PARRO Carlos

Brazil

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 5 Jun 1979

Age: 42

Gender: Male

Place of birth: COLINA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : MALPAS

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Eventing Team BRA Brazil	12
	Eventing Individual	32

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	18	7
2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	21	-

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2006	Aachen, GER	40	-
1998	Rome, ITA	45	9

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2019	Lima, PER	3	2

Legend
DS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Caca (Athlete, 27 Jul 2021)

Hobbies:

Golf. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete

Family:

Wife Nicola, son Luca, daughter Margot.

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese, Spanish

Club name:

Harthill Stud [Great Britain]

Coach:

Charlotte Dujardin [personal]; Luiz Alvarez Cevera [personal]

Sporting relatives:

His wife Nicola has also competed in eventing. His older brother Andre has represented Brazil in eventing. (Facebook profile, 15 May 2016; fei.org, 06 Aug 2015)

Start:

He began riding at age seven in 1987, and took up eventing at age eight in Colina, Brazil. (carlosparro.com, 2015; Athlete, 27 Jul 2021)

Reason:

He developed an interest in horses while staying at his grandparents' holiday home. He followed his older brother Andre into eventing. (bedmaxshavings.com, 2016; carlosparro.com, 2015; Athlete, 27 Jul 2021)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (correiodobrasil.com.br, 24 Feb 2021)

Memorable:

Winning bronze in the individual event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (Athlete, 27 Jul 2021; SportsDeskOnline, 27 Jul 2021)

Hero:

New Zealand eventer Mark Todd, Brazilian jumper Rodrigo Pessoa, Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. (bedmaxshavings.com, 2016; Athlete, 27 Jul 2021)

Award:

In 2016 and 2019 he was named Eventing Rider of the Year by the Brazilian Olympic Committee [COB]. (cbh.org.br, 01 Nov 2019, 21 Feb 2017)

General Interest

General
COVID-19 IMPACT
He said the postponement of the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo benefited him ahead of the Games as it gave him more time to train a horse. "I have two horses able to compete in the Olympics, and one of them was a little inexperienced, but an extra year helps a lot in the preparation. Along with my main horse, I have a chance to be among the best, and in a competition like this, small details decide the medals." (correiodobrasil.com.br, 24 Feb 2021)

LIVING IN GREAT BRITAIN
He first went to Great Britain in 1997 to train with Christopher Bartle. He moved there full-time in 2002 to follow his dream of becoming a professional eventing rider. (carlosparro.com, 2015)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/carlos.paro.16
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/carlosparrobra
https://instagram.com/carlos_parro_bra
https://twitter.com/carlosparobra
Athlete Website: http://www.carlosparro.com

Legend

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

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