FERRER-SALAT Beatriz

Spain

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 11 Mar 1966

Age: 55

Gender: Female

Place of birth: BARCELONA

Birth Country:

Spain

Place of residence : GUALBA

Residence Country:

Spain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Dressage Team ESP Spain	7
	Dressage Individual	17

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Team Grand Prix Special	Finished
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Grand Prix Freestyle	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Dressage Individual	Dressage Team
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	10	7
2004	Athens, GRE	3	2
2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	10	5
1996	Atlanta, GA, USA	32	7

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Dressage Individual	GP Special	Dressage Team
2018	Tryon, NC, USA	-	13	6
2002	Jerez de la Frontera, ESP	2	-	3
1998	Rome, ITA	32	-	6

European Championships

Year	Location	GP Special	Dressage Team
2019	Rotterdam, NED	EL	6

World Cup Western European League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Grand Prix Freestyle	2018/2019	Madrid, ESP
2	Grand Prix Freestyle	2017/2018	Lyon, FRA

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GP - Grand Prix, NS - Not Started, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Bea (ecuestre.es, 24 May 2018)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner, Coach, Horse Trainer, Translator

Education:

Translation/interpretation - Autonomous University of Barcelona [UAB], Spain

Family:

Husband Rafael Fontana

Languages spoken:

Catalan, English, German, Spanish

Club name:

Villa Equus [Gualba, ESP]

Coach:

Ton De Ridder [personal], NED, from 2011; Bernadette Pujals [personal], MEX

Sporting relatives:

Her father Carlos Ferrer was Spanish tennis champion in 1953. In 1986, when Barcelona was selected as host city for the 1992 Olympic Games, he was president of the Spanish Olympic Committee [COE]. (beatrizferrersalat.es, 15 Mar 2014)

Start:

She does not remember exactly when she began riding horses but does recall sleeping in the barn during her summer holidays so she could get up early and go riding. (beatrizferrersalat.es, 15 Mar 2014)

Reason:

As a teenager she asked her father for a horse, but he wanted to make sure her passion for the sport was not just a passing interest. So she joined the Real Barcelona Polo Club in Spain at age 15 and took her first riding lessons. "After a year my father saw that I was serious and decided to buy my first horse. One day while riding without any control the dressage teacher at the club Pepe Arno stopped me and asked if I wanted to learn to ride better. I started taking classes with Pepe and that's how my adventure started in the world of dressage." (beatrizferrersalat.es, 15 Mar 2014)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (ecuestre.es, 28 Oct 2020)

Memorable:

Winning medals at the 2002 World Equestrian Games [WEG] in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (ociocaballo.com, 01 Jun 2020)

Influence:

Her father. (as.com, 19 Jan 2019)

Philosophy:

"Often the career of an athlete only shines when he wins titles and steps on the podium, but where an athlete is really made is when nobody sees him, working and struggling every day." (Facebook page, 30 Oct 2020)

Award:

She received the 2004 Princess Sofia Award after being named Best Sportswoman of the Year by the Superior Council of Sports in Spain. (elcorreo.com, 07 Jul 2016; vadecaballos.com, 2006)

In 2002 she received the Silver Medal of the Royal Order of Sports Merit in Spain. (elcorreo.com, 07 Jul 2016; vadecaballos.com, 2006)

General Interest

General
STABLES
In 2004 she took ownership of Villa Equus in Gualba, Spain, where she trains horses and riders. (ociocaballo.com, 01 Jun 2020; eurodressage.com, 17 Feb 2019; equisens.es, 12 Feb 2017)

OTHER ACTIVITIES
In September 2018 she was elected to the athletes' committee of the International Equestrian Federation [FEI]. Earlier in 2018 she had started serving with the High Performance Sport Commission of the Spanish Olympic Committee [COE], which aims to develop elite sport in Spain. In June 2017 she became one of the founding members of the athletes' commission set up by the Royal Spanish Equestrian Federation [RFHE]. Her international teammates Jose Antonio Garcia Mena and Jose Daniel Martinez Dockx were also part of the initial delegation. (eurodressage.com, 09 Dec 2020; rfhe.com, 05 Nov 2020; horselife.es, 19 Mar 2019; eventingnation.com, 25 Sep 2018; coe.es, 24 May 2018; lilyforado.com, 27 Sep 2017)

EARLY DAYS
She went to Germany in about 1990 to continue her training in Munster, where she spent five years with the Theodorescu family. From 1995 she spent several years with Herbert Rehbein in Hamburg, whom she credits with teaching her to solve problems and believe in herself. In 1997 she decided to return to Spain. (beatrizferrersalat.es, 15 Mar 2014)

Milestones

She is the first female dressage rider representing Spain to have won a medal at the Olympic Games, World Equestrian Games [WEG] and European championships. She claimed individual silver and team bronze at the 2002 WEG in Jerez de la Frontera, Spain, and won team silver and individual bronze medals at both the 2003 European Championships in Hickstead, England, and the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (SportsDeskOnline, 15 Mar 2019; equisens.es, 12 Feb 2017)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/Beatriz-Ferrer-Salat-1724099234514687/
https://instagram.com/beatrizferrer.salat/
https://twitter.com/bferrersalat
Athlete Website: http://www.beatrizferrersalat.es/

Legend

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

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