Walter Pérez (cyclist)

Walter Fernando Pérez (born 31 January 1975 in San Justo) is an Olympic gold medal-winning racing cyclist from Argentina.

Walter Pérez

Pérez in 2019
Personal information
Full name	Walter Fernando Pérez
Born	(1975-01-31) 31 January 1975 San Justo, Argentina
Team information
Discipline	Track
Role	Rider
Rider type	Endurance
Medal record Men's track cycling Representing Argentina Olympic Games 2008 Beijing Madison World Championships 2004 Melbourne Madison 2007 Palma de Mallorca Omnium 2003 Stuttgart Madison 2004 Melbourne Scratch 2006 Bordeaux Madison Pan American Games 2003 Santo Domingo Madison 2007 Rio de Janeiro Madison 1995 Mar del Plata Team Pursuit 1999 Winnipeg Team Pursuit 2003 Santo Domingo Team Pursuit 2015 Toronto Team Pursuit 2011 Guadalajara Omnium 2011 Guadalajara Team Pursuit Pan American Championships 2005 Mar del Plata Madison 2006 São Paulo Madison 2006 São Paulo Scratch 2005 Mar del Plata Scratch

Pérez, who joined the Argentine cycling team in 1992, won the Cycling World Championships in 2004 and Men's Madison gold medal at the 2008 Summer Olympics with teammate Juan Curuchet. Walter also won two gold medals at the Pan American Games (2003 in Santo Domingo and 2007 in Rio de Janeiro).

Walter carried the flag for his country at the opening ceremony of the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, México and 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada.

In 2008, he received the Gold Olimpia Award as the best athlete of the year from his country with Juan Curuchet; and in 2010 they won the Platinum Konex Award as the best cyclist of the last decade in Argentina.

References

• "Curuchet y Pérez, dos luchadores con gloria" Crítica Digital (in Spanish)
• Walter Fernando Pérez at Cycling Archives (archived)

External links

• Walter Fernando Perez at UCI
• Walter Fernando Perez at Olympics.com
• Walter Pérez at Olympedia
• Walter Perez at the Comité Olímpico Argentino (in Spanish)