TORRES Rodrigo

Portugal

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 29 Mar 1977

Age: 44

Gender: Male

Place of birth: PORTALEGRE

Birth Country:

Portugal

Place of residence : PORTALEGRE

Residence Country:

Portugal

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Dressage Team POR Portugal	8
	Dressage Individual	16

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:

European Championships

Year	Location	GP Special	Dressage Team
2019	Rotterdam, NED	24	8

World Cup Western European League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Grand Prix Freestyle	2019/2020	Madrid, ESP
9	Grand Prix Freestyle	2018/2019	Madrid, ESP

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GP - Grand Prix, NS - Not Started, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Occupation:

Athlete, Breeder, Horse Trainer

Family:

Wife Maria Pais do Amaral, one daughter

Languages spoken:

Portuguese

Club name:

Coudelaria Torres Vaz Freire [Alter do Chao, POR]

Coach:

Kyra Kyrklund [national], FIN

Sporting relatives:

His wife Maria Pais do Amaral has represented Portugal in dressage. (eurodressage.com, 24 Apr 2018)

Start:

He began riding at age three at his family's farm in Alentejo, Portugal. (equilifeworld.com, 18 Mar 2020; horsemagazine.com, 01 May 2017)

Hero:

Portuguese football player Cristiano Ronaldo. (comiteolimpicoportugal.pt, 01 Jan 2020)

Influence:

His father and his wife. (fei.org, 21 Nov 2019)

Philosophy:

"I think it is important that the horse respects you. They need to be confident with you, but they need to respect you." (horsemagazine.com, 01 Jun 2018)

General Interest

General
STABLES
He, his wife Maria Pais do Amaral, and his father Carlos Torres run the Coudelaria Torres Vaz Freire stud farm in Alter do Chao, Portugal. The farm has been in the family since the 1800s. (Facebook team page, 23 Jul 2020; equilifeworld.com, 18 Mar 2020; fei.org, 21 Nov 2019; eurodressage.com, 24 Apr 2018)

Social Media

Legend

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

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