Augusto "Goose"
Perez
Paralympian 2006, 2010, 2014
Athlete Bio#
Age
52
Hometown
Syracuse
- Hip disarticulated amputee since July 2003
- 2006 US paralympic wheelchair curling team, Torino
- 2007 wheelchair curling team, world championships, Sweden
- Sportsmanship award, 5th place, vice skip, first medal for USA
- 2008 wheelchair curling team world championships, Switzerland, bronze medal, skip
- Male Athlete of the Year, US Curling Association - first ever for a wheelchair athlete
- 2009 wheelchair curling team world championships, Vancouver, 4th place
- 2010 wheelchair curling team, Vancouver paraympics
- 2007 OC 12 National champ
- 2008 OC 1 World Champion
- 2008 OC 12 Silver
Goose currently resides in Syracuse, New York and is married with 5 year old twins, boy and a girl.