| Julio Cesar Mendoza Loor | |
| Fullname: | Julio Cesar Mendoza Loor |
| Birth Date: | 8 April 1979 |
| Birth Place: | Quito, Ecuador |
| Website: | www.mendozadressage.com |
| Club: | Mendoza Dressage |
| Worlds: | 2018 World Equestrian Games |
| Show-Medals: | y |
Julio Cesar Mendoza Loor (born 8 April 1979) is an Ecuadorian dressage rider.[1] He has competed at three Pan American Games and became the first Ecuadorian dressage rider to compete at the World Equestrian Games.[2]
Mendoza Loor grew up near Quito, Ecuador, on his family's horse farm. His father was a riding instructor, and as a child, he would ride horses to school. In 2007, Mendoza Loor moved to the United States, eventually settling in Tryon, North Carolina.[3]
He won individual and team gold during the Bolivarian Games in 2017 and 2022, and individual gold at the 2023 Pan American Games.[4] The win was Ecuador's first dressage gold medal in the history of the Pan American games, securing his place to represent Ecuador at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.[5]
In February 2024, Mendoza Loor and Jewel's Goldstrike recorded their 20th career win at Florida's World Equestrian Center CDI3*.[6] That summer, they made their first trip to Europe to compete,[7] where they won the IWEST-Prize at CHIO Aachen.[8]
At the 2024 Olympic Games, Mendoza Loor became the first Ecuadorian dressage rider in Olympic history.