Carlos Paro

Carlos Paro (born June 5, 1979 in Colina, Brazil) is an event rider who won a team Bronze medal in the 2007 Pan American Games in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil in 2007, a team Silver medal in the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto, Canada and an Individual Bronze and team Silver in the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru in eventing (equestrian) for Brazil.[1] He competed in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia and in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.[2]

Carlos Paro

Carlos Parro and Political Mandate at the Dairy Farm during the cross-country phase of Burghley Horse Trials 2010.
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Brazil
Pan American Games
	2015 Toronto	Team eventing
	2019 Lima	Team eventing
	2007 Rio de Janeiro	Team eventing
	2019 Lima	Individual eventing

His 1st major event was the World Equestrian Games in Rome in 1998 at the age of 19 which they finish the team competition in 9th. He also won the team gold medal in the South-American Games in Belo Horizonte in 2001. Now based in the U.K. he is the only Brazilian to complete at Badminton Horse Trials and Burghley Horse Trials several times.

He was named as a reserve for the 2012 Summer Olympics in London and a few days before the Games started he was called into the team as one of the horses was injured, but due to a misunderstand in the Brazilian Equestrian Federetion (CBH – Confederacao Brasileira de Hipismo) his forms were never sent to the IOC (International Olympic Committee) which meant he wasn't allowed to compete.

In July 2015, Carlos Parro rode as one of the team members for the 2015 Pan American Games in Toronto riding Calcourt Landline. The team won the silver medal just a few marks behind the USA.

Parro competed at his second Summer Olympics in 2016. At the Games held in front of his home crowd in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, he finished 7th in the team competition and 18th individually with the horse Summon Up The Blood.

In 2019 with a new horse, Quaikin Qurious, Carlos Parro won the individual Bronze medal at the 2019 Pan American Games in Lima, Peru and the team Silver medal which qualified the Brazilian Eventing Team for the 2020 Olympics in Tokyo, Japan.