Carlos Pérez Rial, (born 12 April 1979 in
Cangas do Morrazo
Cangas, also known as Cangas do Morrazo, is a seaside resort in southwestern Galicia, Spain. It is both a town and municipality in the province of Pontevedra. Its area is about 38,1 km² and has a population of around 26,087 inhabitants.
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,
Pontevedra
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) nicknamed "Perucho", is a Spanish
sprint canoer who has been competing since 1999. Competing in two
Summer Olympics
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, he won a gold in the K-2 500 m event at
Beijing
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in
2008
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.
Pérez won seven medals at the
ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships
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with three golds (K-1 200 m:
2005
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, K-1 4 × 200 m:
2009
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,
2010
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) and four silvers (K-1 200 m:
2006
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, K-1 500 m:
2003
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, 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
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* Gold K-1 200 m 2005
Poznań
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, Poland 0:36.098
* Bronze K-1 500 m 2004 Poznań, Poland 1:41.974
References
Canoe09.ca profile*
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1979 births
Canoeists at the 2004 Summer Olympics
Canoeists at the 2008 Summer Olympics
Sportspeople from Galicia (Spain)
Living people
Olympic canoeists of 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
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