Pepo Puch

Josef "Pepo" Puch (born 10 January 1966 in Graz) is an Austrian-Croatian equestrian. He started in equestrian at fifteen.

Pepo Puch

Pepo Puch 2013
Personal information
Nationality	Croatia / Austria
Born	(1966-01-10) 10 January 1966 (age 59) Graz, Austria
Sport
Country	Croatia / Austria
Sport	Equestrian, Para-equestrian
Medal record Representing  Austria Paralympic Games 2020 Tokyo Individual 2016 Rio de Janeiro Freestyle 2016 Rio de Janeiro Individual 2012 London Freestyle 2012 London Individual

Puch competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics for Croatia in the individual eventing with horse Banville D'Ivoy. He finished 63rd.^[1]

In 2008, Puch was in an accident and has incomplete paraplegia as a result.^[2] At the 2012 Summer Paralympics he won a gold medal and a bronze medal, this time competing for his birth country of Austria.^[3][4] At the 2016 Summer Paralympics he also won a gold medal in the individual championship test^[5] and a silver medal in the individual freestyle test grade 1b.^[6]