Nelson Pessoa
| File:Nelson Pessoa - Feldherr.jpg Nelson Pessoa on Feldherr in 1968 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Equestrian | ||
| Representing File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | ||
| Pan American Games | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1967 Winnipeg | Team jumping |
| Silver medal – second place | 1959 Chicago | Team jumping |
| Silver medal – second place | 1967 Winnipeg | Individual jumping |
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Nelson Pessoa Filho (born December 16, 1935) is a Brazilian equestrian who competed in the sport of Show jumping. He was among the first Brazilian civilians to do well in the sport, as the military had dominated it in the Brazil of that era.[1]
Career highlights
[edit | edit source]He competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics and came fifth in Equestrian at the 1964 Summer Olympics - Individual jumping.[1] He moved to Europe in 1961. He won the 1966 European Show Jumping Championships and won twice at Hickstead. He came second in the 1984 Show Jumping World Cup, and in 1991 he was again second, riding Special Envoy.[2] In 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona at 56 he was the oldest equestrian, while his 19-year-old son was the youngest.[3]
He owns a famous equestrian school at Haras du Ligny in Fleurus, Belgium. His students include Alvaro de Miranda Neto and Athina Onassis Miranda. His son is the Olympic gold medallist Rodrigo Pessoa.
His nickname is Neco.[1]
He is the founder of Pessoa Brands; the Pessoa lines include their famous saddles, bridles, girths, blankets and tack.
References
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External links
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- 1935 births
- Living people
- Brazilian male equestrians
- Brazilian show jumping riders
- Olympic equestrians for Brazil
- Equestrians at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1964 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Pan American Games gold medalists in equestrian
- Pan American Games silver medalists in equestrian
- Pan American Games gold medalists for Brazil
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Brazil
- Equestrians at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Equestrians at the 1967 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1959 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1967 Pan American Games
- 20th-century Brazilian sportsmen
- Brazilian equestrian biography stubs