Pepo Puch

Pepo Puch
Pepo Puch 2013
Personal information
NationalityCroatia / Austria
Born (1966-01-10) 10 January 1966
Graz, Austria
Sport
CountryCroatia / Austria
SportEquestrian, Para-equestrian
Medal record
Representing  Austria
Paralympic Games
2020 Tokyo Individual
2016 Rio de Janeiro Freestyle
2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual
2012 London Freestyle
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]

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