Peru competed at the 2023 Pan American Games in Santiago, Chile from October 20 to November 5, 2023. This was Peru's 18th appearance at the Pan American Games, having competed at every Games since 1951, except for the second edition in 1955.
Sport shooter Nicolás Pacheco and surfer Reyes were the country's flagbearers during the opening ceremony. Athlete Gladys Tejeda was initially selected as flagbearer but decided to step aside at the last moment in order to focus on her marathon competition scheduled for October 22, two days later. Meanwhile, squash athlete Diego ElÃÂas and race walker Kimberly GarcÃÂa were the country's flagbearers during the closing ceremony.
The following Peruvian competitors won medals at the games. In the by discipline sections below, medalists' names are bolded.
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The following is the list of number of competitors (per gender) participating at the games per sport/discipline.
Peru qualified three archers during the 2022 Pan American Archery Championships and the 2023 Copa Merengue.
Peru qualified a team of 18 athletes (eight men and ten women).
Track & road events
Field events
Track & road events
Field events
Track & road events
Peru qualified a team of six athletes (three men and three women).
Peru qualified a team of seven athletes (five men and two women) through the 2023 Pan American Basque Pelota Tournament.
Peru qualified two boxers (one per gender).
Peru qualified two female breakdancers through the WDSF World Rankings.
Peru qualified a total of three slalom athletes (two men and one woman).
Peru qualified a total of 4 sprint athletes (two men and two women).
Peru qualified a total of 7 cyclists (five men and two women).
Peru qualified three cyclists in BMX race through the UCI World Ranking of Nations. Micaela RamÃÂrez was named in the list presented by the Peruvian Olympic Committee for Pan American Games, however, she was eventually not included in the final entry list for BMX racing event.
Peru qualified a male track cyclist.
Peru qualified a team of 4 divers (one man and three women).
Peru qualified a male equestrian.
Peru qualified a team of six fencers (two men and four women) through the 2022 Pan American Fencing Championships in Ascuncion, Paraguay.
Peru qualified a men's team (of 16 athletes) after participating at the 2022 Pan American Cup.
Cross-overs
Seventh place match
Peru qualified a team of four golfers (two men and two women).
Peru qualified three gymnasts in artistic (two men and one woman) at the 2023 Pan American Championships.
<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final</small>
<small>Qualification Legend: Q = Qualified to apparatus final</small>
Peru qualified one individual gymnast.
Peru has qualified 7 judokas (three men and four women).
Peru qualified a team of 5 karatekas (one man and two women) at the 2022 South American Games. Besides, Peru qualified 1 extra karateka after winning one category during the 2021 Junior Pan American Games.
Peru qualified three modern pentathletes (two men and one woman).
Peru qualified a team of three athletes (two men and one woman) in skateboarding.
Peru qualified a team of 10 athletes (seven men and three women).
Peru qualified 8 boats for a total of 12 sailors.
Peru qualified a total of 16 shooters in the 2022 Americas Shooting Championships. Peru also qualified four shooters during the 2022 South American Games.
Peru qualified a women's team (of 16 athletes) by virtue of its campaign in the 2022 Pan American Championships.
Peru qualified two climbers (one per gender) by virtue of their IFSC world rankings.
Boulder & lead<br/>
Peru qualified a team of three male athletes through the 2023 Pan American Squash Championships.
Peru qualified ten surfers (five men and five women).
Peru qualified a team of 12 swimmers (four men and eight women).
Peru qualified a team of four athletes (three men and one woman) through the 2023 Special Qualification Event.
Peru qualified six athletes (two men and four women) during the Pan American Games Qualification Tournament.
Peru qualified a total of six tennis players (three men and three women). Jorge Panta was part of the list presented by the Peruvian Olympic Committee for Pan American Games, however, he was eventually not included in the final entry list for tennis.
Peru qualified a women's pair for a total of two athletes.
Peru qualified two water skiers after the 2022 Pan American Water skiing Championship.
Peru qualified six weightlifters (three men and three women).
Men
Women
Peru qualified 4 wrestlers (two men and two women) through the 2022 Pan American Wrestling Championships and the 2023 Pan American Wrestling Championships.