Ruy Fonseca Explained

Ruy Fonseca
Birth Date:9 June 1973
Birth Place:São Paulo, Brazil
Height:181 cm
Weight:75 kg
Sport:Equestrian
Event:Eventing
Club:Centro Hípico Junia Rabello
Coach:Mark Todd[1]
Show-Medals:yes

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]

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
SeasonKentuckyBadmintonLuhmühlenBurghleyPauAdelaide
2007 EL (Idaho D'Argonne)
2009 56th (Idaho D'Argonne)
2010 32nd (Idaho D'Argonne)
2014 EL (Tom Bombadill Too)
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

International Championship Results

Results
YearEventHorsePlacingNotes
2004World Young Horse ChampionshipsQuizy45thCCI**
2010 World Equestrian Games Tom Bombadill Too12thTeam
36thIndividual
2011Pan American GamesTom Bombadill TooTeam
ELIndividual
2012 Olympic GamesTom Bombadill Too 9thTeam
42ndIndividual
2014World Equestrian GamesTom Bombadill Too7thTeam
38thIndividual
2015Pan American GamesTom Bombadill TooTeam
Individual
2016Olympic GamesTom Bombadill Too7thTeam
ELIndividual
2017World Young Horse ChampionshipsBallypatrick SRS22ndCCI*
2019Pan American GamesBallypatrick SRSTeam
ELIndividual
EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew

Notes and References

  1. http://www.cob.org.br/pt/atletas/ruy-leme-da-fonseca-filho Ruy Fonseca
  2. http://eventingconnect.today/2015/07/10/how-well-do-you-know-the-pan-am-riders-ruy-fonseca-bra/ How well do you know the Pan Am riders? – Ruy Fonseca (BRA)
  3. https://web.archive.org/web/20200417190116/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/da/ruy-da-fonseca-1.html Ruy Fonseca
  4. News: Ruy Fonseca. BBC Sport. September 10, 2012.
  5. http://ftw.usatoday.com/2016/08/equestrian-goes-flying-head-first-after-his-horse-refuses-to-jump Equestrian goes flying head first after his horse refuses to jump
  6. Web site: 2 Held, 1 Withdrawn From Hold Box At Final Olympic Eventing Horse Inspection - The Chronicle of the Horse . 2024-07-29 . en-US.