| Peru at the 2022 World Athletics Championships | |
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| WA code | PER |
| National federation | Peruvian Athletics Sport Federation |
| Website | fedepeatle |
| in Eugene, United States July 15, 2022 – July 24, 2022 | |
| Competitors | 8 (3 men and 5 women) in 6 events |
| Medals Ranked 7th |
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| World Athletics Championships appearances | |
Peru competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, United States, from 15 to 24 July 2022. The Peruvian Athletics Sport Federation had initially entered 8 athletes,[1] but ended up competing with 6 of them due to the withdrawals of Jovana de la Cruz and Soledad Torre.
On 15 July 2022, racewalker Kimberly García won the women's 20km race walk, which meant the first world gold medal and the first ever world medal of any kind for Peru at the World Athletics Championships.[2] Seven days later, García won the second gold medal for Peru after winning the women's 35km race walk, an event that made its debut in the World Athletics Championships.[3]
With 2 gold medals, Peru finished its participation in 7th place in the medal table,[4] and was 26th place in the overall placing table with a total of 16 points.
- ^ "Entry Lists by COUNTRY and EVENT (As of 7 July 2022)" (PDF). World Athletics. 7 July 2022. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
- ^ "Garcia Leon dominates 20km race walk for Peru's first ever world gold". Eugene: France 24. Agence France-Presse. 16 July 2022. Retrieved 18 July 2022.
- ^ "Garcia Leon completes worlds race walk double with 35km gold". Eugene, Oregon: Reuters. 22 July 2022. Retrieved 22 July 2022.
- ^ "¡Histórico! Kimberly García pone a Perú dentro del Top 10 del Mundial de Atletismo" [Historical! Kimberly García puts Peru in the Top 10 of the World Athletics Championships] (in Spanish). Andina. 25 July 2022. Retrieved 15 July 2022.