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Carlos Pérez

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Carlos Pérez is the 4,505th most popular athlete (up from 4,634th in 2019), the 2,923rd most popular biography from Spain (up from 3,036th in 2019) and the 62nd most popular Spanish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Carlos Pérez ranks 4,505 out of 6,025Before him are Lucimar de Moura, Tamer Bayoumi, Richard Adjei, Jeanette Bolden, Sonia O'Sullivan, and Johnny Spillane. After him are Tigran Gevorg Martirosyan, Letsile Tebogo, Hayato Sakamoto, Glenn Eller, Andreas Ihle, and Rafael Quintero.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Carlos Pérez ranks 1,054Before him are Yury Patrikeyev, Josu Sarriegi, Chris Gayle, Igor Mitreski, Naif Al-Qadi, and Arman Karamyan. After him are Juan Calatayud, Ryan Howard, Andreas Ihle, Séverine Beltrame, Artiwara Kongmalai, and Renato Sulić.

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In Spain

Among people born in Spain, Carlos Pérez ranks 2,923 out of 3,355Before him are Kepa Blanco (1984), Ángel Dealbert (1983), Jon Aurtenetxe (1992), Josu Sarriegi (1979), Francisco Montañés (1986), and Julián Simón (1987). After him are Andy Soucek (1985), Juan Calatayud (1979), José María Movilla (1975), Melli (1984), Andrea Duro (1991), and Sergio Corino (1974).

Among ATHLETES In Spain

Among athletes born in Spain, Carlos Pérez ranks 62Before him are Saúl Craviotto (1984), Lidia Valentín (1985), Jon Belaustegui (1979), Álvaro Martín (1994), Eduardo Gurbindo (1987), and Manuel Martínez Gutiérrez (1974). After him are Miguel Ángel López (1988), Xavier García (1984), Nicolás García (1988), José Manuel Martínez (1971), Paola Tirados (1980), and Queralt Castellet (1989).