Augusto

Perez

Position:		Retired
Teammates:
Delivers:		Right-handed
Born:		November 9, 1972, in Madrid, Spain
Hometown:		East Syracuse, NY
Occupation:
Education:		Bachelor's degree in Spanish with a minor in education from Lemoyne College
Family:		Married, twins -- son & daughter
Year started curling:		2005

Curling Highlights:

• World Wheelchair Championship:  2011 (7th), 2009 (4th), 2008 (bronze), 2007 (5th)
• Paralympic Winter Games:  2010 (4th), 2006 (8th)
• 2008 USA Curling Male Athlete of the Year
• Sportsmanship Award recipient at 2007 Wheelchair World Championship

Canoe/Kayak highlights:

• World champion, 2009 ICF World Championships, C2 200 meters sprint
• 2007 OC 12 national champion
• 2008 OC 1 world champion
• 2008 OC 12 silver medalist
• Inducted into the International Canoe Hall of Fame, 2009

About Augusto Perez:

Curls out of:
Utica Curling Club, Utica, NY

Curling start:
"I was introduced to curling by Marc Deperno at Sitrin Rehab Center in Utica."
Curling goals:
"To be the best I can."


Syracuse Flyers wheelchair basketball team


Target shooting, soccer, wheelchair road racing, mechanics, wheelchair basketball

Favorite place to travel:
Spain and Puerto Rico

Paralympic Experience

• 3-time Paralympian;
• Paralympic Games Sochi 2014, 9th (4 x 2.5km Relay Open - Open), 17th (15km - Sitting - Men), 19th (12.5km Middle - Sitting - Men)
• Paralympic Games Vancouver 2010, 4th (Team - Mixed)
• Paralympic Games Turin 2006, 7th (Team - Mixed)

World Championships Experience

• Most recent: 2015 – 17th (10km - Sitting - Men, 12.5km Middle - Sitting - Men, 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men), 19th (1km Sprint - Sitting - Men)
• Years of participation: 10km - Sitting - Men 2015; 12.5km Middle - Sitting - Men 2015; 1km Sprint - Sitting - Men 2015; 7.5km Sprint - Sitting - Men 2015; Team - Mixed 2007, 2008, 2009, 2011
• Medals: 1 (1 bronze)
• Bronze – 2008 (Team - Mixed)