Iván Pérez (water polo)

In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Pérez and the second or maternal family name is Vargas.

Iván Ernesto Pérez Vargas (born 29 June 1971) is a water polo player from Spain. He was born in Havana, Cuba, but became a Spanish citizen. He was a member of the national team that finished in sixth place at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece. He also competed at the 2008 and 2012 Olympics. He represented Cuba at the 1992 Summer Olympics.^[1]

Iván Pérez

Personal information
Full name	Iván Ernesto Pérez Vargas
Born	29 June 1971 (1971-06-29) (age 54) Havana, Cuba
Medal record Men's water polo Representing  Spain World Championships 1998 Perth Team competition 2001 Fukuoka Team competition 2009 Rome Team competition 2007 Melbourne Team competition European Championship 2006 Belgrade Team competition FINA World Cup 1999 Sydney Team competition 2006 Budapest Team competition Mediterranean Games 2005 Almería Team competition

In 2003 Pérez, a player from CN Barcelona, ended up in fifth place with the national side at the 2003 World Aquatics Championships in his home town of Barcelona. He twice won the world title with Spain, at the 1998 World Aquatics Championships in Perth, Western Australia, and at the 2001 World Aquatics Championships in Fukuoka, Japan.

See also

• Spain men's Olympic water polo team records and statistics
• List of players who have appeared in multiple men's Olympic water polo tournaments
• List of men's Olympic water polo tournament top goalscorers
• List of World Aquatics Championships medalists in water polo
• List of world champions in men's water polo