| Cian O'Connor | ||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality |  Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Show jumping | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 12 November 1979 Dublin, Ireland | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb) | |||||||||||||||||
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| https://www.cianoconnor.com | ||||||||||||||||||
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Cian O'Connor (born 12 November 1979) is an Irish equestrian competing in show jumping. He has competed at four Olympic Games, four World Championships and six European Championships.
O'Connor was stripped of the gold medal at the 2004 Olympics when his horse was found to have a banned substance in its system. O'Connor returned to the Olympics in 2012, receiving the bronze medal in the individual showjumping event. At the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics, O'Connor withdrew his mount Kilkenny after the horse suffered a nosebleed during their round.[1]
Cian was a member of the Irish Teams that won the Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse show in 2004, 2012, 2015 and 2022.[2]
O’Connor was also a member of the winning Irish team at the European Show Jumping Championships in 2017, where he placed third in the individual competition.[3]
As part of the Irish World Championships team in Herning 2022, O'Connor qualified for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.[citation needed]
- ^ "Kilkenny Suffers Nosebleed During Olympic Individual Final - The Chronicle of the Horse". Retrieved 28 July 2024.
- ^ "Aga Khan Trophy Winners" (PDF).
- ^ "European Bronze Medal". 28 August 2017.