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| Full name | Julio Cesar Mendoza Loor | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | April 8, 1979 Quito, Ecuador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | www.mendozadressage.com | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Club | Mendoza Dressage | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| World finals | 2018 World Equestrian Games | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Julio Cesar Mendoza Loor (born 8 April 1979) is an Ecuadorian dressage rider.[1] He has competed at three Pan American Games and became the first Ecuadorian dressage rider to compete at the World Equestrian Games.[2]
Mendoza Loor grew up near Quito, Ecuador, on his family's horse farm. His father was a riding instructor, and as a child, he would ride horses to school.[2] In 2007, Mendoza Loor moved to the United States, eventually settling in Tryon, North Carolina.[3]
He won individual and team gold during the Bolivarian Games in 2017 and 2022, and individual gold at the 2023 Pan American Games.[4] The win was Ecuador's first dressage gold medal in the history of the Pan American games, securing his place to represent Ecuador at the 2024 Summer Olympic Games in Paris.[5]
In February 2024, Mendoza Loor and Jewel's Goldstrike recorded their 20th career win at Florida's World Equestrian Center CDI3*.[6] That summer, they made their first trip to Europe to compete,[7] where they won the IWEST-Prize at CHIO Aachen.[8]
At the 2024 Olympic Games, Mendoza Loor became the first Ecuadorian dressage rider in Olympic history.
- ^ "Julio Cesar MENDOZA LOOR". FEI.org. 2018-03-04. Retrieved 2021-01-22.
- ^ a b "Julio Mendoza Loor Strikes Gold With Jewel's Goldstrike - The Chronicle of the Horse". Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Chávez, Karen. "Columbus horse trainer Mendoza competes at World Equestrian Games with eye on Olympics". The Asheville Citizen Times.
- ^ "Historic Gold for Ecuador's Julio Mendoza Loor". FEI.org. 2023-10-25. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Severs, Adele (2023-10-26). "Julio Mendoza Loor takes historic Pan American Games individual dressage gold for Ecuador". Equestrian Life. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ StraightArrow (2024-02-16). "Julio Mendoza Loor Rounds Out to 20 Number of Victories on Jewel's Goldstrike in Winning Ocala CDI3* Freestyle". Dressage-News. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ Odell, Skye (2024-02-16). "Julio Mendoza Loor and Jewel's Goldstrike Return to Winner's Circle After Well Deserved Break". HorsesDaily. Retrieved 2024-07-25.
- ^ "A "victory that means the world" to the Ecuadorian rider, Julio Mendoza in the IWEST-Prize". CHIO Aachen. Retrieved 2024-07-25.