Pietro Sandei (born 20 December 1991 in Parma, Italy) is an Olympic Italian eventing rider.[1]

Pietro Sandei
Sandei at the 2024 Olympics
Personal information
DisciplineEventing
Born20 December 1991 (1991-12-20) (age 32)
Parma, Italy
Horse(s)Rubis de Prere
Medal record
Equestrian eventing
Representing  Italy
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Strzegom Team eventing

Career

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He competed at the 2017 and 2021 European Championships and at the 2018 FEI World Equestrian Games in Tryon. In 2017 he won team bronze on the horse Rubis de Prere.[2][3]

Sandei represented the Italian eventing team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris with Rubis de Prere.[4] He was initially reserve member, but stepped in at the cross-country course after Emiliano Portale got eliminated in the dressage test.[5]

References

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  1. ^ "Pietro Sandei". International Federation for Equestrian Sports. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  2. ^ "La FEI penalizza la Germania, l'Italia del completo è bronzo continentale". Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian). 5 December 2017. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  3. ^ "WEG Tryon 2018, Completo: Arianna Schivo e Quefira!". Equestrian Insights (in Italian). 17 September 2018. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  4. ^ "Scelti gli azzurri degli sport equestri, Italia in gara nel concorso completo e nel salto ostacoli". Italian National Olympic Committee (in Italian). 8 July 2024. Archived from the original on 22 July 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
  5. ^ "Eventing jumping in Paris: As it happened". Equestrian Life. Archived from the original on 17 August 2024. Retrieved 17 November 2024.
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