Bernardo Alves
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Bernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves (born November 20, 1974, Belo Horizonte
) is a show jumping
rider from Brazil
.
began at age four on a visit to a farm. He began to learn the sport at this age under the instruction of Joseph Wilson. His first attempts were dramatic as he took many falls, but he was determined and his trainer saw in him a lot of potential. By the age of eight, his determination noticeably paid off, as he won his first title and graduated to the tutelage of Vitor Alves Teixeira. By the age of 16, he was competing in the professional class. In May 2001, he trained for three months at the school of Nelson Pessoa
in Belgium. This prepared him for his debut at the CHIO Aachen
.
Belo Horizonte
Belo Horizonte is the capital of and largest city in the state of Minas Gerais, located in the southeastern region of Brazil. It is the third largest metropolitan area in the country...
) is a show jumping
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
rider from Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
.
Early life
He is the son of João Baptista Ribeiro de Resende Alves and Maria José Cardoso. His interest in the sport of show jumpingShow jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
began at age four on a visit to a farm. He began to learn the sport at this age under the instruction of Joseph Wilson. His first attempts were dramatic as he took many falls, but he was determined and his trainer saw in him a lot of potential. By the age of eight, his determination noticeably paid off, as he won his first title and graduated to the tutelage of Vitor Alves Teixeira. By the age of 16, he was competing in the professional class. In May 2001, he trained for three months at the school of Nelson Pessoa
Nelson Pessoa
Nelson Pessoa Filho 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....
in Belgium. This prepared him for his debut at the CHIO Aachen
Aachen
Aachen has historically been a spa town in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. Aachen was a favoured residence of Charlemagne, and the place of coronation of the Kings of Germany. Geographically, Aachen is the westernmost town of Germany, located along its borders with Belgium and the Netherlands, ...
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Career highlights
- 2002
- Bronze medal for BrazilBrazilBrazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
, World Championship of Young Horses
- Bronze medal for Brazil
- 2003
- Voted the best rider of the CSI-W Mechelen, Belgium
- 3rd place in Grand Prix CSI-A La Coruna, Spain
- 2004
- 2nd place in the Grand Prix World Cup CSI-W VigoVigoVigo is a city and municipality in north-west Spain, in Galicia, situated on the ria of the same name on the Atlantic Ocean.-Population:...
, SpainSpainSpain , officially the Kingdom of Spain languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Spain's official name is as follows:;;;;;;), is a country and member state of the European Union located in southwestern Europe on the Iberian Peninsula... - 1st place in Grand Prix CSI Bois-le-RoiBois-le-Roi, Seine-et-MarneBois le Roi is a commune in the Seine-et-Marne department in the Île-de-France region in north-central France.-Transportation:Bois-le-Roi is served by the Bois-le-Roi station on the Transilien Paris – Lyon.-External links:* * *...
, FranceFranceThe French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France... - Bronze Medal (team) at the Pan American GamesEquestrian at the Pan American GamesThe Pan American Games are similar to the Olympics, consisting of teams from nations across the Americas. Held every four years, the equestrian sports have been hosted since the first Games, which took place in Buenos Aires, Argentina in 1951....
- 1st place in the King's Cup CSI-A MadridMadridMadrid is the capital and largest city of Spain. The population of the city is roughly 3.3 million and the entire population of the Madrid metropolitan area is calculated to be 6.271 million. It is the third largest city in the European Union, after London and Berlin, and its metropolitan...
- 2nd place in Grand Prix CSI-A Monte CarloMonte CarloMonte Carlo is an administrative area of the Principality of Monaco....
- 1st place in the IXth Grand Prix CSI Vejer de la FronteraVejer de la Frontera- Gallery :-External links:* * * * http://www.360cities.net/image/vejerplaza...
- 2nd place in the Grand Prix World Cup CSI-W Vigo
- 2009
- 24–29 May: Winner of the Grand Prix of the Global Champions TourGlobal Champions TourThe Global Champions Tour is an annually celebrated show jumping competition.The sponsors include Jaeger-LeCoultre and Eurosport. Athina Onassis de Miranda is a patroness of the tour....
's phase in HamburgHamburg-History:The first historic name for the city was, according to Claudius Ptolemy's reports, Treva.But the city takes its modern name, Hamburg, from the first permanent building on the site, a castle whose construction was ordered by the Emperor Charlemagne in AD 808...
- 24–29 May: Winner of the Grand Prix of the Global Champions Tour