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YVONNE LOSOS DE MUÑIZ FACES OF DRESSAGE
Born to Canadian parents in Nigeria, Yvonne Losos de Muñiz rides for the Dominican Republic, her home since 1990. She became the first Dominican rider to participate in the Olympics when competing at the 2016 games in Rio. Her career began early with support from her parents before formal training in Germany. Listed among the best riders in Latin America, Losos de Muñiz won bronze at the 2007 Pan-American Games in Rio, repeating the feat of the 2003 Pan-American Games in Santo Domingo. Prior to that, Losos de Muñiz won individual gold and bronze as a team in the 2002 Central American Games in El Salvador. A regular on the Wellington circuit, she was back representing the Dominican Republic at the Olympics last summer in Tokyo.
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