Peru at the Pan American Games | |
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IOC code | PER |
NOC | Peruvian Olympic Committee |
Website | www |
Medals Ranked 15th |
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Pan American Games appearances (overview) | |
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.[1] The inauguration of the event was on July 26 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.