27 Facts About Denis Lynch

Denis Lynch was born on 3 May 1976 and is an Irish show jumper.

Denis Lynch represented Ireland at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing.

Denis Lynch had been using the banned substance for some time but maintained that he did not know it was illegal.

Denis Lynch described himself as "shattered" due to missing out on his chance for an Olympic medal.

Lantinus and Denis Lynch had been described prior to the scandal as "Ireland's best chance of an Olympic medal in Beijing".

Denis Lynch again took this title in January 2010 when he was again ranked 17th in the World, but this only lasted a month.

Denis Lynch held this title for 4 months until it was taken over by Billy Twomey in December 2010.

Denis Lynch recorded six penalty points in his third outing of the competition.

Denis Lynch had had only two points going into the Monday's event.

The head of the Irish Olympic team, Dermot Henihan, refused to speak to Denis Lynch, calling it "a bitter pill to swallow".

Denis Lynch said there was no other option other than for it to have been an act of cheating or "incredible stupidity" and called for "swift condemnation and appropriate sanctions" to be handed out to Lynch.

Mitchell did not accept Denis Lynch's excuse of ignorance saying that "it is well known that capsaicin is a banned substance".

Denis Lynch was selected as first to jump followed by Alex Duffy, Shane Breen, and Billy Twomey.

Denis Lynch directed the 15-year-old gelding to 3rd place in the CSI2* Grand Prix, and 2nd in a CSI2* Table A class.

Denis Lynch took the top spot in the Grand Prix qualifier at the CSI4* Weisbaden, Germany, with Abberuail van het Dingeshof.

Denis Lynch beat the recently crowned World Cup Champion into second place by just 0.08 of a second.

Denis Lynch continued to chase the DKB Riders Tour shows, as he travelled to the CSI4* Balve.

Denis Lynch enjoyed the Medium Tour of the show, finishing 3rd in both the Grand Prix qualifier, and the Grand Prix with Abberuail van het Dingeshof.

Denis Lynch again chose to ride Abberuail van het Dingeshof in Saturday's GCT Grand Prix but were unlucky to have the final fence down in the first round.

Denis Lynch travelled as part of the Irish squad to the CSIO5* Falsterbo, Sweden.

Denis Lynch then went on to win the 'Six-Bar' competition on Saturday evening with the 7-y-o All Star 5.

In between Meydan Nations Cup duty, Denis Lynch travelled to the 7th leg of the Global Champions Tour at Chantilly, France.

Denis Lynch then travelled to the CSI3* 'Baltic Horse Show' in Keil, Germany.

Denis Lynch took an early lead with Abberuail van het Dingeshof but eventually finished 4th.

Denis Lynch partnered Tarpan to finish joint-3rd in the 'Mont Blanc' Six-Bar on Thursday night to earn CHF 1,670.

Denis Lynch responded saying that the decision 'was very difficult to take and was taken after considerable deliberation'.

CSI5*-W 's-Hertogenbosch, the Netherlands: Going into this final opportunity for World Cup qualification, Denis Lynch needed valuable points to move into the top-18 to earn qualification to the Final in Leipzig.