Cian O'Connor

Cian O’Connor

Equestrian

BIOGRAPHY

Cian O’Connor has competed at four Olympic Games and is Ireland’s only equestrian medallist to date, winning a bronze medal on ‘Blue Loyd’ at London 2012.

During the 2020 Tokyo Olympics he competed with his horse Kilkenny and finished seventh in individual jumping. He also finished 7th overall in the team event at the Paris Olympic Games.

O’Connor’s other notable achievements include securing a team gold medal and an individual bronze medal at the 2017 European Championships riding Good Luck and contributing to Ireland’s team bronze medal performance at the 2018 World Equestrian Games.

Cian O’Connor is involved in equestrian training and horse sales through his Karlswood Stables in County Meath.

Gender

Male

Discipline

Show Jumping

Personal Best

World Ranking: 50

Date Of Birth

November 12, 1979

Hometown

Karlswood, Co Meath

Games

Paris 2024, Tokyo 2020, London 2012, Athens 2004

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Daniel Coyle

Aoife Clark*

Susie Berry

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Sarah Ennis

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Shane Sweetnam

Bertram Allen

Darragh Kenny

EQUESTRIAN NEWS

In The News – July 7th

Equestrian – Spruce Meadows, Canada  Daniel Coyle Won the $1 million ATCO Queen Elizabeth II Cup, producing two flawless rounds with Incredible and winning the jump-off in 35.21 seconds. He edged out USA’s Kyle King by just 0.08 seconds to take his first-ever 5★ Grand Prix win at Spruce Meadows.  “It only took 10 years,” Coyle [...]

Sport Events Coming up in July

We are at the start of a jam packed July, check here for information on the upcoming events?   DATES EVENT (SPORT) 27 June – 6 July EQUESTRIAN Team Ireland – World Equestrian Festival CHIO Aachen – Aachen, Germany LINK 28-29 June ATHLETICS Team Ireland – European Athletics Team Championships Division 2 – Maribor, Slovenia LINK [...]

In The News – May 26th

Team Ireland Round-Up | Medals, Records, and Milestones Across Europe and the U.S.    ATHLETICS | Gidey’s Breakthrough, Healy Shines, English and Coscoran Impress  Efrem Gidey made history on Saturday evening in Pacé, France, becoming the first Irish athlete to win individual gold at the European 10,000m Cup. The 24-year-old surged ahead with just over [...]

In The News – May 12th

Equestrian: Austin O'Connor Achieves Podium Finish at Badminton Horse Trials  Four time Olympian Austin O'Connor delivered one of his finest performances to date at the prestigious 2025 Badminton Horse Trials, finishing third overall aboard his long-time partner Colorado Blue. After a modest start in the dressage phase, where he placed 20th, O'Connor surged through the [...]

Irish eventers win Boekelo Nations Cup in stunning style

Albert’s crew excel in show jumping to blow elite field away Dag Albert has hailed a fantastic team effort in testing conditions after the Agria Irish Eventing Team blitzed an elite field to win the four-star FEI Eventing Nations Cup at Boekelo today. Albert’s squad of Aoife Clark on Sportsfield Freelance, Susie Berry on the [...]

DAY 11 MORNING REPORT FROM TEAM IRELAND

Team Ireland’s Shane Sweetnam with James Kann Cruz, and Daniel Coyle with Legacy, both missed out on the medal jump-off in the show jumping final at the Palace of Versailles this morning. Running a brilliant PB Sophie O’Sullivan narrowly missed out on qualifying for the 1500m semi-finals by just one spot, finishing 7th in her heat, [...]

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