LAROCCA Jose Maria Jr

Argentina

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 1 Jan 1969

Age: 52

Gender: Male

Place of birth: WETTINGEN

Birth Country:

Switzerland

Place of residence : GENEVA

Residence Country:

Switzerland

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

Location	Event	Status
Equestrian Park	Jumping Individual Qualifier	Finished
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	46	10
2012	London, GBR	36	-
2008	Beijing, CHN	53	-

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2014	Normandy, FRA	149	RT
2010	Lexington, KY, USA	42	27
2006	Aachen, GER	72	17

Pan American Games

Year	Location	Jumping Individual	Jumping Team
2019	Lima, PER	2	4

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NS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Nickname:

Pepino [Spanish for 'cucumber']. (coarg.org.ar, 28 Nov 2012)

Occupation:

Athlete, Business Owner

Education:

University of Buenos Aires, Argentina

Family:

Daughters Solana and Ines, son Matias

Languages spoken:

English, Italian, Spanish

Sporting relatives:

His son Matias has competed in equestrian at junior international level. His uncle Carlos D'Elia represented Argentina in the sport at five consecutive editions of the Olympic Games between 1956 and 1972. (SportsDeskOnline, 30 Jul 2020; lanacion.com.ar, 21 Jan 2020)

Start:

He began riding at age three. He took up jumping competitively at age 34. (globalchampionstour.com, 23 May 2012)

Reason:

He rode daily at his father's training centre. After spending some time away from the sport, his love of horses encouraged him to take up riding again in 2003. (globalchampionstour.com, 23 May 2012; FEI, 29 Sep 2010)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (grandprix-replay.com, 10 Aug 2019)

Memorable:

Winning a silver medal in the individual event at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru. (worldofshowjumping.com, 10 Aug 2019)

Hero:

Argentinian footballer Lionel Messi. (coarg.org.ar, 28 Nov 2012)

Influence:

His father. (globalchampionstour.com, 23 May 2012)

Philosophy:

"Always believe in yourself." (globalchampionstour.com, 10 Jun 2018)

Award:

In 2009, 2015, and 2019 he received the Silver Olympia Award as Best Rider of the Year in Argentina. (infocielo.com, 19 Dec 2019; diarioel9dejulio.com.ar, 23 Dec 2015; lanacion.com.ar, 31 Jan 2010)

General Interest

General
BUSINESSMAN
He is chairman of ATEC, a management consultancy firm based in Buenos Aires, Argentina. He has also served as a board member and head of oil trading for the multinational company Trafigura. (Boletin Oficial de la Republica Argentina, 17 Feb 2020; Facebook profile, 16 Sep 2019; ise.ie, 07 Dec 2018; trafigura.com, 11 Aug 2016)

Social Media

Legend

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

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