José Cavero

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

José Cavero

Personal information
Nationality	Peruvian
Born	(1940-08-16) 16 August 1940
Height	1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	71 kg (157 lb)
Sport
Sport	Track and field
Event	400 metres hurdles

José Cavero Samillan (born 16 August 1940) is a Peruvian hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1964 Summer Olympics.

His personal best in the event is 52.1 seconds set in 1963.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing Peru
1960	South American Junior Championships	Santiago, Chile	2nd	110 m hurdles	15.7
			2nd	400 m hurdles	55.3
			2nd	4 × 400 m relay	3:24.3
	Ibero-American Games	Santiago, Chile	– (h)	110 metres hurdles	DQ
			5th	400 metres hurdles	54.9
			7th (h)	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.6
1961	South American Championships	Lima, Peru	6th	110 m hurdles	15.9
			5th	400 m hurdles	54.6
			4th	4 × 400 m relay	3:22.7
1962	Ibero-American Games	Madrid, Spain	3rd (h)	400 m hurdles	53.9
1963	Pan American Games	São Paulo, Brazil	6th	400 m hurdles	53.10
	South American Championships	Cali, Colombia	7th (h)	110 m hurdles	15.6
			4th	400 m hurdles	52.1
			5th	4 × 400 m relay	3:20.1
	Universiade	Porto Alegre, Brazil	5th	400 m hurdles	52.48
			8th (h)	4 × 100 m relay	42.7
1964	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	29th (h)	400 m hurdles	53.7
1965	South American Championships	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil	8th (h)	400 m	49.2
			5th	110 m hurdles	16.1
			3rd	400 m hurdles	52.5
1967	South American Championships	Buenos Aires, Argentina	19th (h)	400 m	52.1
			10th (h)	400 m hurdles	55.8