Bryan Pérez (surfer)
First Salvadoran surfer to qualify for the Olympics.
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Bryan Pérez (born 10 September 1999) is a Salvadoran professional surfer. He is the first athlete from El Salvador to qualify for Olympic surfing. Born in the coastal community of Punta Roca, he overcame social adversity to become a leading figure in Central American and Latin American surfing.
Career statistics and honours
Medals
- Bronze Pan American Games — Lima 2019 Open surf
- Bronze Central American and Caribbean Games — San Salvador 2023 Shortboard
Tables copied from the source article, totals included as the source gives them: Wikipedia: Bryan Pérez (surfer) (CC BY-SA 4.0). Wide tables scroll sideways.
Did You Know?
- As a child, he helped guard cars and carry surfboards for visitors, who sometimes gave him pieces of broken boards to practice with.
- He qualified for the 2024 Olympics via a universality invitation from the IOC and ISA.
- The Olympic surfing competition was held at Teahupo'o, Tahiti.
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Sources
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- Wikipedia: Bryan Pérez (surfer) (CC BY-SA 4.0).
- Statistics, medals and awards: the tables of the source article.
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