Edwin Vásquez

Peruvian sport shooter

Edwin Vásquez
Vásquez at the 1948 Summer Olympics
Personal information
Full nameEdwin Gonzalo Vásquez Cam
Born(1922-07-28)28 July 1922
Lobitos, Peru
Died9 March 1993(1993-03-09) (aged 70)
Sport
SportSports shooting
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing  Peru
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1948 London 50 m pistol

Edwin Gonzalo Vásquez Cam (28 July 1922 – 9 March 1993) was an Olympic sport shooter from Peru. He won a gold medal in the 50 m pistol event at the 1948 Summer Olympics, winning Peru's first and only Olympic gold medal to date.[1] Vásquez also won the free pistol event at the 1951 Pan American Games, while placing third in the team pistol event.[2]

References

  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edwin Vásquez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
  2. ^ "Edwin VASQUEZ CAM". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.

External links

  • Edwin Vásquez at databaseOlympics.com Archived 21 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
  • Edwin Vásquez at Olympedia Edit this at Wikidata
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1 In 1896, the competition distance of the event was 30 metres.

2 In 1908, the competition distance of the event was 50 yards.


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