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| Full name | Julio Cesar Mendoza Loor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 8, 1979 Quito, Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.mendozadressage.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Mendoza Dressage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 2018 World Equestrian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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. [2] 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.
