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
Season	Kentucky	Badminton	Luhmühlen	Burghley	Pau	Adelaide
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
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
				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

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 Web site: 2 Held, 1 Withdrawn From Hold Box At Final Olympic Eventing Horse Inspection - The Chronicle of the Horse . 2024-07-29 .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.