Ruy Fonseca

Ruy Fonseca
Fonseca in 2016
Personal information
Full nameRuy Leme da Fonseca Filho
Born (1973-06-09) 9 June 1973
São Paulo, Brazil
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
SportEquestrian
Event
Eventing
ClubCentro Hípico Junia Rabello
Coached byMark Todd[1]
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1995 Mar del PlataTeam eventing
Silver medal – second place2015 TorontoTeam eventing
Silver medal – second place2019 LimaTeam eventing
Bronze medal – third place2011 GuadalajaraTeam eventing
Bronze medal – third place2015 TorontoIndividual eventing
Bronze medal – third place2023 SantiagoTeam eventing

Ruy Leme da Fonseca Filho (born 9 June 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]

Fonseca was the travelling reserve for Brazilian eventing team at the 2024 Summer Olympics. When Carlos Para withdrew Safira prior to the horse inspection, Fonseca rode Ballypatrick SRS in the show jumping phase of the team competition.[6]

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 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team
3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 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 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Team
EL Individual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

References

  1. ↑ "Ruy Fonseca". cob.org.br. Archived from the original on 19 September 2016. Retrieved 4 August 2016.
  2. ↑ "How well do you know the Pan Am riders? – Ruy Fonseca (BRA)". eventingconnect.today. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  3. ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ruy Fonseca". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 December 2016.
  4. ↑ "Ruy Fonseca". BBC Sport. Archived from the original on 30 July 2012. Retrieved 10 September 2012.
  5. ↑ "Equestrian goes flying head first after his horse refuses to jump". ftw.usatoday.com. Archived from the original on 16 September 2016. Retrieved 5 September 2016.
  6. ↑ Loushin, Kimberly (28 July 2024). "2 Held, 1 Withdrawn From Hold Box At Final Olympic Eventing Horse Inspection". The Chronicle of the Horse. Retrieved 29 July 2024.
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