Peru at the 1972 Summer Olympics
Peru competed at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich, West Germany. 20 competitors, 17 men and 3 women, took part in 25 events in 7 sports.
Athletics
;Track Events;Men
;Women
;Field Events
;Women's pentathlon
| Athlete | Event | 200 m | Final | Rank | ||||
| Edith Noeding | Result | 14.24 | 1.55 | 10.43 | 24.41 | 5.25 | 3870 | 24 |
| Edith Noeding | Points | 836 | 781 | 618 | 899 | 736 | 3870 | 24 |
Boxing
Cycling
Road
;Team| Rider | Event | Time | Rank |
| Bernardo Arias Gilberto Chocce Fernando Cuenca Carlos Espinoza | Team time trial | 2-30:57.5 | 30 |
;Individual
Fencing
One fencer represented Peru in 1972. The tournament was played by pools where everyone faced everyone on the group and the top fencers moved on to the next round.| Pool Seven | |||||
| 5 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 11 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 13 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 12 | |
| 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 16 | |
| 5 | 1 | 4 | 9 | 24 | |
| 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 25 |
Shooting
Two shooters, one man and one woman, represented Peru in 1972.;50 m rifle, prone
;Trap
;Men