Peru at the 1960 Summer Olympics

Peru competed at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Rome, Italy. 31 competitors, all men, took part in 8 events in 3 sports. Peru returned to the football tournament once more after the controversial 1936 Olympics. Most of the athletes that represented Peru were part of the football squad. Peru also participated in shooting and rowing events.

Football
Only the team with the most points advanced to the Semifinals. Peru lost its first two matches against France and Hungary but won its third match against India which gave them two points

Squad
Head coach: 🇭🇺 György Orth

Shooting
Pistol

Rifle

Rowing
Peru had two male rowers participate in one out of seven rowing events in 1960.