{{Short description|Brazilian equestrian (born 1974)}} {{Infobox equestrian | name = Bernardo Alves | image = Bernardo Alves mit Quentin, CSI 3 Hamburg.JPG | fullname = Bernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves | nickname = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1974|11|20}} | birth_place = Belo Horizonte, Brazil | homecountry = {{BRA}} | height = 1.86 m | weight = 76 kg | horse = | updated = }}
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'''Bernardo Cardoso de Resende Alves''' (born November 20, 1974, Belo Horizonte)<ref name="hipismo">[http://www.hipismobrasil.com.br/cavaleiros/bernardo_alves.asp Hipismo Brasil website] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100210182722/http://www.hipismobrasil.com.br/cavaleiros/bernardo_alves.asp |date=February 10, 2010 }}</ref> is a Brazilian show jumping rider. He competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics and the 2008 Summer Olympics.<ref name="SportsRef">{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/bernardo-resende-1.html |title=Bernardo Alves Olympic Results |accessdate=9 May 2020 |archive-date=17 December 2012 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20121217060714/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/re/bernardo-resende-1.html |url-status=dead }}</ref> In 2008, he was suspended after his horse was found to have a prohibited substance.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2008-08-21 |title=Four horses suspended for doping |url=https://www.france24.com/en/20080821-four-horses-suspended-doping-beijing-2008-equestrian-vaulting |access-date=2024-05-21 |website=France 24 |language=en}}</ref>
== Early life == He is the son of João Baptista Ribeiro de Resende Alves and Maria José Cardoso.<ref name="hipismo"/> His interest in the sport of show jumping began at age four on a visit to a farm.<ref name="hipismo"/> He began to learn the sport at this age under the instruction of Joseph Wilson.<ref name="hipismo"/> His first attempts were troubled as he took many falls, but he was determined and his trainer saw in him a lot of potential.<ref name="hipismo"/> By the age of eight, his determination noticeably paid off, as he won his first title and graduated to the tutelage of Vitor Alves Teixeira.<ref name="hipismo"/> By the age of 16, he was competing in the professional class. In May 2001, he trained for three months at the school of Nelson Pessoa in Belgium.<ref name="hipismo"/> This prepared him for his debut at the CHIO Aachen.<ref name="hipismo"/>
== Career highlights == * '''2002''' ** Bronze medal for Brazil, World Championship of Young Horses * '''2003''' ** Voted the best rider of the CSI-W Mechelen, Belgium ** 3rd place in Grand Prix CSI-A La Coruna, Spain * '''2004''' ** 2nd place in the Grand Prix World Cup CSI-W Vigo, Spain ** 1st place in Grand Prix CSI Bois-le-Roi, France ** Bronze Medal (team) at the Pan American Games ** 1st place in the King's Cup CSI-A Madrid ** 2nd place in Grand Prix CSI-A Monte Carlo ** 1st place in the IXth Grand Prix CSI Vejer de la Frontera * '''2009''' ** 24–29 May: Winner of the Grand Prix of the Global Champions Tour's phase in Hamburg
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