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Cian O'Connor

For the Irish hurler, see Cian O'Connor (hurler).

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.

Cian O'Connor
Personal information
Nationality Ireland
DisciplineShow jumping
Born (1979-11-12) 12 November 1979 (age 44)
Dublin, Ireland
Height5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Website
https://www.cianoconnor.com
Medal record
Summer Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place London 2012 Individual jumping
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Gothenburg Team jumping
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Gothenburg Individual jumping

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]

Major results

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Year Place Horse Event Rating Show Location
2008 4th Rancorrado Grand Prix CSIO5* Real Club De Polo Barcelona Barcelona, Spain[4]
2008 1st Rancorrado Grand Prix CSI4* Chateau De Chantilly Chantilly, France[4]
2009 1st Rancorrado Grand Prix CSI5* WC Olympia London Horse Show London, United Kingdom[4]
2009 2nd Rancorrado World Cup CSI5* WC Olympia London Horse Show London, United Kingdom [4]
2009 3rd Rancorrado Senior Nations Cup CSIO5* All English Show Grounds Hickstead Hickstead, United Kingdom[4]
2009 3rd Rancorrado World Cup CSI5* WC Partner Pferd Leipzig Leipzig, Germany[4]
2010 2nd K Club Lady Senior Nations Cup CSIO5* RDS Arena Dublin, Ireland[4]
2010 2nd K Club Lady Grand Prix CSIO5* CSIO St Gallen St Gallen, Switzerland[4]
2010 3rd K Club Lady Senior Nations Cup CSIO5* Piazza Di Sienna Rome, Italy[4]
2010 1st Rancorrado Grand Prix CSI4* Longines CHI Classics Basel Basel, Switzerland[4]
2011 1st Larkhill Cruiser Senior Nations Cup CSIO5* La Baule Horse Show La Baule, France[4]
2011 2nd Larkhill Cruiser World Cup CSIO4* WC Al Ain Equestrian Centre Abu Dhabi, UAE[4]
2012 1st Blue Lloyd 12 Senior Nations Cup CSIO5* RDS Arena Dublin, Ireland[4]
2012 3rd Blue Lloyd 12 Grand Prix CSIO5* RDS Arena Dublin, Ireland[4]
2012 Bronze Medal Blue Lloyd 12 Olympic Games London Individual Final Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games London London, United Kingdom[4]
2012 2nd Blue Lloyd 12 Senior Nations Cup CSIO4* Hubside Jumping Valence Valence, France[4]
2013 1st Blue Lloyd 12 Grand Prix CSIO5* RDS Arena Dublin, Ireland[4]
2013 3rd Blue Lloyd 12 Senior Nations Cup CSIO5* RDS Arena Dublin, Ireland[4]
2016 3rd Good Luck World Cup CSI5* WC Stuttgart German Masters Stuttgart, Germany[4]
2016 5th Good Luck Grand Prix CSIO5* Los Angeles Horse Show Los Angeles, USA[4]
2016 4th Good Luck Grand Prix CSIO5* RDS Arena Dublin, Ireland[4]
2016 1st Good Luck Senior Nations Cup CSIO5* RDS Arena Dublin, Ireland[4]
2017 Bronze Medal Good Luck European Championship Individual Final EUCH Gothenburg Horse Show Gothenburg, Sweden[4]
2017 Gold Medal Good Luck European Championship Team Final EUCH Gothenburg Horse Show Gothenburg, Sweden[4]
2017 1st Good Luck Grand Prix CSIO5* Hipodrom Sopot Sopot, Poland[4]
2018 Bronze Medal Good Luck World Equestrian Championships Team Final CSI5* Tryon Equestrian Centre Tryon, USA[4]
2019 3rd PSG Final Global Champions League Final CSI5* O2 Arena PraguePlayoffs Prague, Czech Republic[4]
2019 1st PSG Final Grand Prix CSI4* X-Bionic Sphere Samorin, Slovakia[4]
2019 1st PSG Final Senior Nations Cup Final CSIO5* Real Club De Polo Barcelona, Spain [4]
2019 2nd PSG Final Senior Nations Cup CSIO5* Piazza Di Sienna Rome, Italy[4]
2021 7th Kilkenny Olympic Games Tokyo Individual Final Olympic Games Summer Olympic Games Tokyo Tokyo, Japan [4]
2021 4th Kilkenny Grand Prix CSI4* Tops International Arena Valkenswaard, The Netherlands[4]
2021 3rd Kilkenny Grand Prix CSI5* Wellington Equestrian Festival Wellington, USA[4]
2022 1st Taj Mahal Grand Prix CSI3* Knokke Hippique Knokke, Belgium[4]
2022 4th C Vier 2 World Equestrian Championships Team Final CSIO5* Herning Rideklub Herning, Denmark [4]
2022 1st Kilkenny Senior Nations Cup CSIO5* RDS Arena Dublin, Ireland [4]
2022 1st Kilkenny Grand Prix CSI3* Sunshine Tour Montenmedio Vejer de la Frontera, Spain

