Carlos Pérez (kayaker)

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.

Carlos Pérez

Carlos Pérez at the 2009 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
Medal record
Representing  Spain
Men's canoe sprint
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2008 BeijingK-2 500 m
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2005 ZagrebK-1 200 m
Gold medal – first place2009 DartmouthK-1 4 x 200 m
Gold medal – first place2010 PoznańK-1 4 x 200 m
Gold medal – first place2011 SzegedK-1 4 x 200 m
Silver medal – second place2003 GainesvilleK-1 500 m
Silver medal – second place2006 SzegedK-1 200 m
Silver medal – second place2009 DartmouthK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place2010 PoznańK-2 200 m
Mediterranean Games
Gold medal – first place 2013 MersinK-2 200 m
Silver medal – second place 2005 AlmeríaK-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 (6'0") tall and weighs 84 kg (185 lb).

European Championship Medals
  • Silver K-1 200 m 2006 Račice, Czech Republic 0:34.644
  • Gold K-1 200 m 2005 Poznań, Poland 0:36.098
  • Bronze K-1 500 m 2004 Poznań, Poland 1:41.974

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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