ALBARRACIN Matias

Argentina

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 25 Oct 1979

Age: 41

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CURITIBA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : LA PLATA

Residence Country:

Argentina

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Jumping Team ARG Argentina	7
	Jumping Individual

Schedule

Change

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

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	8	10

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2018	Tryon, NC, USA	66	17

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2019	Lima, PER	12	4

World Cup South American South League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
1	Jumping Individual	2019/2020	Buenos Aires, ARG
2	Jumping Individual	2017/2018	Sol de Mayo, ARG
5	Jumping Individual	2019/2020	Sol de Mayo, ARG
9	Jumping Individual	2018/2019	Buenos Aires, ARG

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NS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Occupation:

Advertising, Athlete

Education:

Advertising - Catholic University of Argentina [UCA], Buenos Aires, ARG

Family:

Children Manuela and Ramiro

Languages spoken:

Spanish

Club name:

Club Hipico y de Golf City Bell [La Plata, ARG]

Sporting relatives:

His father Justo represented Argentina in equestrian jumping at the Olympic Games in 1984 and 1996, while his brother Alvaro has competed in the sport in World Cup events. His uncle Gonzalo Albarracin has served as coach of the La Plata Rugby Club, which competes in the Buenos Aires Province championship in Argentina. His cousin Francisco Albarracin has played as scrum-half for the team, while his other cousins Rodrigo Lambre and Santiago Lambre have competed in equestrian jumping for Brazil and Mexico, respectively. (bol.uol.com.br, 07 Aug 2019; SportsDeskOnline, 10 Apr 2019; eldia.com, 02 Mar 2019; coarg.org.ar, 18 Nov 2015; desayunodecampeones.com, 24 Jul 2015)

Start:

He began riding at age four. He combined showjumping and rugby before starting to focus solely on equestrian at age 15. (eldia.com, 02 Mar 2019)

Reason:

"I never decided to ride professionally. However, results started to arrive and with my first winnings I was able to buy a car." (revistatargetlp.com.ar, 25 Sep 2012)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (aadeporte.com.ar, 22 Aug 2020)

Memorable:

Placing eighth in individual jumping at the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (infocielo.com, 22 Aug 2020)

Influence:

His father Justo. (pasado.eldia.com, 22 Dec 2011)

Award:

In 2011 and 2016 he won the Silver Olympia award as the best rider in Argentina. (elchubut.com.ar, 05 Sep 2017; lanacion.com.ar, 21 Dec 2016)

General Interest

General
FROM BRAZIL TO ARGENTINA
He was born in Curitiba, Brazil, because his father used to work there. He moved to Argentina with his family at age four. (lpndiariooral.com.ar, 25 Jul 2014; revistatargetlp.com.ar, 25 Sep 2012)

MISSED OLYMPICS
He was unable to compete at the Olympic Games in 2008 and 2012 due to injuries to his horses. (lanacion.com.ar, 19 Aug 2016)

Social Media

Legend

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

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