Pepo Puch

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Pepo Puch
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Personal information
NationalityCroatia / Austria
Born (1966-01-10) 10 January 1966 (age 58)
Graz, Austria
Sport
CountryCroatia / Austria
Sport Equestrian, Para-equestrian
Medal record
Representing Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Paralympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Tokyo Individual
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Freestyle
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2012 London Freestyle
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2012 London Individual

Josef "Pepo" Puch (born 10 January 1966 in Graz) is an Austrian-Croatian equestrian. He started in equestrian at fifteen.

Puch competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Croatia in the individual eventing with horse Banville D'Ivoy. He finished 63rd. [1]

In 2008, Puch was in an accident and has incomplete paraplegia as a result. [2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won a gold medal and a bronze medal, this time competing for his birth country of Austria. [3] [4] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics he also won a gold medal in the individual championship test [5] and a silver medal in the individual freestyle test grade 1b. [6]

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