ATHLETICS

HISTORY
THE BEGINNING
The history of athletics began in 1918,
the year in which the Peruvian
Athletics Federation was founded. It is
said that athletic competitions began
in 1887 in the Meiggs field.
ATHLETICS IN PERU IS A POPULAR
SPORT OF GREAT IMPORTANCE IN
THE COUNTRY. THROUGHOUT ITS
HISTORY, IT HAS HAD IMPORTANT
ACHIEVEMENTS AND OUTSTANDING
REPRESENTATIVES AT THE
INTERNATIONAL LEVEL.
THE BEGINNING OF ATHLETICS IN
PERU DATES BACK TO PRE-HISPANIC
TIMES, WHERE VARIOUS
COMPETITIONS AND PHYSICAL TESTS
WERE PRACTICED AS PART OF
RELIGIOUS AND CEREMONIAL RITES.
E
HOWEVER, THE ORGANIZED PRACTIC
OF MODERN ATHLETICS BEGAN AT
THE END OF THE 19TH CENTURY, WITH
THE FOUNDING OF SPORTS CLUBS
AND THE ORGANIZATION OF
COMPETITIONS IN LIMA AND OTHER
CITIES OF THE COUNTRY.
 DURING THE F
IRST HALF OF
THE 20TH
CENTURY, ATHL
ETICS IN PERU
HAD AN
OUTSTANDING
DEVELOPMENT,
WITH THE
CREATION OF
THE PERUVIAN
ATHLETICS
FEDERATION IN 1
924 AND THE PAR
TICIPATION
OF PERUVIAN A
THLETES IN TH
E OLYMPIC
GAMES OF AMS
TERDAM IN 192
8 AND LOS
ANGELES IN 1932
. IN THE FOLLOW
ING YEARS,
THE PRESENCE
OF PERUVIAN A
THLETICS IN
INTERNATIONAL
COMPETITIONS
CONSOLIDATED, WAS
WITH THE WIN
NING OF
MEDALS IN THE
PAN AMERICAN
AND SOUTH
AMERICAN GAME
S, AND THE CLA
SSIFICATION
OF ATHLETES T
O THE OLYMPIC
GAMES OF
HELSINKI IN 1952
AND MELBOURNE
IN 1956.
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HAS EXPE F N EW C L U B S
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G L O N A T T HE
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MEDAL IN M ERIC A N G A M ES
P A N A
R O N T O 2015
TO
T H E R IO 2016
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AND QUA K IM B E RLY
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C G A AL
OLYMPI E BRO N Z E M E D
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GAR T TH E L IM A 2
W A L K A
KM
IN THE 20 S T O O D O UT.
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PAN AME E TI CS IN P E R U IS
IO N, A TH L
N C L U S
IN CO T O R Y A N D
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IT H
SPORT W S H AD M O M E N TS
WHI C H H A
D IT IO N , S.
TRA DIF F IC U L T IE
A N D A L S O
OF GLORY
 THE BEST EXPONENTS OF
ATHLETICS

GLADYS TEJEDA LUIS HENRY CAMPOS

KIMBERLY GARCÍA
Gold medalist in the He won bronze in the
She won gold medals INÉS MELCHOR women's marathon at LUIS OSTOS 20,000m race walk, his
at the World the Toronto 2015 Pan second medal at the
South American record He has won several gold
Championships in American Games and medals in international South American
holder in the women's half
Oregon (United States) also participated in the competitions, including the Championships Peru
marathon who participated
in the 20 and 35 London 2012 and Rio de 2013 Trujillo Bolivarian May 26, 2019.
in the London 2012 and Rio Games and the 2018
kilometer women's Janeiro 2016 Olympic
de Janeiro 2016 Olympic Cochabamba South
race walking events. Games.
Games. American Games.
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