Pepo Puch. / Picture: GEPA pictures
Dressage rider Pepo Puch won his second silver medal for the Austrian Paralympics team in Tokyo on Monday. The Swiss by choice, born in Graz, had to admit defeat only to the Briton Lee Pearson (Breezer / 82,447) in Grade II in Freestyle on Sailor's Blue with 81.007 percentage points among eight participants. Bronze also went to Great Britain with Georgia Wilson (Sakura / 76,754). It's the same result as in the first competition.
Puch was delighted with his sixth medal at the Paralympics level. The now 55-year-old won gold in London in 2012 and in Rio de Janeiro in 2016, as well as bronze in England and silver in Brazil. Austria's team has already won three silver medals at the Paralympics in Tokyo: In addition to Puch's two second places, triathlete Florian Brungraber also “silvered” his performance.
