Paralympics 2024
Former champion Pepo Puch misses out on a medal
Former champion Pepo Puch has missed out on a medal: The dressage rider finished fifth in the individual competition at the Paralympics against the picturesque backdrop of the Palace of Versailles!
The gold medal went to the US-American Fiona Howard. She was followed by Denmark's Katrine Kristensen and Great Britain's Georgia Wilson in second and third place.
Safety vest changed his life
Puch, who was born in Graz, has always had a great passion for riding. It was this passion that proved to be his undoing in 2008. At a horse show, Puch's safety vest exploded due to a technical defect, causing him to fall from his horse and suffer incomplete paraplegia.
Initially, the rider was paralyzed from the neck down, but he literally got back up thanks to hard rehabilitation work - at Christmas. "I didn't want my daughter to see me in a wheelchair in a Christmas photo," said Puch. He didn't give up riding either.
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