RIBEIRO de OLIVA Sergio Froes

Date of Birth: 17 Aug 1982

Age: 39

Gender: Male

Sport Class: GI

Place of birth: BRASILIA

Birth Country:

Brazil

Place of residence : BRASILIA

Residence Country:

Brazil

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Individual Test - Grade I	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Dressage Individual Test - Grade I	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
3	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
3	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
7	Team Test to Music	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
7	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2012	London, GBR
8	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2008	Beijing, CHN
8	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2008	Beijing, CHN
10	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2012	London, GBR
11	Team Test to Music	2008	Beijing, CHN
13	Team Test to Music	2012	London, GBR
World Equestrian Games
7	Team Test to Music	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
9	Individual Test - Grade I	2018	Tryon, NC, USA
13	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2014	Caen, FRA
13	Team Test to Music	2010	Lexington, KY, USA
15	Team Test to Music	2014	Caen, FRA
17	Individual Freestyle Test - Grade Ia	2010	Lexington, KY, USA
18	Individual Championship Test - Grade Ia	2010	Lexington, KY, USA

Swimming, being with friends. (Facebook profile, 15 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Athlete, Public Servant

Law - University Euro-American Centre [UNIEURO], Brazil

Languages spoken:

English, Portuguese

Marcela Parsons [club, national], BRA

2003 for Brazil, in Argentina (cavaleiroserjao.blogspot.co.uk, 06 Aug 2011)

He took up the sport in 2002. (Facebook page, 23 Aug 2018)

He originally used riding for therapy, and was introduced to dressage by Brazilian coach Marcela Parsons. "I enjoy dressage, it is challenging, and it is really technical and elegant." (Facebook page, 29 Jul 2016; adestramentobrasil.com, 04 Jun 2018)

To win gold at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (adestramentobrasil.com.br, 22 Mar 2018)

Brazilian rider Rodrigo Pessoa. (chevaux.com.br, 06 Nov 2017)

Philosophy:

"I get my motivation out of my impairment." (sergiooliva.com.br, 01 Sep 2018)

He was named the Para Equestrian Athlete of the Year in 2012, 2014, 2016 and 2017 by the Brazilian Paralympic Committee [CPB]. (tjdft.jus.br, 16 Dec 2014; paralympic.org, 02 Dec 2016; momentoequestre.com.br, 05 Dec 2017)

General Interest

Classification
GRADE I (FEI, 19 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Cerebral Palsy (adestramentobrasil.com, 04 Jun 2018)

Impairment Details
He was born with cerebral palsy and triplegia [loss of mobility in three limbs] as a result of experiencing a lack of oxygen at birth. He was later involved in an accident at age 13, which affected his right arm. (cavaleiroserjao.blogspot.com, 05 Aug 2011; jornaldebrasilia.com.br, 06 Aug 2019)

General
FUTHER STUDIES
He has a postgraduate degree in public law. (migalhas.com.br, 13 Jul 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/sergio.oliva.108
https://instagram.com/cavaleirosergiooliva/
Athlete Website: http://sergiooliva.com.br/

Legend

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

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