Alejandro Gomez Sigala (born in Barquisimeto,

Venezuela Venezuela (; ), officially the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ( es, link=no, República Bolivariana de Venezuela), is a country on the northern coast of South America, consisting of a continental landmass and many islands and islets in th ...

, 6 December 1960) is an

equestrian The word equestrian is a reference to equestrianism, or horseback riding, derived from Latin ' and ', "horse". Horseback riding (or Riding in British English) Examples of this are: *Equestrian sports *Equestrian order, one of the upper classes in ...

. He took up

dressage Dressage ( or ; a French term, most commonly translated to mean "training") is a form of horse riding performed in exhibition and competition, as well as an art sometimes pursued solely for the sake of mastery. As an equestrian sport defined b ...

well into adulthood, and in a few years (2007 to the present) accumulated an extensive record of participation in national and international events. Since 2009, his record of participation includes: *

2009 Bolivarian Games The XVI Bolivarian Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Bolivarianos'') were a multi-sport event held in 2009 in Sucre, Bolivia. The competitions in Sucre took place from 15–26 November. A number of Bolivian cities hosted some of the sporting events, includi ...

, Cochabamba, Bolivia: individual gold and overall gold *

2010 South American Games The IX South American Games (Spanish: ''Juegos Sudamericanos''; Portuguese: ''Jogos Sul-Americanos'') was a multi-sport event held between 19 and 30 March 2010 in Medellín, Colombia. The Games were organized by the South American Sports Organi ...

, Medellin, Colombia: individual gold, overall bronze, team bronze *

2010 Central American and Caribbean Games The 21st Central American and Caribbean Games (Spanish: ''XXI Juegos Centroamericanos y del Caribe, Mayagüez 2010'') took place in Mayagüez, Puerto Rico, from 18 July 2010 to 1 August 2010. Bid It was understood that Mayagüez was going to b ...

, Mayagüez, Puerto Rico: edalla de Plata PSG, cuarto de final individual y quinto general acumulado?*

2011 Pan American Games The 2011 Pan American Games, officially the XVI Pan American Games, was an international multi-sport event that was held from October 14–30, 2011, in Guadalajara, Jalisco, Mexico. Some events were held in the nearby cities of Ciudad Guzmán, ...

, Guadalajara, Mexico: sixth place team *

2015 Pan American Games Fifteen or 15 may refer to: *15 (number), the natural number following 14 and preceding 16 *one of the years 15 BC, AD 15, 1915, 2015 Music *Fifteen (band), a punk rock band Albums * ''15'' (Buckcherry album), 2005 * ''15'' (Ani Lorak alb ...

, Toronto, Canada: no medals * 2016 Adequan Global Dressage Festival CDI5, Wellington Florida, USA: * 2017 Continental/Regional Games Bolivarian Games-D Bogotá (COL)

References

Living people Venezuelan male equestrians 1960 births Equestrians at the 2015 Pan American Games Venezuelan dressage riders South American Games gold medalists for Venezuela South American Games bronze medalists for Venezuela South American Games medalists in equestrian Competitors at the 2010 South American Games Sportspeople from Barquisimeto Pan American Games competitors for Venezuela 21st-century Venezuelan people {{Venezuela-equestrian-bio-stub