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Nationality
  
Uruguay

Height
  
1.75 m

Sport
  
Equestrian

Weight
  
68 kg

Name
  
Marcelo Chirico

Events
  
Show jumping

Role
  
Olympic athlete


Born
  
March 16, 1992 (age 32) (
1992-03-16
)
Rivera, Uruguay

Residence
  
Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil

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Marcelo Chirico (born March 16, 1992 in Rivera) is a Uruguayan equestrian and show jumping competitor.

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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.

In September 2011, Chirico was named the flag bearer for the Uruguayan team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.

Marcelo chirico en quenonino


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

  • 5th place in the CSI** Hardelot, France
  • 5th place in the CSI** Metz, France

    • References

    Marcelo Chirico Wikipedia
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