{{Short description|Peruvian sport shooter (born 1964)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = | nickname = | image = Jefe del IPD en Comisión de Educación (6150111237).jpg | image_size = 260 | nationality = Peruvian | national_team = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1964|9|19|df=y}} | birth_place = Perù | residence = | height = | weight = | country = | sport = Shooting | event = | club = | turnedpro = 1980 | turnedpro_type = Start activity | coach = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport|Men's sport shooting}} {{MedalCountry | {{PER}} }} {{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}} {{MedalSilver| 1984 Los Angeles | Trap}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalGold| 2015 Toronto | Trap}} }} '''Francisco Boza''' (born 19 September 1964) is a Peruvian sport shooter and Olympic medalist. He won a silver medal in trap shooting at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and came fourth four years later.<ref name=sports-ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/francisco-boza-1.html |title=Francisco Boza |publisher=Sports Reference LLC |work=SR/Olympic Sports |accessdate=5 October 2009 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222211313/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/francisco-boza-1.html |archivedate=22 December 2008 }}</ref>
==Biography== He has competed in eight Olympic Games, from 1980 to 2016, one of only five shooters ever to do so. As of 2010, no other Peruvian had appeared at even six Olympics. Boza qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics and was the Peruvian flag bearer. He finished in 28th place in the qualifying round of the men's trap shooting competition and did not advance to the semifinals.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rio2016.com/en/shooting-standings-sh-trap-men |title=Rio 2016 |website=Rio 2016 |access-date=2016-08-27 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160826094158/https://www.rio2016.com/en/shooting-standings-sh-trap-men |archivedate=2016-08-26 }}</ref> Boza was also flag bearer at the 2004 Summer Olympics.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/43615 |title=Francisco Boza |website=Olympedia |access-date=5 January 2024}}</ref>
His brother is Esteban Boza, also an Olympic shooter.<ref>[https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/43614 Olympedia.org: Esteban Boza]</ref>
==See also== *List of athletes with the most appearances at Olympic Games *Multi-participation men in shooting at the Olympic Games
==References== {{reflist}} *{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/francisco-boza-1.html |title=Francisco Boza |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20081222211313/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/bo/francisco-boza-1.html |archive-date=2008-12-22 |url-status=dead}}
==External links== * {{sports links}}
{{s-start}} {{s-sports|oly}} {{succession box | before = Rosa García | title = Flagbearer for {{PER}} | years = Athens 2004 | after = Sixto Barrera }} {{succession box | before = Roberto Carcelen | title = Flagbearer for {{PER}} | years = Rio de Janeiro 2016 | after = Lucca Mesinas / Daniella Rosas }} {{s-end}}
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