Marcelo Chirico

Marcelo Chirico
Personal information
Nationality Uruguay
Born (1992-03-16) March 16, 1992 (age 32)
Rivera, Uruguay
Sport
SportEquestrian
EventShow jumper
Medal record
Equestrian
Representing  Uruguay
Youth Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Singapore Individual jumping

Marcelo Chirico (born March 16, 1992, in Rivera) is a Uruguayan equestrian and show jumping competitor.

At the 2010 Summer Youth Olympics in Singapore, Chirico won the gold medal in the individual jumping event, becoming the first athlete from Uruguay to win an individual Olympic Gold medal.[1]

In September 2011, Chirico was named the flag bearer for the Uruguayan team at the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico.[2]

Horses

  • Links Hot Gossip - 2010
  • Omanie du Landais - 2011-2012
  • Mondain Normand - 2012

Career highlights

2009

2010

2011

2012

References