Cassio Rivetti
Cassio Rivetti ( Ukrainian Кассіо Ріветті ; born February 20, 1980 in São Paulo ) is a Brazilian show jumper who rides for Ukraine .
In May 2013 he was number 58 in the world rankings.
Career
Rivetti grew up on his parents' farm and came into contact with horses at an early age. He finally started riding at the age of seven.
After his studies he moved to Belgium to train with his idol Nelson Pessoa . In 2007 Cassio switched to Oleksandr Onyshchenko's stable and has been riding for Ukraine since January 2009.
At the 2012 Olympic Games in London , he finished 14th with the team and 12th in the individual.
He lives in Brussels and continues to train with Pessoa.
Private
Rivetti speaks English, Portuguese and French. He studied business administration at UNESP in São Paulo.
Horses
- current:
- Vivant 3 (* 1998), Belgian warmblood , bay stallion, father: Fuego de Prelet, mother's father: Landino, ridden by Chris Chugg since 2013, until the end of 2010 , then ridden by Oleksandr Onyschtschenko and Katharina Offel .
- Cartoon 2 (* 2005), Oldenburg , brown stallion, father: Cartoon, mother's father: Caretano Z
- former competition horses:
- Temple Road (formerly Achill, * 2002; † 2013), Hanoverian , brown gelding, father: Antaeus, mother's father: Graf Dagobert
- Billy Birr (* 1998), chestnut gelding, father: Animo Elite, mother's father: Gurggraaf
- Olona (* 1996), KWPN , chestnut mare, father: Indorado, mother's father: Nimmerdor
successes
- Olympic games
- 2012, London : 14th place with the team and 12th place in the individual (Temple Road)
- World Equestrian Games
- 2006, Aachen : 10th place with the team, 29th place in the individual (Olona)
- 2010, Lexington : 16th place with the team, 77th place in individual (Billy Birr)
Further successes (extract)
- 2009: 1st place in the Grand Prix of Aachen
- 2011: 1st place in the Nations Cup in Sopot, 1st place in the Arezzo Grand Prix, 3rd place in the Linz Grand Prix, 3rd place in the Münster Grand Prix, 3rd place in the Barcelona Nations Cup
Web links
- Cassio Rivetti in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Rivetti, Cassio |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Ріветті, Кассіо (Ukrainian) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Ukrainian show jumper |
| DATE OF BIRTH | February 20, 1980 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | São Paulo |