Jessica Mendoza (equestrian)

Jessica Mendoza
Personal information
Full nameJessica Mendoza
NationalityBritish
DisciplineShow jumping
Born(1996-04-09)9 April 1996
Cheltenham, England
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  United Kingdom
Junior Europeans
Gold medal – first place 2014 Team jumping
Silver medal – second place 2013 Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2014 Individual jumping
Pony Europeans
Gold medal – first place 2012 Team jumping
Gold medal – first place 2011 Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2011 Individual jumping

Jessica Mendoza is one of the UK's top female equestrian athletes,[1] who broke into the world's top 100 riders, and into the top 10 British showjumping riders in Spring 2015.[2][3] She is also a regular contributor to the British monthly magazine PONY.[4]

In 2013, Mendoza was accepted into the British Equestrian Federation UK Sport-funded World Class Development Programme, which works with talented riders to maximise their potential and deliver success for Team GBR. She has ridden on British teams at major international championships every year since.[5][6]

Born and brought up in Chippenham, Wiltshire, Mendoza started her international showjumping career on the International Pony and junior riders circuits (2011–14), taking numerous medal honours across highly consistent performances. Since 2014, she competes from her Central European base in Eindhoven, the 'showjumping capital' of the Netherlands.

Early years

Mendoza started riding horses at the age of 2, and four years later decided she wanted to be a professional show jumper. Even an incident at the age of 10, where she punctured a lung after being trod on by a horse who bucked her off, did not drive her away from the sport.[7] She was named Leading Pony Rider by British Showjumping on two consecutive occasions, in 2009 and 2010.[8]

Mendoza represented Great Britain four times at the Pony European Championships, riding Tixylix. Her first appearance was in Moorsele, Belgium, in 2009, where she finished in sixth place individually. She was selected again in 2010 to ride at the championships at Bishop Burton, Great Britain.

In 2011 she was on the winning British team at the Pony European Championships held in Jaszkowo, Poland, and went on to win an individual bronze. In 2012, she won her second Team Gold at the Pony Europeans in Fontainebleau, France.[9]

In 2013 Mendoza moved on to the Junior Riders European Team and won Team Silver in Vejer de la Frontera, Spain. In the following year, she further added to her medal tally, winning Team Gold and Individual Bronze at the European Championships in Arezzo, Italy, riding Spirit T.[10][11]

Career achievements (2014 onwards)

Following her major successes pony/junior levels, Mendoza embarked on her career in horse and senior classes in 2014, and soon started to notch up major successes at Grand Prix level.[12][13]

Mendoza has become a regular competitor on the senior international circuit[14] and is a regular at the Longines Global Champions Tour, the World's Premier 5 star International Showjumping Series.[15]

In April 2014 Mendoza competed in her first CSI4* event at Antwerp, achieving two wins riding Spirit T and Ramiro de Belle Vue.[16] The results continued to mount, and the following month she claimed her first jumping derby at Eindhoven with Ramiro De Belle Vue.[17]

In August 2014, Mendoza competed on home soil in her first CSI5* competition at the London leg of the Longines Global Championship Tour, in Horseguards Parade, winning her first 5-star competition. This made her the youngest ever winner at the most prestigious show jumping tour in the world.[18]

Other major wins followed at the end of that year at the Paris Gucci Masters, where Mendoza rode Spirit T, and at Salzburg CSI4*, where she rode Ramiro De Belle Vue. Her first World Cup qualifier was at Leipzig in 2015, gaining invaluable experience and finishing in 9th place with Spirit T.[19][20]

In mid-February 2015, Mendoza competed at the Longines Hong Kong Masters CSI5*.[21] She was one of the British trio who took the three top positions in the Gucci Gold Cup: John Whitaker 1st, Mendoza 2nd, and world's number one Scott Brash 3rd.[22][23]

A series of consistent performances during the summer of 2015 secured her places on British Nations Cup teams, including taking Team Gold (Rotterdam nations Cup, June 2015).[24]

Mendoza's international senior championship debut at the FEI European Championships saw her become the youngest British international competitor in nearly 40 years. Her final round in the Team competition proved crucial in gaining Rio Olympic qualification for Team GBR. Mendoza was ranked 65 in the world and was Britain's second top female rider, as of 31 August 2015.[25]

In the autumn of 2015, Mendoza was announced as the Longines Rising Star of 2015 at the annual FEI Awards, in recognition of her outstanding sporting talent. She also took British Showjumping's Young (under 21) Rider of the Year Award for 2015.

In 2016, at the age of 20, she became the youngest competitor in 40 years to join the Team GBR Olympic squad when she was travelling reserve in Rio.

Her latest showjumping results in are recorded on the FEI database.[26]

