Edwin Vásquez

{{Short description|Peruvian sport shooter (1922–1993)}}

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| name = Edwin Vásquez

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| caption = Vásquez at the 1948 Summer Olympics

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| full_name = Edwin Gonzalo Vásquez Cam

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| birth_date = {{birth date|1922|7|28|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Lobitos, Peru

| death_date = {{death date and age|1993|3|9|1922|7|28|df=yes}}

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| sport = Sports shooting

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| medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's shooting}}

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{{MedalGold| 1948 London | 50 m pistol}}

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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.{{cite Sports-Reference |title=Edwin Vásquez |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/edwin-vasquez-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161204031746/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/va/edwin-vasquez-1.html |archive-date=4 December 2016}} Vásquez also won the free pistol event at the 1951 Pan American Games, while placing third in the team pistol event.{{cite web |title=Edwin VASQUEZ CAM |url=https://olympics.com/en/athletes/edwin-vasquez-cam |website=Olympics.com |access-date=16 August 2021}}

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