycling events at the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games". UCI. 18 November 2019. Retrieved 23 November 2019.
  7. ^ "Fencing Zonal Qualifying Event for Pan America Finishes in San Jose, Costa Rica". International Fencing Federation. 3 May 2021. Retrieved 10 May 2021.
  8. ^ Messner, Nicolas (22 June 2021). "Tokyo 2020: Official Olympic Qualification List". International Judo Federation. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  9. ^ "Olympians from 34 countries now confirmed for Karate Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020". World Karate Federation. 15 June 2021. Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ^ "Americas Qualification Regatta Completed Ahead of Schedule". International Rowing Federation. 6 March 2021. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
  11. ^ "First Laser, Radial and 49erFX nations confirmed for Tokyo 2020". World Sailing. 10 August 2018. Retrieved 10 August 2018.
  12. ^ "Quota Places by Nation and Number". www.issf-sports.org/. ISSF. 1 January 2018. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
  13. ^ "Histórico: Angelo Caro clasificó a Tokio 2020 y será el primer skater peruano en unos Juegos Olímpicos" [Historic moment: Angelo Caro becomes the first Peruvian skateboarder to qualify for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics] (in Spanish). Peru: El Comercio. 6 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  14. ^ "Surfing's Olympic Qualifiers: Tokyo 2020". International Surfing Association. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  15. ^ "Peru's Lucca Mesinas and Daniella Rosas win shortboard gold and qualification for Tokyo 2020 at Pan Am Games". International Surfing Association. Retrieved 5 August 2019.
  16. ^ "Tokyo Olympics Entry Lists Released, Swimming Begins July 24". Swimming World Magazine. Retrieved 16 July 2021.
  17. ^ Dornan, Ben (10 June 2021). "McKenna DeBever And Joaquin Vargas Named To Peruvian Olympic Swim Team". SwimSwam. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  18. ^ "ITF announces entries for Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic Games". International Tennis Federation. 1 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  19. ^ "Tokio 2020: el pesista Marco Rojas clasificó a los Juegos Olímpicos" [Tokyo 2020: Weightlifter Marcos Rojas qualified for the Olympics] (in Spanish). Radio Programas del Perú. 28 June 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
  20. ^ "IWF Reallocated All Quotas of Member Federations with Multiple ADRVs". International Weightlifting Federation. 6 July 2021. Retrieved 20 July 2021.
  21. ^ Grégorio, Taylor (15 March 2020). "Destribats Becomes Argentina's First Olympic Wrestler Since 1996". United World Wrestling. Retrieved 15 March 2020.


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