VENISS Pedro

Brazil
Equestrian
6 Jan 1983
38
Male
SAO PAULO
 
Brazil
BARCELONA
 
Spain

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
EQU Equestrian Jumping Team
BRA
Brazil
 6
Jumping Individual  

Schedule

Change
Start
Time		 Location Event Status
Equestrian Park
Jumping Team Qualifier
Finished
Equestrian Park
Jumping Team Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Olympic Games
YearLocationJumping IndividualJumping Team
2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA165
2008Beijing, CHN69DSQ

World Equestrian Games
YearLocationJumping IndividualJumping Team
2018Tryon, NC, USA2414
2014Normandy, FRA355
2010Lexington, KY, USA354

Pan American Games
YearLocationJumping IndividualJumping Team
2019Lima, PER71


Legend
NS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated
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Fashion, sport. (gq.globo.com, 14 Nov 2019)
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Athlete, Coach, Horse Trainer
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Wife Melisa, three children including Gabriela
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English, French, Portuguese, Spanish
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Real Club de Polo [Barcelona, ESP]
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Philippe Guerdat [national], SUI
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His uncle Caio Sergio has served as jumping director at the Brazilian Equestrian Confederation. (gq.globo.com, 14 Nov 2019)
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He began riding at age five. (pedroveniss.com, 16 May 2021)
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His family was involved in equestrian, so he knew at a young age that he wanted to become a professional rider. "I started riding under my grandfather's supervision, going through all the junior categories." (pedroveniss.com, 16 May 2021; actualidadhipica.com, 23 Jul 2011)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (horses.nl, 30 Apr 2020)
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Winning the 2016 Grand Prix in Geneva, Switzerland, and competing at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (pedroveniss.com, 16 May 2021)
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Brazilian showjumper Rodrigo Pessoa, Brazilian Formula One driver Ayrton Senna. (nfstyle.com, 11 Dec 2016; jump-inside.com, 21 May 2018)
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"The harder I practise, the luckier I get." (pedroveniss.com, 16 May 2021)
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In 2018 he received the Brasil Olimpico Award in equestrian jumping from the Brazilian Olympic Committee [COB]. He has been presented with the trophy on a total of four occasions. (olharolimpico.blogosfera.uol.com.br, 02 Nov 2019; momentoequestre.com.br, 18 Nov 2018)

General Interest

General
FROM BRAZIL TO EUROPE
He moved to Europe at age 18 after agreeing with his parents that he could travel for a year before university. However, he chose not to return to Brazil and stayed in Europe to pursue equestrian. In 2017 he relocated from Ittre, Belgium, to Barcelona, Spain. "In early 1996, when I was 14 and thanks to my parents' never ending support, I went to Europe to see the stables of a good friend and professional rider, Felipe de Azevedo. It was then, seeing the best horse riders competing, that I realised I also wanted to work in the sport." (pedroveniss.com, 16 May 2021; cronicaglobal.elespanol.com, 07 Nov 2017; hellojumpers.com, 21 Jan 2016; lequimag.be, 10 May 2013)

OTHER ROLES
In 2020 he was named jumping riders' representative at the athletes' committee of the International Equestrian Federation [FEI], as well as member of the FEI's jumping committee. "I agreed to take up the role to represent athletes due to my passion for horses and sport. I believe that this role is very important to bring up new ideas and our stances to FEI's lead. I hope I can help this sport by working in close partnership with riders and all the jumping community." (shp.org.br, 06 Apr 2020)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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