Carlos Pérez (canoeist)
Spanish canoeist (born 1979)
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Carlos Pérez Rial (born 12 April 1979 in Cangas do Morrazo, Pontevedra), nicknamed "Perucho", is a Spanish sprint canoer who has been competing since 1999. Competing in two Summer Olympics, he won a gold in the K-2 500 m event at Beijing in 2008 along with Saul Craviotto.
Carlos Pérez at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
Representing  Spain | ||
| Men's canoe sprint | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 2008 Beijing | K-2 500 m |
| World Championships | ||
| 2005 Zagreb | K-1 200 m |
| 2009 Dartmouth | K-1 4 x 200 m |
| 2010 Poznań | K-1 4 x 200 m |
| 2011 Szeged | K-1 4 x 200 m |
 | 2003 Gainesville | K-1 500 m |
| 2006 Szeged | K-1 200 m |
| 2009 Dartmouth | K-2 200 m |
| 2010 Poznań | K-2 200 m |
| Mediterranean Games | ||
| 2013 Mersin | K-2 200 m |
| 2005 Almería | K-1 500 m |
Pérez won seven medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-1 200 m: 2005, K-1 4 × 200 m: 2009, 2010) and four silvers (K-1 200 m: 2006, K-1 500 m: 2003, K-2 200 m: 2009, 2010).
Perucho is a member of the Piragüismo Aldán club. He is 182 cm (6 ft 0 in) tall and weighs 84 kg (185 lb).
European Championship Medals
References
- Canoe09.ca profile
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint): 1936–2007 at the Wayback Machine (archived 2010-01-05)
- ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936–2007 at WebCite (archived 2009-11-09)
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Carlos Pérez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
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