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| Full name | Hector Florentino Roca | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1972-11-02) 2 November 1972 (age 52) | |||||||||||||||||
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Hector Florentino Roca (born 2 November 1972) is an equestrian from Dominican Republic.
Career
He won gold at the 2018 Central American and Caribbean Games in Barranquilla, Colombia. In 2011, 2015, and 2020, the Dominican Equestrian Sports Federation named him the International Jumping Rider of the Year. He was selected to compete for Dominican Republic at the 2020 Summer Olympics in the show jumping.
In January 2022, riding ABC Quantum Cruise Florentino won the opening first Challenge Cup at the Winter Equestrian Festival hosted at the Palm Beach International Equestrian Centre in Florida. In May 2022, Florentino won the $75,000 Bear’s Smokehouse BBQ Grand Prix CSI 2* event in Mill Spring, North Carolina riding ABC Quantum Cruise. Florentino had two rides in the 7 horse jump off. Rising Ultimo, Florentino won the $35,000 Welcome Cup at the Kentucky Horse Show held in Lexington in May 2022.
In 2023, Florentino was suspended for an Equine Anti-Doping Rule Violation. The horse, Meadowvale Cruise, was tested during the Bolivarian Games and returned a positive result for Testosterone, which is an anabolic steroid that improves performance by promoting muscular development. Testosterone is a “Banned Substance” under the FEI's 2022 Equine Prohibited Substances list.
References
- "Equestrian FLORENTINO ROCA Hector - Tokyo 2020 Olympics". Archived from the original on 2021-07-27. Retrieved 2021-07-25.
- "Hector Florentino Wins First WEF Challenge Cup of 2022". horsesport.com. 7 January 2022.
- "Hector Florentino & ABC Quantum Cruise Smoke the Competition in $75,000 Bear's Smokehouse BBQ Grand Prix CSI 2*". Jumpernews.com. 30 May 2022.
- "HECTOR FLORENTINO AND ULTIMO SPEED TO VICTORY IN $35,000 WELCOME CUP AT KENTUCKY SPRING HORSE SHOW". Horseinthesouth.com. 10 May 2012.
- "CONSENT AWARD Dated 7 February 2023 and issued by the FEI TRIBUNAL Sitting in the following composition: Sole Panel Member: Jose A. Rodriguez Alvarez (MEX). in the matter between: FÉDÉRATION EQUESTRE INTERNATIONALE (FEI) and Mr Hector FLORENTINO ROCA in his capacity as the Person Responsible in the following case: Case: C22-0042 – ROCA" (PDF).
- "FEI Tribunal issues Consent Award in equine anti-doping case". FEI. 2023-02-13. Retrieved 2024-05-09.
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- Dominican Republic equestrians
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- Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 2003 Pan American Games
- Equestrians at the 2011 Pan American Games
- Equestrians at the 2015 Pan American Games
- Equestrians at the 2019 Pan American Games
- Central American and Caribbean Games gold medalists for the Dominican Republic
- Central American and Caribbean Games bronze medalists for the Dominican Republic
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- Competitors at the 2014 Central American and Caribbean Games
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