2004 Summer Olympics

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Further information: Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping and Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics

Riding Waterford Crystal, O'Connor placed first in the individual jumping competition, earning Ireland's only gold medal. However, on 8 October 2004, it emerged that Waterford Crystal had tested positive for a prohibited substance.[5] The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) ruled that O'Connor must be stripped of his medal and he also received a three-month ban from competition.[6][7] FEI found that he did not deliberately attempt to affect the performance of the horse.[citation needed] The individual showjumping gold medal went to Brazilian Rodrigo Pessoa and the Irish team's seventh place was inherited by the Italians.[8]

2012 Summer Olympics

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Further information: Equestrian at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Individual jumping and Ireland at the 2012 Summer Olympics

O'Connor won the bronze medal in London with his horse Blue Loyd 12 in individual jumping. He lost to Gerco Schröder of the Netherlands in a Silver medal jump-off.[9]

2020 Summer Olympics

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O'Connor rode to seventh place with Kilkenny at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (celebrated in 2021),[10] but withdrew after his horse suffered a nosebleed during their round. Blood became visible from the horses nostrils three-quarters into their jumping round, and due to the horse's grey colouring, it was visible to spectators on the event's livestream. The appearance of blood from the nostrils was not in violation of the FEI's blood rule, however out of an abundance of caution, O'Connor withdrew from the remaining team competition.[1]

Horses

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  • Kilkenny: (01/05/2012) Gelding, Grey. Irish Sport Horse (Cardento 933 x Guidam)
  • Taj Mahal:[11] (11/05/2013) Stallion, Bay. Zangersheide (Emerald Van'T Ruytershof x Quannan R)
  • C Vier 2':[12] (22/05/2008) Gelding, Bay. Holsteiner (Cardento 933 x Concorde)
  • Good Luck:[13] (15/05/2006) Stallion, Bay. Belgian Warmblood (Canturo x Furioso II)
  • Blue Lloyd 12:[14] (11/02/2000) Gelding, Bay. Oldenburger (Landor S x Hadj A X)
  • Splendor:[15] (31/05/1999) Gelding, Chestnut. Dutch Warmblood (Lester x Marinier)
  • K Club Lady:[16] (08/03/1999) Mare, Bay. Holsteiner (Calido x Landgraf I)
  • Arabella:[17] (05/05/2003) Mare, Bay. Irish Sport Horse (Heartbreaker x Cavalier Royale)
  • Larkhill Cruiser: (20/03/2001) Gelding, Chestnut. Irish Sport Horse (Cruising x Crosstown Dancer)
  • Rancorrado:[18] (06/04/1998) Gelding, Bay. Dutch Warmblood (Gran Corrado x Hamlet). Horse
  • Echo Beach [18]: (23/05/2007) Stallion, Bay. Anglo European (Unbelievable Darco x Goodtimes)
  • Waterford Crystal [18]: (06/03/1991) Gelding, Bay. Holsteiner (Landgraf I x Corvado)

References

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  1. ^ a b "Kilkenny Suffers Nosebleed During Olympic Individual Final - The Chronicle of the Horse". Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  2. ^ "Aga Khan Trophy Winners" (PDF).
  3. ^ "European Bronze Medal". 28 August 2017.
  4. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p q r s t u v w x y z aa ab ac ad ae af ag ah ai aj "Cian O'Connor FEI results".
  5. ^ "O'Connor banned and loses gold medal". 27 March 2005. {{cite journal}}: Cite journal requires |journal= (help)
  6. ^ "Sporting Controversies: The remarkable rise and fall of Cian O'Connor's golden dream". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  7. ^ "Three-month ban as O'Connor loses gold". Irish Independent. 27 March 2005. Retrieved 28 July 2024.
  8. ^ "Cian O'Connor Athens 2020 Olympics". The Irish Times.
  9. ^ Live Olympics coverage, NBC.
  10. ^ "The Irish Field, Olympic Games". The Irish Times.
  11. ^ "Taj Mahal".
  12. ^ "C Vier 2".
  13. ^ "Good Luck".
  14. ^ "Blue Lloyd 12".
  15. ^ "Splendor".
  16. ^ "K Club Lady".
  17. ^ "Arabella".
  18. ^ a b c "Equestrian Performance".
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