Luciana Diniz

Luciana Diniz (born 11 October 1970 in São Paulo, Brazil) is a Brazilian-born Portuguese equestrian whose discipline is show jumping. She currently ranks thirteenth on the FEI Rolex Ranking List.[1] In addition to her show jumping work, Diniz is also known for G.R.O.W., an "informal education philosophy" that teaches adults and children. She is also started a documentary series on her horses called the Hoofprint Series.

Luciana Diniz with Lacontino Wiesbaden 2013 (CSI 5*)

Luciana went to the 2016 Olympic Summer Games in Rio de Janeiro as an individual competitor for Portugal with Fit For Fun.[2]

Biography
Diniz celebrating a clear round aboard Fit For Fun in the LGCT Grand Prix of Paris

Diniz is the daughter of former Brazilian dressage rider and eight-time champion Lica Diniz and polo player Arnaldo Diniz.[3] Her two brothers, Andre and Fabio, followed their father and are now the top two Brazilian polo players in the world.[3] She has a third brother, Arnaldo, who is an amateur racer and won the Brazilian Amateur Championships in 2014.[4] Originally Diniz began with dressage like her mother and rode the family horse Marko until his death when she was eleven.[3] Luciana quit riding for a month before returning and discovering show jumping.[3] She won the Children's Jumping Championships at the age of twelve and the Junior Jumping Championships at the ages of fourteen and eighteen.[3]

Diniz left home at eighteen and trained at various stables of show jumping champions including Alwin Schockemoele before starting her own business in Fürstenau, Lower Saxony.[3] At the 2012 Summer Olympics, Diniz came in seventh individually.[5] In 2015, she was the overall winner of the Longines Global Champions Tour.

Personal life

Diniz have twin sons, Pedro and Paulo.[3] She currently lives in Sankt Augustin. She is known for her intelligence as well and is fluent in five languages.[3] She has also created an "informal education philosophy" called G.R.O.W., which is supposed to teach people—mostly children—how to become better individuals and improve society.[6] In addition to helping people, G.R.O.W. also trains horses—mostly for show jumping—and sells them to riders that she thinks best suit them.[7]

Top Horses
Horse Known As Year Foaled Breeding Gender Owner Accomplishments
Winningmood Winnie 1999 Belgian Warmblood Stallion Societe Civie de L'Ecurie de Meutry[8]
  • €300,000 LGCT Grand Prix of Vienna, 2015[9]
  • LGCT Grand Prix of Madrid, 2015
Lennox 2001 Oldenburg Gelding Arnaldo and Luciana Diniz
  • FEI World Cup Qualifier Leipzig, 2015
  • CSI5* Basel Grand Prix[10]
Fit For Fun Fitti 2004 Hanoverian Mare Luciana Diniz and Ralf Jῡnger
  • €200,000 Longines Grand Prix Port of Rotterdam, 2016[11]
  • CSI5* Grand Prix Doha, 2016[12]

Sponsors

She is also sponsored by Bruno Delgrange Sellier, Deserata Show Jackets, and Roeckl Gloves.[13]

References
  1. "Rolex Ranking n°150". 30 June 2013. Retrieved 7 July 2013.
  2. "We will take part in the Olympic Games in Rio!". Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  3. "Luciana Diniz". Luciana Diniz. Equestrian Village. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  4. "Bio". www.luciana-diniz.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  5. 2012 Summer Olympics on NBC, 8 August
  6. "About GROW". G.R.O.W. Haus. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  7. "GROW Horses". G.R.O.W. Haus. Archived from the original on 8 July 2013. Retrieved 8 July 2013.
  8. "Winningmood". www.luciana-diniz.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  9. "Luciana Diniz Wins €300,000 Longines Global Champions Tour of Vienna". www.noellefloyd.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  10. Showjumping, www.worldofshowjumping.com, World of. "The Basel Grand Prix To Luciana Diniz and Lennox | World of Showjumping". www.worldofshowjumping.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  11. "Fit For the Challenge: Luciana Diniz & Fit For Fun are Best in €200,000 Longines Grand Prix Port of Rotterdam". www.noellefloyd.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  12. Showjumping, www.worldofshowjumping.com, World of. "Luciana Diniz and Fit For Fun best in the CSI5* Grand Prix in Doha | World of Showjumping". www.worldofshowjumping.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
  13. "Sponsors & Partners". www.luciana-diniz.com. Retrieved 2016-07-31.
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