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.
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
1979 births
Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Galicia (Spain) Living people Olympic canoeists for Spain Olympic gold medalists for Spain Spanish male canoeists Olympic medalists in canoeing ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak Medalists at the 2008 Summer Olympics Mediterranean Games gold medalists for Spain Mediterranean Games silver medalists for Spain Competitors at the 2005 Mediterranean Games Competitors at the 2013 Mediterranean Games Mediterranean Games medalists in canoeing