Peru competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City, Mexico. 28 competitors, 16 men and 12 women, took part in 21 events in 8 sports.[1]
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Athletics 1
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Boxing 2
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Fencing 3
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Rowing 4
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Shooting 5
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Swimming 6
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Volleyball 7
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Weightlifting 8
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References 9
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External links 10
Athletics
Peru qualified four athletes to the summer olympics.
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Track events
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Field events
Boxing
Fencing
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Men's foil
Rowing
Peru qualified the following boat.[5]
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; Q=Quarterfinals; R=Repechage
Shooting
Five shooter represented Peru during these olympics. Gladys Baldwin Lopez was one of the first two women, the other being Eulalia Rolińska who competed for Poland, to compete in Olympic Shooting.[6]
Pistol
Rifle
Swimming
Three swimmers competed in seven events.[8]
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Men
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Women
Volleyball
All times are Mexico Central Zone (UTC-5)
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Women's Team Competition[9]
Peru's women's volleyball team made its first appearance at the olympics where it finished fourth.
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Pts
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Matches
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Points
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Sets
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Rank
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Team
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W
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L
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W
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L
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Ratio
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W
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L
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Ratio
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1
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Soviet Union
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21
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7
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0
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333
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193
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1.725
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21
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3
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7.000
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2
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Japan
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18
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6
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1
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318
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147
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2.163
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19
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4
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4.750
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3
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Poland
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15
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5
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2
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323
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304
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1.063
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15
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12
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1.250
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4
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Peru
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9
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3
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4
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306
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324
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0.944
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12
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15
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0.800
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5
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South Korea
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9
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3
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4
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276
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305
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0.905
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12
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14
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0.857
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6
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Czechoslovakia
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9
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3
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4
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307
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308
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0.997
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12
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15
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0.800
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7
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Mexico
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3
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1
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6
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215
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338
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0.636
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7
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18
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0.389
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8
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United States
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0
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0
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7
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155
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356
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0.435
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4
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21
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0.190
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1968-10-13
19:00
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Peru
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3–2
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Mexico
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Report(s): Report
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15
15
10
15
15
70
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Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
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17
5
15
2
7
46
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1968-10-14
10:00
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Peru
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3–0
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South Korea
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Report(s): Report
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15
15
15
45
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Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Total
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13
6
9
25
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1968-10-15
12:00
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Japan
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3–0
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Peru
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Report(s): Report
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15
15
15
45
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Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Total
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3
11
9
23
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1968-10-17
12:00
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Soviet Union
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3–0
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Peru
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Report(s): Report
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15
15
15
45
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Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Total
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4
9
9
22
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1968-10-20
10:00
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Czechoslovakia
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3–2
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Peru
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Report(s): Report
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7
13
15
15
15
65
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Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Set 5
Total
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15
15
9
2
3
44
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1968-10-23
17:00
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Peru
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3-1
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United States
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Report(s): Report
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15
15
14
15
59
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Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Total
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11
0
16
12
39
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1968-10-25
10:00
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Poland
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3–1
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Peru
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Report(s): Report
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15
14
15
15
59
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Set 1
Set 2
Set 3
Set 4
Total
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10
16
9
8
43
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Weightlifting
Peru had one athlete.[10]
Athlete
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Event
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Military Press
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Snatch
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Clean & Jerk
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Total
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Rank
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Result
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Rank
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Result
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Rank
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Result
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Rank
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Efrain Gusquiza
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Men's - 90 kg
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142.5
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14
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120
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20
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167.5
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15
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430
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15
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References
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^ "Peru at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2010-12-31.
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^ "Peru Athletics at the 1968 Tokyo Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 14, 2012.
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^ "Peru Athletics at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved August 24, 2012.
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^ "Peru Fencing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
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^ "Peru Rowing at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
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^ "Shooting at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games: Mixed Small-Bore Rifle, Prone, 50 metres". Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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^ "Peru Shooting at the 1968 Mexico City Summer Games". Sport-reference.com. Retrieved 22 August 2012.
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^ "Peru Swimming at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". Sports-reference.com. Retrieved 23 August 2012.
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^ "Women Volleyball Olympic Games 1968 Mexico City (MEX) - 13-26.10 Winner Soviet Union". todor66.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
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^ "Peru Weightlifting at the 1968 Ciudad de México Summer Games". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2012-08-14.
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