Marcelo Chirico
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| Nationality |  Uruguay | |||||||||||||
| Born | March 16, 1992 Rivera, Uruguay | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Equestrian | |||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Show jumper | |||||||||||||
Medal record
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Marcelo Chirico (born March 16, 1992 in Rivera) is a Uruguayan equestrian and show jumping competitor.
At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Chirico won the gold medal in the individual jumping event, becoming the first athlete from Uruguay to win an individual Olympic Gold medal.[1]
In September 2011, Chirico was named the flag bearer for the Uruguayan team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2]
Horses[]
- Links Hot Gossip - 2010
- Omanie du Landais - 2011-2012
- Mondain Normand - 2012
Career highlights[]
2009
- 1st place in the Campeonato Gaúcho for Young Riders Porto Alegre, Brazil
2010
- Gold medal at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore
- 1st place in the Campeonato Gaúcho for Young Riders Porto Alegre, Brazil
2011
- 1st place in the Campeonato Gaúcho for Young Riders Porto Alegre, Brazil
- 1st place in the Sol de Mayo Tournament Buenos Aires, Argentina
- 4th place in the CSI-W Haras Larissa São Paulo, Brazil
- 43rd place in the 2011 Pan American Games
2012
References[]
- ^ URUGUAY'S MARCELO CHIRICO CLAIMS INDIVIDUAL GOLD IN SINGAPORE Archived 2011-11-02 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Marcelo Chirico será el abanderado Celeste (in Spanish)
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- 1992 births
- Living people
- People from Rivera Department
- Uruguayan male equestrians
- Equestrians at the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Equestrians at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Equestrians at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Pan American Games competitors for Uruguay
- Youth Olympic gold medalists for Uruguay
- Uruguayan sportspeople stubs
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