Peru at the 1987 Pan American Games

Peru at the Pan American Games. The Peruvians had participated in all editions of the games, except in 1955 in Mexico City. They have won a total of 19 gold medals, 40 silver and 90 bronze and 149 overall counting the 2019 Panamerican Games in Lima.

Lima was elected to stage the Games in 2013. It is the seventh city in South America to receive the games.

The Peruvian capital, Lima, was the venue for the games in 2019. The inauguration of the event was on July 26th at the National Stadium of Lima, with more than 50,000 people present. The event was preceded by the President of Peru, Martin Vizcarra.

As host of Pan American Games in Lima, Peru made sporting history by winning 11 gold medals, surpassing the 3 at Toronto in 2015 and the 2 won in Buenos Aires in 1951. Prior to these Games Peru had won 8 gold medals all told; in Lima alone Peru won 11 gold medals in one edition. This is by far the best performance of any Peruvian sporting delegation to date.

Medal count

Medal winners in all history

(This section will be changing until we investigate all data)

Gold medal

1951 ''Buenos Aires'' - Edwin Vásquez Cam (Shooting)

1951 ''Buenos Aires'' - Julia Sánchez (Athletics - 100 m)

1975 ''Mexico'' - Edith Noeding (Running - 100 m vallas)

1983 ''Caracas'' - Carlos Hora (Shooting)

2003 ''Santo Domingo'' - Alexis Carvajal (Karate)

2015 ''Toronto'' - Francisco Boza (Shooting)

2015 ''Toronto'' - Natalia Cuglievan (Water skiing tricks)

2015 ''Toronto'' - Alexandra Grande (Karate)

2019 ''Lima'' - Gladys Tejeda (Athletics - Women Marathon)

2019 ''Lima'' - Christian Pacheco (Athletics - Men Marathon)

2019 ''Lima'' - Diego Elías (Squash)

2019 ''Lima'' - Natalia Cuglievan (Water skiing tricks)

2019 ''Lima'' - Piccolo Clemente (Men Surf Longboard)

2019 ''Lima'' - Lucca Mesinas (Men Surf Open)

2019 ''Lima'' - Daniella Rosas (Women Surf Open)

2019 ''Lima'' - John Trebejo, Oliver Del Castillo y Carlos Lam (Men Karate Kata)

2019 ''Lima'' - Claudia Suárez (Ball game Basque Paleta fronton)

2019 ''Lima'' - Kevin Martínez (Ball game Basque Paleta fronton)

2019 ''Lima'' - Alexandra Grande (Karate)

Silver medal

(winners under research)

''1951 Buenos Aires -'' Gerardo Salazar (Decathlon), Javier Piqueras Sánchez Concha (Pole vault Men) ''2007 Rio de Janeiro -'' Alexander Zimmermann (Sailing Men's Sunfish Class), Peter Lopez (Taekwondo Men's 68 kg), Miñán Mogollón (Weightlifting Men's 62 kg), Sixto Barrera (Wrestling Men's Greco-Roman 74 kg) ''2011 Guadalajara -'' Lizbeth Diez-Canseco (Taekwondo Women's 49 kg) Alexandra Grande (Karate Women's 61 kg) ''2019 Lima -'' Gabriela García León (Athletism Women March), Alonso Wong (Judo), Tamil Martino (Surf SUP Men), María Fernanda Reyes (Longboard Women), Vania Torres (Surf SUP Women), Hugo Del Castillo (Taekwondo Poomsae Individual Men), Marcela Castillo (Taekwondo Poomsae Individual Women).

Bronze medal

(winners under research)

''2011 Guadalajara -'' Claudia Rivero (Badminton Women's singles), Claudia Rivero with Rodrigo Pacheco (Badminton Mixed doubles), Gladys Tejeda (Athletics Women's Marathon), Inés Melchor (Athletics Women's 5,000 metres), Juan Postigos (Judo Men's 60 kg) ''2015 Toronto -'' Alexandra Vindrola (Karate), Thalia Mallqui, Yanet Sovero (Wrestling Freestyle women), Mario Molina (Wrestling Greco-Roman) 2019 Lima - Mario Bazan (Athletism 3000m Obstáculos Men), Leodan Pezo Saboya (Box 60kg-Light Men) José Maria Lucar (Box 91kg-Crucero Men), Mariano Wong (Karate Individual Kata Men), Team Peru (Karate Kata Women), Isabel Aco (Karate +68kg), Ingrid Aranda (Karate Individual Kata  Women), Luis Bardalez, (Weightlifting 67 kg Men), Thalia Mallqui (Wrestling Free 50 Women), Team Peru (BQP Frontenis Women Double), Team Peru (Squash Men Double), Itzel Delgado (Surf SUP Race men), Team Peru (Taekwondo Poomsae Pair Mixed), Team Peru Tenis Galdos y Varillas (Tenis Double Men), Team Peru Iamachkine y Galdos (Tenis Double Mixed), Marko Carrillo (Shooting 25m Pistol Tiro Rapido Men), Nicolas Pacheco, (Shooting Skeet Men), Renzo Sanguineti (Sailing Open Boat), Maria Bazo (Sailing Tabla a Vela Women) Yuta Galarreta (Judo 90kg Hombres) Yuliana Bolívar (Judo +78kg Mujeres).

References

External links

COP - Comité Olimpico Peruano
Official site.

{{National sports teams of Peru