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]
 Vásquez at the 1948 Summer Olympics | |||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Edwin Gonzalo Vásquez Cam | ||||||||||||||
| Born | 28 July 1922 Lobitos, Peru | ||||||||||||||
| Died | 9 March 1993 (aged 70) | ||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Sports shooting | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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References edit
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Edwin VASQUEZ CAM". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.
External links edit
- Edwin Vásquez at databaseOlympics.com Archived 21 February 2007 at the Wayback Machine
- Edwin Vásquez at Olympedia
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