Cian O'Connor
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Cián O'Connor is an Irish
equestrian
who competes in the sport of showjumping.
He won a show jumping
gold medal
at the 2004 Summer Olympics
, which was later stripped from him due to drug offences
. He continues to ride.
He reached the second-highest Irish ranked rider in May 2009 (No. 101) where he was ranked 35th.
Cian's Current World Ranking (as of the end of October 2011) is 56th - Ireland's No. 3.
Winner of 8 Nations Cups and the horse that centered the controversy of the 2004 Olympic Games where O'Connor was stripped of the Gold Medal (See below).
Irish Independent Casper Gelding / Grey / 1992 / Cantus
A very versatile horse that won the Puissance at the 'Kerrygold' Dublin Horse show - clearing 7'5". The pair also jumped clear rounds in Nation Cups and in Grands Prix.
Irish Independent Echo Beach Mare / Chestnut / 1997 / Clover Echo x Cavalier Royale
Winner of many International Classes including the Nations Cup of Lummen, Belgium in 2007, and the World Cup Qualifier in Tripoli, Libya in 2009.
Complete Gelding / Chestnut / 1997 / Comeback II - owned by Castlemartin Stud
Jumped clear on many Nations Cup teams and Grands Prix all over the world. Finished second in the Grand Prix at the 5* Geneva in 2008. He was also selected as the Irish Reserve for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Splendor Gelding / Chestnut / 1999 / Lester - owned by Cian and Stephen O'Connor, and then Ahmed Tolba
Many International wins, and placings in Grands Prix and Nations Cups, including finishing 3rd in the Grand Prix of the 4* La Coruna in 2009.
Rancorrado Gelding / Dark Bay / 1998 / Gran Corrado - owned by Aileen Bryan
Winner of 3 International Grands Prix - CSI4* Lyon 2008, CSI5*-W London 2009, CSI4* Basel 2010. The pair have also been placed on Nations Cup teams all over the world, and in World Cup qualifiers.
K Club Lady Mare / Bay / 1999 / Calido I - owned by Ashkirk Ltd.
Winner of the Nations Cup of Aachen 2010. She also finished second in the Grand Prix at the 5* St. Gallen
Larkhill Cruiser Gelding / Chestnut / 2001 / Cruising x Crosstown Dancer - owned by Cian O'Connor
In their short time together from late November 2010 until May 2011, Cian and Larkhill Cruiser had been on the winning team of the CSIO5* La Baule FEI Nations Cup in 2011, been placed in 4 Grands Prix, won world-ranking classes, and earned €98,000 in prize money.
offices. However, the B blood sample also tested positive for prohibited, but not performance-enhancing, substances, which had been prescribed to the horse some time earlier.
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. On 10 June 2005, O'Connor's solicitor filed an official waiver of appeal in the FEI which made the Judicial Committee’s decision official. O'Connor lost his gold medal and the Irish Show Jumping Team was disqualified by the Olympic Board. The individual showjumping gold medal went to Brazil
ian Rodrigo Pessoa
and the Irish team's seventh place was inherited by the Italians
.
Grand Prix: 1st (Rancorrado)
CSI3* Lummen, Belgium:
Grand Prix: 3rd (K Club Lady)
CSI3* Hagen, Germany:
Grand Prix: 8th (K Club Lady)
CSI5* Global Champions Tour, Valencia, Spain:
1m50 class: 4th (K Club Lady) - €1,600 - just 1.65 seconds behind the winner.
CSIO5* Rome, Italy:
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 3rd on 12 faults: Cameron Hanley (Southwind VDL) - (8)/4; Darragh Kenny (Obelix) - 4/(8); Cian O'Connor (K Club Lady) - 4/0; Billy Twomey (Tinka's Serenade) - 0/4
CSIO5* St. Gallen, Switzerland:
Grand Prix: 2nd (K Club Lady) - €60,000
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 4th on 19 faults: Shane Breen (Carmena Z) 5/5; Darragh Kenny (Obelix) 5/(16); Cian O'Connor (K Club Lady) 9/4; Billy Twomey (Je T'aime Flamenco) (9)/0
CSI5* Global Champions Tour, Estoril, Portugal:
Grand Prix: 8th (K Club Lady) - €6,000
CSIO5* World Equestrian Festival, Aachen, Germany:
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 1st on 4 faults: Billy Twomey ( Tinka's Serenade) 4/0; Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite) 0/0; Cian O'Connor (K Club Lady) 0/0; Denis Lynch (Lantinus) (4)/(NS)
Yageo Prize: 3rd (Splendor)
CSIO5* 'Failte Ireland' Dublin Horse Show, Dublin, Ireland:
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 2nd= on 20 faults: Billy Twomey (Tinka's Serenade) 0/4; Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite) (12)/(8); Cian O'Connor (K Club Lady) 8/0; Denis Lynch (Nabab's Son) 8/0 - leaving the team in 4th on the final standings.
