Carlos Pérez (canoeist)
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 | |
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.
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).