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Edwin Vásquez

Edwin Vásquez

Peruvian sport shooter

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Vásquez and the second or maternal family name is Cam.

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]

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  1. [1]
    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.
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    "Edwin VASQUEZ CAM". Olympics.com. Retrieved 16 August 2021.


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