Rodrigo Moura Torres (born 29 March 1977) is a Portuguese

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rider. He competed at the

2019 FEI European Championships The 2019 FEI European Championships was held in Rotterdam, Netherlands, from 19 to 25 August 2019. Competitions was held in three disciplines; jumping, dressage and para-dressage. Medalists Dressage Jumping Medals table References ...

, and competed for the Portuguese team at the

2020 Tokyo Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the 1 ...

, finished 16th in the individual final and 8th with the Portuguese Team.

Career

Rodrigo Torres began riding at age three at his family's farm in

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. The farm has been in the family since the 1800s. Torres started competing at international level in 2012. His higher level breakthrough however began in 2017, when he started campaigning Lusitano-bred Fogoso. Torres and Fogoso were named reserve for the Portuguese team for the

2018 World Equestrian Games The 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games were held in Mill Spring, North Carolina, U.S. at the Tryon International Equestrian Center, from September 11 to September 23, 2018. It was the eighth edition of the games, which are held every four years an ...

, but when a spot opened up Torres declined to go as he felt Fogoso was too young at age eight. In 2019, Torres and Fogoso made their championships debut at the 2019 Europeans in Rotterdam. Torres placed 24th individually, and in the process helped Portugal achieve a team qualification for the

2020 Summer Olympics The , officially the and also known as , was an international multi-sport event held from 23 July to 8 August 2021 in Tokyo, Japan, with some preliminary events that began on 21 July. Tokyo was selected as the host city during the ...

. Later that year, Torres won gold during the National Championships in Lisbon. In 2021, Torres and Fogoso got officially named to represent Portugal at the delayed Tokyo Olympic Games. In Tokyo he made it to the Individual final where he finished 16th.

Personal life

Torres is married to Portuguese Dressage rider Maria Pais do Amaral. He runs the Coudelaria Torres Vaz Freire stud farm in Alter do Chão with his wife and father Carlos. Rodrigo Torres has also a daughter.

Programs

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* Living people 1977 births People from Portalegre, Portugal Portuguese male equestrians Portuguese dressage riders Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Portugal Sportspeople from Portalegre District {{Portugal-equestrian-bio-stub