Claudio Castilla Ruiz

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Claudio Castilla Ruiz
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Born (1983-05-30) 30 May 1983 (age 39)

Claudio Castilla Ruiz (born 30 May 1983) is a Spanish Olympic dressage rider. [1] He competed at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where he finished 38th in the individual and 7th in the team competition. [2]

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Castilla Ruiz also competed at the 2010 World Equestrian Games and at four editions of European Dressage Championships (in 2009, 2011, 2017 and 2019). His best result came at the 2011 Europeans, when he placed 5th in the team dressage competition.

Dressage results

Olympic Games

EventTeamIndividualHorse
Flag of Brazil.svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro 7th38thAlcaide

World Championships

EventTeamIndividualFreestyleHorse
Flag of the United States.svg 2010 Lexington 6th34thJade de MV
Flag of the United States.svg 2018 Tryon 6th13thAlcaide

European Championships

EventTeamIndividualFreestyleHorse
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg 2009 Windsor 7th35thJade de MV
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2011 Rotterdam 5th37thJade de MV
Flag of Sweden.svg 2017 Gothenburg 7th28thAlcaide
Flag of the Netherlands.svg 2019 Rotterdam 6th16th12thAlcaide

World Cup

Western European League

SeasonPointsRank
2018-191730th
2019-201736th
  • Q - denotes qualification for the World Cup Final

Western European League podiums

2 podiums (0 gold, 2 silver, 0 bronze)

SeasonPlacePlacementHorse
2018-19 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid 2ndAlcaide
2019-20 Flag of Spain.svg Madrid 2ndAlcaide

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References

  1. "Claudio CASTILLA RUIZ". FEI.org. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. "Claudio CASTILLA RUIZ". Rio2016.com. Archived from the original on 2016-11-20. Retrieved 2016-11-20.