'Land Rover' Puissance: 2nd= (Noctambule Courcelle) - clearing 2m10 - €9,850
CSIO5* Gijon, Spain:
Grand Prix: 6th (K Club Lady) - €5,000
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 5th= on 20 faults: Shane Breen (Carmena Z) (8)/0; Capt. David O'Brien (Mo Chroi) 0/(8); Cian O'Connor (Splendor) 8/0; Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite) 4/8
CSI5* Madrid, Spain:
Grand Prix: 5th (K Club Lady) - €9,000
Puissance: 2nd (Noctambule Courcelle) - €6,000
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Jumping World Championships, Kentucky:
Team: Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite); Denis Lynch (Lantinus); Cian O’Connor (K Club Lady); Billy Twomey (Tinka’s Serenade)
1st Round - Speed Competition: 12th on 2.88 faults; Team in 8th
2nd Round - First round of the Nations Cup: 16th on a total of 6.88 faults
K Club Lady picked up a knock during this round, and O'Connor withdrew from continuing the Championships as an individual.
CSI4* Caen, France: 1m50 jump-off class: 3rd (Splendor) - earning €3,750
CSI5*-W Verona, Italy:
Grand Prix: 10th (Splendor) - earning €1,500.
CSI3* Stockholm, Sweden:
Grand Prix: 5th (Splendor) - earning €2,500.
CSI5*-W Geneva, Switzerland:
Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier: 11th (Splendor) - €3,000
Geneva Derby: 1st (Umberto)
'Credit Suisse' Team Competition - Switzerland vs Europe vs America vs Rest of the World: 1st - Europe II (Larkhill Cruiser) - €3,000
Puissance: =3rd: (Asturias) - €1,500
CSI5*-W London Olympia, United Kingdom: Santa Stakes - 1m60 jump-off class: 1st (Splendor) - €6,480
'Gulf News' Dubai Cup (Qualifier for the Grand Prix): 1st (Larkhill Cruiser) - €6,700
Accumulator: 1st (Arabella) - €4,200
O'Connor also earned the 'Leading Rider of the Show' award - €2,100
CSI3*-W Abu Dhabi, UAE: FEI World Cup Qualifier: 6th (Larkhill Cruiser) - €2,500
1m45 Two-Phase Competition: 3rd (Arabella) - €2,600
1m45 Jump-off: 4th (Arabella) - €2,900
1m40 Grand Prix Qualifier: 3rd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €3,200
CSI2*-W Sharjah, UAE: FEI World Cup Qualifier: 3rd (Larkhill Cruiser)
CSI4*-W Al Ain, UAE: FEI World Cup qualifier: 2nd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €11,800
Grand Prix qualifier: 3rd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €5,200
O'Connor also earned the 'Leading Rider of the Show' award
He and Larkhill Cruiser also secured the Leading Horse and Leading Rider Awards of the UAE World Cup Qualifying Tour.
