| Rider ID | 10002174 | ||||
| Family name | DESLAURIERS | First name | Mario | ||
| Discipline | Jumping | ||||
| Current world ranking | 25 | ||||
| BIRTH AND HOMETOWN INFORMATIONS | |||||
| Date of birth | 23.02.1965 | City | Venice-en-Quebec | Country | Canada |
| Nationality | AMERICAN | ||||
| STATISTICS | |||||||||
| NATIONS CUP | Starts | 25 | Wins | 5 | WORLD CUP | Starts | 127 | Wins | 17 |
| HISTORICAL RESULTS | ||||
| Olympic Games | ||||
| Year | Venue | Horse | Ind. rank | Team rank |
| 1988 | Seoul (KOR) | Boxcar Willie | 30 | 4 |
| 1984 | Los Angeles (USA) | Aramis | 4 | 4 |
| World Championships | ||||
| Year | Venue | Horse | Ind. rank | Team rank |
| 1990 | 1st WEG Stockholm (SWE) | Calvados Orion | 39 | 12 |
| World Cup Final | ||||
| Year | Venue | Horse | Ind. rank | Team rank |
| 2010 | CSI-W Final Geneva (SUI) | 6 | ||
| 1984 | Göteborg (SWE) | Aramis | 1 | |
| FAMILY INFORMATIONS | |||
| Profession | Show Rider and Trainer | ||
| Marital status | MARRIED | ||
| Spouse first name | LISA | ||
| Spouse points of interest | REAL ESTATE BROKER | ||
| Nr of children | 3 | ||
| Children first name | Children year of birth | ||
|
Sari Lucy and Jack |
1989 1999 and 1999 |
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| Father name | Roger Deslauriers | Mother name | Hugette Deslauriers |
| Profession | Manager of Centre Equestre Bromont and Horse Show Organiser of Bromont International | Profession | Secretary of Centre Equestre Bromont |
| RESIDENCE INFORMATIONS | |
| Address | 32 East 64th Street |
| Postal code / City | 10065 / New York |
| Country | USA |
| md@mariodeslauriers.com | |
| EDUCATION | |
| Education level | College |
| RELATIVES INFORMATIONS | |
| Relative name | Roger, Hugette and Patrice |
| Relation to relative | My father, mother and brother |
| Relatives sport | show jumping |
| MISCELLANEOUS PERSONAL INFORMATIONS | |
| Started competing | in Canada at age 6 |
| Why riding? | When my family moved to Bromont my father was managing the equestrian centre of Bromont |
| 1st int'l competition | Junior International in Mexico and first senior international was riding on the Canadian team at Madison Square Garden CSIO in New York when I was 17 years old. |
| Most memorable riding story | Winning the World Cup Final in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1984 when I was 19 years old. |
| Hobbies | Golf, tennis, hockey and skiing |
| Languages | French and English |
| Superstition | A little.... |
| Most influential person | My parents. |
| Why? | They influenced me in both my riding career and my personal life. My father not only started my riding career, but he nourished my hunger to win and succeed. |
| Most looked up to person | There are two women in my life that I most admire - my mother and my wife. |
| Why? | My mother has given me strong family values. My wife and I share a passion for our sport and our family. |
| Ambitions during career | Now that I am an American citizen I would like to try to win some medals for the United States. |
| Ambitions after career | I see myself always involved with horses, if not riding then teaching, training, mentoring (beginning with my kids). |
| Major sporting awards | See list of results below |
| Other informations |
1984 World Cup Champion; 1984 Olympic Games show jumping final - 4th; 1988 Olympic Games show jumping team final - 4th; 2000 Canadian League World Cup Standings - 1st; 2007 North American Canadian Champion; 2008 North American Canadian Champion; 2009 Queen Elizabeth Cup Spruce Meadows - 1st; 2009 Nexen Cup Derby Spruce Meadows - 1st; 2009 Conoco Philips Canada Cup Spruce Meadows - 1st; 2009 Duncan Ross Cup Spruce Meadows - 1st; 2009 Pengrowth Cup Spruce Meadows - 1st; 2009 Aon Risk Services Cup Spruce Meadows - 1st; 2010 US Selection Trials for WEG (top 15). Having competed for Canada throughout his earlier career, Mario transferred to ride for the USA in December 2009. |