Josef "Pepo" Puch (born 10 January 1966 in

Graz Graz (; sl, Gradec) is the capital city of the Austrian state of Styria and second-largest city in Austria after Vienna. As of 1 January 2021, it had a population of 331,562 (294,236 of whom had principal-residence status). In 2018, the popul ...

) is an Austrian-Croatian equestrian. He started in equestrian at fifteen. Puch competed at the

2004 Summer Olympics The 2004 Summer Olympics ( el, Θερινοί Ολυμπιακοί Αγώνες 2004, ), officially the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad ( el, Αγώνες της 28ης Ολυμπιάδας, ) and also known as Athens 2004 ( el, Αθήνα 2004), ...

for

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in the individual eventing with horse Banville D'Ivoy. He finished 63rd. In 2008, Puch was in an accident and has incomplete

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as a result. At the

2012 Summer Paralympics The 2012 Summer Paralympics, branded as the London 2012 Paralympic Games, were an international multi-sport parasports event held from 29 August to 9 September 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. They were the 14th Summer Paralympic Gam ...

he won a gold medal and a bronze medal, this time competing for his birth country of

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. At the

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he also won a gold medal in the individual championship test and a silver medal in the individual freestyle test grade 1b.Official Results Rio 2016
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References

External links

Video Interview with Pepo PuchOfficial homepage of Pepo Puch
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