José Maria Larocca
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Larocca on Tortola
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| Full name | José Maria Larocca Jr. | ||||||||||||
| Nationality |
 Argentina
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| Discipline | Show jumping | ||||||||||||
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1 January 1969 Wettingen, Switzerland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||||||||||||
| Weight | 183 lb (83 kg; 13 st 1 lb) | ||||||||||||
| Horse(s) | Casha vd Kornelishoeve, Con Air 7, Cornet Du Lys, Hardrock Z, Last Chance 9, Leasing, Mobily Ashkur Allah Obelix, Okidoki, Royal Power, Son of Marco, Svante, Tortola, Ukkepuk Hof Den Dries | ||||||||||||
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José Maria Larocca Jr. (born 1 January 1969) is an Argentinian equestrian. His discipline is show jumping, usually individually. Larocca currently ranks two hundred and seventy-sixth on the FEI Rolex Ranking List.
Larocca was a relatively late starter to competitive equestrianism, beginning his show jumping career at age thirty-four. Larocca had ridden horses between the ages of three and twenty but had then left Argentina for Europe to focus on other forms of work until his love of horses brought him back to the sport. His first major competition was in 2008 for the Lyon Grand Prix, and when he completed the course with no faults he was inspired to continue. Larocca has appeared twice in the FEI World Equestrian Games and twice in the Summer Olympic Games representing Argentina.
Larocca received media attention when he purchased the horse Okidoki for unspecified millions with the intent of riding him in the 2012 Summer Olympics. Okidoki suffered a hamstring injury during an event in Cannes in 2010, which initially appeared to be treated successfully, but developed septic shock from surgical complications.
Larocca was born in Wettingen, Switzerland, on 1 January 1969. He began riding at the age of three, and rode in Argentina until the age of twenty. At that age, he moved back to Europe to concentrate on other forms of work.
Larocca began riding again in 2003 at the age of thirty-four after being unable to forget his love of horses. In 2008, Larocca completed the Lyon Grand Prix with no jumping faults, making him believe that he could compete at the highest level of equestrianism. In 2009, Larocca came in third at the Zurich Grand Prix, sixth at the Valencia Grand Prix, and sixth at the Patrignano Grand Prix. In 2011, Larocca came in fourth at the Frankfurt Grand Prix, and in 2012 he came in sixth at the Valkenswaard Grand Prix.
Larocca has competed in the FEI World Equestrian Games twice. He first competed in the 2006 FEI World Equestrian Games for both individual and team on his horse Svante; in individual he came in seventy-third, and he was part of the seventeenth-ranking team. He then competed in the 2010 FEI World Equestrian Games for both individual and team on his horse Con Air 7; in individual he came in forty-first, and he was part of the twenty-seventh-ranking team. Every time he was competing for Argentina.
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