Manuel GRAVE
Manuel GRAVE, Portuguese Jumping, Dressage, Eventing, Endurance athlete.
| Name | Manuel GRAVE |
| FEI ID | 10009213 |
| Gender | Male |
| Date of Birth | 26/09/1989 |
| Competing for | Portugal - POR |
| Registrations |
Eventing 2025
Jumping 2024 Endurance 2014 Dressage 2014 |
| Last update | 27/07/2024 |
FEI Database
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| When and where did you begin this sport? | "I started doing some horse competitions when I was little." He attended the 2004 Athens Games as a child, supporting his father. (Flashscore.pt, 26 Jun 2024) |
| Why this sport? | Eventing “brings everything together” – show jumping, dressage and cross country – and that “it is like a triathlon” , which began “as a preparation for horses for war” , in which “they had to know how to do everything”. (Flashscore.pt, 26 Jun 2024) |
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| Memorable sporting achievement | Qualifying for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games “was a huge source of happiness”. “I had been thinking about this since I was a little child. (I reacted) With a happiness that I can’t explain. It’s something I’ve been looking for for many years." (Flashscore.pt, 26 Jun 2024) |
| Most influential person in career | His father. (revistaequitacao.blogspot.com, 14 Jan 2010) |
| Famous relatives | His father Carlos represented Portugal in eventing at the 2004 Olympic Games in Athens. (SportsDeskOnline, 01 Feb 2016; equitacao.com, 22 Mar 2013) |
| Other information | OCCUPATION He is a manager at an agricultural company in Evora, Portugal. (Portugal Winter Group Instagram profile, 28 Nov 2020; LinkedIn profile, 01 Jan 2021) |
| Milestones | He was selected by Portugal for the Paris 2024 Olympic Games. |
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| Occupation | Agriculturalist, Farmer, Manager |
| Languages | English, French, Portuguese, Spanish |
| Higher education | Agricultural Engineering - Instituto Superior de Agronomia: Lisbon, POR |
