Ruy Fonseca

Ruy Fonseca

Fonseca in 2016
Personal information
Born	(1973-06-09) June 9, 1973 (age 52) São Paulo, Brazil
Height	181 cm (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)
Sport
Sport	Equestrian
Event	Eventing
Club	Centro Hípico Junia Rabello
Coached by	Mark Todd [1]
Medal record Equestrian Representing   Brazil Pan American Games 1995 Mar del Plata Team eventing 2015 Toronto Team eventing 2019 Lima Team eventing 2011 Guadalajara Team eventing 2015 Toronto Individual eventing 2023 Santiago Team eventing

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

References

1. Ruy Fonseca. cob.org.br
2. How well do you know the Pan Am riders? – Ruy Fonseca (BRA)
3. Ruy Fonseca. sports-reference.com
4. "Ruy Fonseca". BBC Sport. Retrieved September 10, 2012.
5. Equestrian goes flying head first after his horse refuses to jump
6. "2 Held, 1 Withdrawn From Hold Box At Final Olympic Eventing Horse Inspection - The Chronicle of the Horse" . Retrieved July 29, 2024.