| Bernardo Alves | |
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| Personal information | |
| Full name | Bernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves |
| Born | November 20, 1974 Belo Horizonte, Brazil |
| Height | 1.86 m (6 ft 1 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg |
Bernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves (born November 20, 1974, Belo Horizonte) [1] is a Brazilian show jumping rider. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics. [2]
He is the son of João Baptista Ribeiro de Resende Alves and Maria José Cardoso. [1] His interest in the sport of show jumping began at age four on a visit to a farm. [1] He began to learn the sport at this age under the instruction of Joseph Wilson. [1] His first attempts were troubled as he took many falls, but he was determined and his trainer saw in him a lot of potential. [1] By the age of eight, his determination noticeably paid off, as he won his first title and graduated to the tutelage of Vitor Alves Teixeira. [1] By the age of 16, he was competing in the professional class. In May 2001, he trained for three months at the school of Nelson Pessoa in Belgium. [1] This prepared him for his debut at the CHIO Aachen. [1]
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