Ruy Fonseca
Brazilian equestrian
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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]
FullnameRuy Leme da Fonseca Filho
Born9 June 1973
São Paulo, Brazil
Height181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight75 kg (165 lb)
Fonseca in 2016 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Ruy Leme da Fonseca Filho |
| Born | 9 June 1973 São Paulo, Brazil |
| Height | 181 cm (5 ft 11 in) |
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Equestrian |
Event | Eventing |
| Club | Centro Hípico Junia Rabello |
| Coached by | Mark Todd[1] |
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
International Championship Results
| Results | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Event | Horse | Placing | Notes | ||||||
| 2004 | World Young Horse Championships | Quizy | 45th | CCI** | ||||||
| 2010 | World Equestrian Games | Tom Bombadill Too | 12th | Team | ||||||
| 36th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2011 | Pan American Games | Tom Bombadill Too |  |
Team | ||||||
| EL | Individual | |||||||||
| 2012 | Olympic Games | Tom Bombadill Too | 9th | Team | ||||||
| 42nd | Individual | |||||||||
| 2014 | World Equestrian Games | Tom Bombadill Too | 7th | Team | ||||||
| 38th | Individual | |||||||||
| 2015 | Pan American Games | Tom Bombadill Too |  |
Team | ||||||
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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 | ||||||||||
