Carlos Prieto (born 2 February 1980 in Mérida, Spain) is a Spanish handball player. From 2013 to 2016 Prieto played for the German Bundesliga club HSG Wetzlar.
He participated at the 2008 summer Olympics in Beijing as a member of the Spain men's national handball team. The team won a bronze medal, defeating Croatia. Prieto scored 7 goals, being one of the top scorers of the Spanish team.
He was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.