Major achievements

Year Month Achievement
2013 January
  • 1st – Nuggets L'Amandour, Addington
  • Classic Highfly, Bury Farm
February
  • 3rd – Classic Highfly, World Class Development Programme U23
  • 1st – Classic Highfly, Aintree
March
  • 1st – Balougio, Oliva Nova CSI1*
  • 1st – Balougio, Oliva Nova CSI1*
  • 1st – Balougio, Oliva Nova CSI1*
  • 1st – Spirit T, Oliva Nova CSI1*
April
  • 1st – Spirit T, Chantilly CSI2*
  • 1st – Bril B, Chantilly CSI2*
  • 1st – Spirit T, Oliva Nova CSI1*
May
  • 1st – Balougio, Deauville
  • 5th – Spirit T, Junior Nations Cup Deauville
  • 1st – Balougio, Chepstow CSI**
June
  • 1st – Ramiro de Belle Vue, Fontainebleau CSI2*
  • 2nd – Spirit T, Junior Nations Cup, Hagen
July
  • TEAM SILVER Junior Europeans – Spirit T
August
  • 1st – Balougio, Auvers CSI2*
  • 1st – Balougio, Auvers CSI2*
  • 1st – Nuggets L'Amandour, Int Trial New Forest Show
September
  • 1st – Ramiro de Belle Vue, Zandhoven CSI3*
October
  • 1st – Classic Highfly, Lier CSI2*
December
  • 3rd - Spirit T Young Riders Final Olympia
  • 2nd - Spirit T 1.45 Ranking Class CSI** Gucci Masters Paris
  • 2nd - Ramiro De Belle Vue 1.35 CSI** Gucci Masters
2014 February
  • 1st – Ramiro de Belle Vue, Gent CSI2*
  • LEADING RIDER Lier Indoor Championship Tour
March
  • 1st – Classic Highfly, Arezzo CSI2*
  • 1st – Falballa de Messitert, Arezzo CSI2*
  • 1st – Ramiro de Belle Vue, Arezzo CSI2*
April
  • 1st – Ramiro de Belle Vue, Antwerp CSI4*
  • 1st – Spirit T, Antwerp CSI4*
May
  • 1st – Ramiro de Belle Vue, Eindoven (Derby) CSI3*
  • 1st – Nuggets L'Amandour, Redefin CSI2*
June
  • 1st – Spirti T, Asten CSI2*
  • 1st – Classic Highfly, Asten CSI2*
July
  • INDIVIDUAL BRONZE MEDAL, Junior Europeans Arezzo, Spirit T
  • TEAM GOLD MEDAL, Junior Europeans Arezzo, Spirit T
  • 1st – Nuggets L'Amandour, Opglabeek CSI2*
  • 1st – Classic Highfly, Spangenberg CSI3*
August
  • 1st – Ramiro de Belle Vue, London GCT CSI5*
  • 1st – Classic Highfly, Valkenswaard CSI2*
October
  • 1st – Ramiro de Belle Vue, Oliva CSI2*
November
  • 1st – Nuggets L'Amandour, Lechtenvoorten
  • 1st – Spirit T, Oliva CSI2*
December
  • 1st – Ramiro De Belle Vue, Salzburg CSI4*
  • 1st – Spirit T, Gucci Masters
2015 January
  • 9th – Spirit T World Cup CSI5*
February
  • 2nd – Spirit T, Hong Kong CSI5*
  • 1st – Nuggets L'Amandour, Lier CSI2*
March
  • 1st – Ramiro De Belle Vue, Arezzo CSI3*
  • 1st – Ramiro De Belle Vue, Arezzo CSI3*
  • 1st – Spirit T, Arezzo CSI3*
  • 1st – Ramiro De Belle Vue, Arezzo CSI3*
April
  • 1st – Sam de Bacon, Arezzo CSI3*
  • 1st – Nuggets L'Amandour, Arezzo CSI3*
  • 1st – Classic Highfly, Arezzo CSI3*
  • 1st – Ramiro De Belle Vue, Arezzo CSI3*
May
  • 6th - Spirit T 1.60 Global Tour Grand Prix Shang hai CSI*****
June
  • 1st - TEAM GB - Spirit T - Nations Cup Spirit T Rotterdam CSI*****
  • 4th - Spirit T 1.60 Grand Prix St Gallen CSI*****
July
  • 6th - Spirit T 1.60 Global Tour Grand Prix Estoril CSI*****
August
  • 1st - Ramiro de Belle Vue 1.40 St Moritz CSI****
  • 4th - TEAM GB - Spirit T - European Championships Aachen Nations Cup CSIO*****
  • 4th - Spirit T 1.60 King George Grand Prix CSI*****, Hickstead Royal International
September
  • 2nd - TEAM GB - Spirit T - Nations Cup Final Barcelona CSI*****
October
  • 2nd - Spirit T 1.60 World Cup Helsinki CSI-W*****
  • 3rd - Spirit T 1.60 Grand Prix Oslo CSI-W*****

References

  1. ^ "Jessica MENDOZA, British Jumping athlete". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  2. ^ "RANKINGS / STANDINGS SEARCH". FEI Rankings. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  3. ^ "Olympia, Showjumping coverage – 30th Dec 2009". Horse Deals. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  4. ^ "Jessica Mendoza jumps up the World Rankings". PONY Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  5. ^ "The World Class Development Programme". Equestrianteamgbr.co.uk. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  6. ^ "Show Jumping: Horse of the Year Show and much more live on Sky Sports". Sky Sports. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  7. ^ "Teen dreaming of 'unbelievable' Olympic debut".
  8. ^ "Showjumping Jessica Mendoza interview at the Awards Ball". British Showjumping. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  9. ^ "Double gold for Great Britain at the FEI European Pony Championship 2012". World of Showjumping. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  10. ^ "Gold for the British junior team at the European Championships in Arezzo". World of Showjumping. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  11. ^ "Jessica Mendoza victorious in Italy". British Showjumping. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  12. ^ "FIVE MINUTES WITH SHOWJUMPER JESS MENDOZA". Horse Deals. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  13. ^ "Jessica Mendoza teaches jumping in young riders Grand Prix". Horses International. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  14. ^ "Jessica Mendoza targets showjumping's top 20 after rise into senior class". Remember the Name. Retrieved 26 April 2015.
  15. ^ "Britain's Jess Mendoza becomes one of the youngest riders ever to win an LGCT CSI5* class". Global Champions Tour. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  16. ^ "Jessica Mendoza wins her first 4* in Antwerp on Longines Global Champions Tour". UK's National Horse Events. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  17. ^ "Jessica Mendoza wins Derby CSI Eindhoven". Horses International. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
  18. ^ "Who's climbing on the Longines Ranking?". World of Showjumping. Retrieved 25 April 2015.
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