Peru competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece, from 13 to 29 August 2004. This was the nation's fifteenth appearance at the Olympics, except the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki.
Comité Olímpico Peruano sent the nation's smallest ever team to the Games since the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne. A total of twelve athletes, seven men and five women, competed in ten different sports. Two athletes from the Peruvian team had previously competed in Sydney: butterfly swimmer Juan Pablo Valdivieso and 1984 Olympic silver medalist Francisco Boza in men's trap shooting (who became the first Peruvian athlete to participate in seven Olympic Games, surpassing a single edition short of a historic record by fellow shooter Juan Giha). Being the oldest and most sophisticated member of the team, Boza was assigned by the committee to become the nation's flag bearer in the opening ceremony. Peru, however, failed to win a single Olympic medal since the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, where Giha won the silver in the mixed skeet.
Athletics
Peruvian athletes achieved qualifying standards in the following athletics events (up to a maximum of 3 athletes in each event at the 'A' Standard, and 1 at the 'B' Standard).
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
Men Field events AthleteEventQualificationFinalDistancePositionDistancePositionAlfredo DezaHigh jump2.1035Did not advance
Women Track & road events AthleteEventHeatFinalResultRankResultRankInés Melchor5000 m17:08.0721Did not advance
Badminton
AthleteEventRound of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLorena BlancoWomen's singlesL 1–11, 4–11Did not advance
Rowing
Peruvian rowers qualified the following boats:
Men AthleteEventHeatsRepechageSemifinalsFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankGustavo SalcedoSingle sculls7:29.064 R7:05.083 SD/E7:09.061 FD7:03.2421 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; R=Repechage
Sailing
Peruvian sailors qualified one boat for each of the following events.
Open AthleteEventRaceNet pointsFinal rank12345678910M*Augusto NicoliniLaser3835163931283833DSQ333832938 M = Medal race; OCS = On course side of the starting line; DSQ = Disqualified; DNF = Did not finish; DNS= Did not start; RDG = Redress given
Shooting
One Peruvian shooter qualified to compete in the following events:
Men AthleteEventQualificationFinalPointsRankPointsRankFrancisco BozaTrap119=9Did not advanceDouble trap12124Did not advance
Swimming
Peruvian swimmers earned qualifying standards in the following events (up to a maximum of 2 swimmers in each event at the A-standard time, and 1 at the B-standard time):
Men AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankJuan Pablo Valdivieso100 m butterfly55.9847Did not advance200 m butterfly2:02.7928Did not advance
Women AthleteEventHeatSemifinalFinalTimeRankTimeRankTimeRankValeria Silva100 m breaststroke1:13.5237Did not advance
Table tennis
Peru qualified a single table tennis player.
AthleteEventRound 1Round 2Round 3Round 4QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankMarisol EspineiraWomen's singlesL 2–4Did not advance
Tennis
Peru nominated a male tennis player to compete in the tournament.
AthleteEventRound of 64Round of 32Round of 16QuarterfinalsSemifinalsFinal / OppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreOppositionScoreRankLuis HornaMen's singlesL 2–6, 5–7Did not advance
Weightlifting
Peru qualified a single weightlifter.
AthleteEventSnatchClean & JerkTotalRankResultRankResultRankManuela RejasWomen's +75 kg95=10125=1022010
Wrestling
Key – Victory by Fall. - Decision by Points - the loser with technical points. - Decision by Points - the loser without technical points.
Men's Greco-Roman AthleteEventElimination PoolQuarterfinalSemifinalFinal / OppositionResultOppositionResultRankOppositionResultOppositionResultOppositionResultRankSidney Guzman−60 kgL 0–4 W 3–1 2Did not advance15
See also Peru at the 2003 Pan American Games Peru at the 2004 Summer Paralympics
References
External links Official Report of the XXVIII Olympiad Peruvian Olympic Committee