Gonçalo Carvalho (born 1 April 1982 in

Lisbon Lisbon ( ; ) is the capital and largest city of Portugal, with an estimated population of 567,131, as of 2023, within its administrative limits and 3,028,000 within the Lisbon Metropolitan Area, metropolis, as of 2025. Lisbon is mainlan ...

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) is a Portuguese Olympic

dressage Dressage ( or ; , most commonly translated as "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 equestrianism, equestrian sport defined by th ...

rider. Representing Portugal, he competed at the

2012 Summer Olympics The 2012 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XXX Olympiad and also known as London 2012, were an international multi-sport event held from 27 July to 12 August 2012 in London, England, United Kingdom. The first event, the ...

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where he finished 16th in the individual competition. He also competed at the

2010 World Equestrian Games The 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games (officially the 2010 Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games) were held at the Kentucky Horse Park in Lexington, Kentucky, U.S. from September 25 to October 10, 2010. This was the sixth edition of the games, which ar ...

and at three

European Dressage Championships The European Dressage Championships are the European championships for the equestrian discipline of dressage. They are held every two years in odd-numbered years. Gold, silver, and bronze medals are awarded in both individual and team competitio ...

(in 2011, 2013 and 2015). His current best championship result 11th place in team dressage at the 2013 European Dressage Championship and at the

References

Living people 1982 births Equestrians from Lisbon Portuguese male equestrians Portuguese dressage riders Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians for Portugal 21st-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-equestrian-bio-stub