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Para Nordic Skiing

Augusto Perez

Paralympian 2006, 2010, 2014

Athlete Bio 

Height

5'7"

Age

52

Hometown

East Syracuse, NY

Education

Hilton Head Preparatory School (Hilton Head Island, S.C.) ‘92 Paul Smith's College ‘94, Liberal Arts

 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)

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