Cian O'Connor was born on 12 November 1979 and is an Irish equestrian competing in show jumping.
11 Facts About Cian O'Connor
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Cian O'Connor has competed at four Olympic Games, four World Championships and six European Championships.
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Cian O'Connor returned to the Olympics in 2012, receiving the bronze medal in the individual showjumping event.
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At the 2021 Tokyo Summer Olympics, Cian O'Connor withdrew his mount Kilkenny after the horse suffered a nosebleed during their round.
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Cian O'Connor was a member of the Irish Teams that won the Aga Khan Trophy at the Dublin Horse show in 2004,2012,2015 and 2022.
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Cian O'Connor was a member of the winning Irish team at the European Show Jumping Championships in 2017, where he placed third in the individual competition.
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The Federation Equestre Internationale ruled that Cian O'Connor must be stripped of his medal and he received a three-month ban from competition.
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Cian O'Connor won the bronze medal in London with his horse Blue Loyd 12 in individual jumping.
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Cian O'Connor lost to Gerco Schroder of the Netherlands in a Silver medal jump-off.
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Cian O'Connor rode to seventh place with Kilkenny at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics, but withdrew after his horse suffered a nosebleed during their round.
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The appearance of blood from the nostrils was not in violation of the FEI's blood rule out of an abundance of caution, Cian O'Connor withdrew from the remaining team competition.