Juan Antonio Jiménez

Juan Antonio Jiménez
Personal information
Full nameJuan Antonio Jiménez Cobo
Born (1959-05-11) 11 May 1959
Castro del Río, Spain
Height178 cm (5 ft 10 in)
Sport
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Spain
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2004 AthensTeam dressage
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2002 JerezTeam dressage
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2003 HicksteadTeam dressage
Bronze medal – third place2005 HagenTeam dressage

Juan Antonio Jiménez Cobo[a] (born 11 May 1959) is a Spanish equestrian and Olympic medalist. He was born in Castro del Río. He won a silver medal in dressage at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens.[1] At 65, he was the oldest athlete to compete in the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

Notes

  1. ↑ In this Spanish name, the first or paternal surname is Jiménez and the second or maternal family name is Cobo.

References

  1. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Juan Antonio Jiménez". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 25 September 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2013.


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