Bernardo Alves

Bernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves (born November 20, 1974, Belo Horizonte)[1] is a show jumping rider from Brazil. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.[2]

Bernardo Alves
Personal information
Full nameBernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves
Born (1974-11-20) November 20, 1974
Belo Horizonte, Brazil
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight76 kg
Internationales Pfingstturnier Wiesbaden 2014

Early life

He is the son of João Baptista Ribeiro de Resende Alves and Maria José Cardoso.[1] His interest in the sport of show jumping began at age four on a visit to a farm.[1] He began to learn the sport at this age under the instruction of Joseph Wilson.[1] His first attempts were troubled as he took many falls, but he was determined and his trainer saw in him a lot of potential.[1] 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.[1] 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.[1] This prepared him for his debut at the CHIO Aachen.[1]

Career highlights

References
  1. Hipismo Brasil website Archived February 10, 2010, at the Wayback Machine
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bernardo Alves Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2016-12-04. Retrieved 9 May 2020.
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