Ruy Fonseca

Ruy Leme da Fonseca Filho (born June 9, 1973) is a Brazilian horse rider that competes in Eventing. He won four Pan American Games medals from 1995 to 2015.[2] Fonseca competed in two Summer Olympics, London 2012 - finishing 42nd in individual and 9th in team eventing -[3][4] and Rio 2016, where Fonseca was eliminated in the jumping qualifiers after his horse refused to jump and threw him off.[5]

Ruy Fonseca
Fonseca in 2016
Personal information
Born (1973-06-09) June 9, 1973
São Paulo, Brazil
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportEquestrian
Event(s)Eventing
ClubCentro Hípico Junia Rabello
Coached byMark Todd[1]

CCI 5* Results

Results
Season Kentucky Badminton Luhmühlen Burghley Pau Adelaide
2007EL (Idaho D'Argonne)
200956th (Idaho D'Argonne)
201032nd (Idaho D'Argonne)
2014EL (Tom Bombadill Too)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

International Championship Results

Results
Year Event Horse Placing Notes
2004 World Young Horse Championships Quizy 45th CCI**
2010World Equestrian GamesTom Bombadill Too 12th Team
36th Individual
2011 Pan American Games Tom Bombadill Too Team
EL Individual
2012Olympic Games Tom Bombadill Too9th Team
42nd Individual
2014 World Equestrian Games Tom Bombadill Too 7th Team
38th Individual
2015 Pan American Games Tom Bombadill Too Team
Individual
2016 Olympic Games Tom Bombadill Too 7th Team
EL Individual
2017 World Young Horse Championships Ballypatrick SRS 22nd CCI*
2019 Pan American Games Ballypatrick SRS Team
EL Individual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

References


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