Pepo Puch

Pepo Puch
Pepo Puch 2013
Personal information
NationalityCroatia / Austria
Born (1966-01-10) 10 January 1966 (age 58)
Graz, Austria
Sport
CountryCroatia / Austria
SportEquestrian, Para-equestrian
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Paralympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2020 Tokyo Individual
Silver medal – second place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Freestyle
Gold medal – first place 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
Gold medal – first place 2012 London Freestyle
Bronze medal – third place 2012 London Individual

Josef "Pepo" Puch (born 10 January 1966 in Graz) is an Austrian-Croatian equestrian. He started in equestrian at fifteen.

Puch competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Croatia in the individual eventing with horse Banville D'Ivoy. He finished 63rd.[1]

In 2008, Puch was in an accident and has incomplete paraplegia as a result.[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won a gold medal and a bronze medal, this time competing for his birth country of Austria.[3][4] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics he also won a gold medal in the individual championship test[5] and a silver medal in the individual freestyle test grade 1b.[6]

  1. ^ Pepo Puch at Sports Reference
  2. ^ IPC bio
  3. ^ ORF
  4. ^ Radio Arabella
  5. ^ Official Results Rio 2016
  6. ^ Official Results Rio 2016