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Cian O'Connor
Personal information
Nationality	Ireland
Discipline	Show jumping
Born	(1979-11-12) 12 November 1979 (age 45) Dublin, Ireland
Height	5 ft 9 in (1.75 m)
Weight	163 lb (74 kg; 11 st 9 lb)
Website
https://www.cianoconnor.com
Medal record Summer Olympic Games London 2012 Individual jumping European Championships 2017 Gothenburg Team jumping 2017 Gothenburg Individual jumping

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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.

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.

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.

As part of the Irish World Championships team in Herning 2022, O'Connor qualified for the Paris Olympic Games in 2024.

Major results

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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. 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. FEI found that he did not deliberately attempt to affect the performance of the horse. The individual showjumping gold medal went to Brazilian Rodrigo Pessoa and the Irish team's seventh place was inherited by the Italians.

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.

2020 Summer Olympics

O'Connor rode to seventh place with Kilkenny at the Tokyo 2020 Olympics (celebrated in 2021), but withdrew after his horse suffered a nosebleed during their round. Blood became visible from the horse's nostrils three-quarters into their jumping round, and due to the horse's grey colouring, it was visible to spectators on the event's live stream. 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.

Horses

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

References

1. ^ "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. ^ "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. ^ "Equestrian Performance".

External links

• Official website at the Wayback Machine (archived 23 May 2001)
• Cian O'Connor at FEI
• Cian O'Connor at FEI (alternative link)
• Cian O'Connor at Olympics.com
• Cian O'Connor at the Olympic Federation of Ireland
• Cian O'Connor at Olympedia

• 1979 births
• Living people
• Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics
• Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• Equestrians at the 2024 Summer Olympics
• Irish show jumping riders
• Irish sportspeople in doping cases
• Olympic equestrians for Ireland
• Irish male equestrians
• Olympic bronze medalists for Ireland
• Equestrians from County Dublin
• Competitors stripped of Summer Olympics medals
• Olympic medalists in equestrian
• Medalists at the 2012 Summer Olympics
• People educated at Belvedere College
• Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Doping cases in equestrian sports