del VALLE QUIRARTE Martha Fernanda

Mexico

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 3 Oct 1988

Age: 32

Gender: Female

Place of birth: TEPEJI DEL RIO DE OCAMPO

Birth Country:

Mexico

Place of residence : SINTRA

Residence Country:

Portugal

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Dressage Individual	51

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Dressage Individual	Dressage Team
2019	Lima, PER	15	4

World Cup North American League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Grand Prix Freestyle	2019/2020	Wellington, FL, USA
8	Grand Prix Freestyle	2019/2020	Wellington, FL, USA

Legend
GP - Grand Prix, NS - Not Started, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Mafer (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Yoga, dancing. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Horse Trainer

Education:

Law - Valley of Mexico University, Mexico

Family:

Husband Joao

Languages spoken:

English, French, Portuguese, Spanish

Club name:

Centro Hipico Beloura [Sintra, POR]

Coach:

Miguel Ralao [personal], POR, from 2014

Sporting relatives:

Her husband Joao Sarsfield Fialho is a Portuguese dressage rider and coach. (eurodressage.com, 22 Jun 2019)

Start:

She took up the sport at age five in Mexico. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Reason:

Her father is a horse breeder and she became passionate about horses at an early age. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021; eurodressage.com, 03 May 2021; espn.com.mx, 24 Feb 2021)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (koengomes.nl, 01 Apr 2020)

Memorable:

Reaching the final of the individual competition at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Hero:

US rider Steffen Peters. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Influence:

Coach Miguel Ralao. (Athlete, 23 Jul 2021)

Philosophy:

"If you really want something, and you work hard for it, all your dreams come true." (koengomes.nl, 24 Mar 2020)

General Interest

General
TIME ABROAD
In the lead-up to the 2020 Olympic Games she spent time training in Wellington, FL, United States of America, where she worked with Dutch coach Ton de Ridder, and in Hagen, Germany, where she joined the Hof Kasselmann stables. With restrictions in place due to COVID-19 that reduced the number of competitions she could go to in Germany, she relocated to Portugal in the early part of 2021 to be closer to coach Miguel Ralao Duarte. "Miguel has been my trainer for the last six or seven years. He used to come to Mexico to train us and he always believed in my horse. We wanted him to come to Germany to continue the training but, with COVID-19, it was really complicated. So I decided to move to Portugal so he could continue helping us until the [2020] Olympics. I am really focused on training with Miguel and looking forward to competing in Tokyo. I do miss my family, my friends, and my home in Mexico, but I have to say I am so grateful for the experience I am having here. It has been definitely full of learning and growing in so many ways." (eurodressage.com, 05 Mar 2021)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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