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
	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 (6'0") 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 WebCite (archived 2009-01-21). Additional archives: Wayback Machine.
• 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.