Edwin Gonzalo Vásquez Cam (28 July 1922 – 9 March 1993) was an Olympic

sport shooter Shooting sports is a group of competitive and recreational sporting activities involving proficiency tests of accuracy, precision and speed in shooting — the art of using ranged weapons, mainly small arms (firearms and airguns, in forms such ...

from

Peru Peru, officially the Republic of Peru, is a country in western South America. It is bordered in the north by Ecuador and Colombia, in the east by Brazil, in the southeast by Bolivia, in the south by Chile, and in the south and west by the Pac ...

. He won a gold medal in the 50 m pistol event at the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

, winning Peru's first and only Olympic gold medal to date. Vásquez also won the free pistol event at the

1951 Pan American Games The 1951 Pan American Games, officially known as I Pan American Games () and commonly known as Buenos Aires 1951, were held in Buenos Aires, Argentina between February 25 and March 9, 1951. The Pan American Games' origins were at the Games of the ...

, while placing third in the team pistol event.

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* * 1922 births 1993 deaths Peruvian male sport shooters ISSF pistol shooters Peruvian people of Chinese descent Shooters at the 1948 Summer Olympics Olympic shooters for Peru Olympic gold medalists for Peru Olympic medalists in shooting Medalists at the 1948 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Peru Pan American Games bronze medalists for Peru Pan American Games gold medalists in shooting Pan American Games bronze medalists in shooting Shooters at the 1951 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1951 Pan American Games 20th-century Peruvian sportsmen {{SouthAm-Olympic-medalist-stub