CSI3* Vejer de la Frontera, Spain: Grand Prix (week 2): 3rd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €6,000
Grand Prix (week 3): 2nd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €4,500
Grand Prix (week 4): 3rd (Splendor) - €3,500
Grand Prix (week 5): 5th (Larkhill Cruiser) - €1,800
1m45 two-phase (week 2): 1st (Larkhill Cruiser) - €6,900
1m45 (week 3): 1st (Larkhill Criuser) - €6,900
CSIO5* La Baule, France: FEI Nations Cup: 1st on 13 faults: Shane Sweetnam (Amaretto Darco) 1/4; Billy Twomey (Romanov) 4/4; Cian O'Connor (Larkhill Cruiser) (4)/0; Cameron Hanley (Southwind VDL) 0/(17) - Team earned €64,000
CSI3* Pforzheim, Germany: Grand Prix: 2nd (Temple Road) - €13,000
CSIO5* Rome, Italy: Puissance: 2nd (On Ira) - €4,000
1m50 jump-off: 4th (Temple Road) - €1,995
1m50 jump-off: 5th (Splendor) - €1,610
CSIO5* 'Discover Ireland' RDS Dublin Horse Show, Ireland: 'Power and Speed': 5th (Splendor) - €1,750
'Land Rover' Puissance: =2nd (On Ira) - €3,766
CSIO5* Gijon, Spain: Grand Prix: 8th (Splendor) - €3,000
1m50 jump-off: 2nd (Carpe Diem) - €8,500
CSIO5* Barcelona, Spain: 'Seat' Grand Prix: 5th (Carpe Diem) - €9,000
CSI3* Horse of the Year Show, Birmingham, UK: 'Vinopolis' Speed Horse of the Year: 3rd (Goldex) - €3,600
CSI5*-W Helsinki, Finland: 1m50 'Porsche International Classic': 5th (Carpe Diem) - €2,500
1m40 'Power and Speed': 7th (Goldex) - €1,000
. He is godson to Tony O'Reilly
.
On 19 June 2002, Cian's then-girlfriend Hazel O'Callaghan, daughter of property tycoon Owen O'Callaghan, was fatally injured while trying to unload a horse from a trailer. As of 2010, O'Connor is engaged to Ruth Maybin.
Republic of Ireland
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equestrian
Equestrianism
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who competes in the sport of showjumping.
He won a show jumping
Show jumping
Show jumping, also known as "stadium jumping," "open jumping," or "jumpers," is a member of a family of English riding equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes commonly are seen at horse shows throughout the world, including the Olympics...
gold medal
Gold medal
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at the 2004 Summer Olympics
2004 Summer Olympics
The 2004 Summer Olympic Games, officially known as the Games of the XXVIII Olympiad, was a premier international multi-sport event held in Athens, Greece from August 13 to August 29, 2004 with the motto Welcome Home. 10,625 athletes competed, some 600 more than expected, accompanied by 5,501 team...
, which was later stripped from him due to drug offences
Doping (sport)
The use of performance-enhancing drugs in sport is commonly referred to by the term "doping", particularly by those organizations that regulate competitions. The use of performance enhancing drugs is mostly done to improve athletic performance. This is why many sports ban the use of performance...
. He continues to ride.
Rolex World Ranking
O'Connor reached his highest ever World Ranking of 29th in the June 2011 Rankings (No. 125).He reached the second-highest Irish ranked rider in May 2009 (No. 101) where he was ranked 35th.
Cian's Current World Ranking (as of the end of October 2011) is 56th - Ireland's No. 3.
Notable Horses
Waterford Crystal Gelding / Bay / 1991 / LandgrafWinner of 8 Nations Cups and the horse that centered the controversy of the 2004 Olympic Games where O'Connor was stripped of the Gold Medal (See below).
Irish Independent Casper Gelding / Grey / 1992 / Cantus
A very versatile horse that won the Puissance at the 'Kerrygold' Dublin Horse show - clearing 7'5". The pair also jumped clear rounds in Nation Cups and in Grands Prix.
Irish Independent Echo Beach Mare / Chestnut / 1997 / Clover Echo x Cavalier Royale
Winner of many International Classes including the Nations Cup of Lummen, Belgium in 2007, and the World Cup Qualifier in Tripoli, Libya in 2009.
Complete Gelding / Chestnut / 1997 / Comeback II - owned by Castlemartin Stud
Jumped clear on many Nations Cup teams and Grands Prix all over the world. Finished second in the Grand Prix at the 5* Geneva in 2008. He was also selected as the Irish Reserve for the 2008 Olympic Games.
Splendor Gelding / Chestnut / 1999 / Lester - owned by Cian and Stephen O'Connor, and then Ahmed Tolba
Many International wins, and placings in Grands Prix and Nations Cups, including finishing 3rd in the Grand Prix of the 4* La Coruna in 2009.
Rancorrado Gelding / Dark Bay / 1998 / Gran Corrado - owned by Aileen Bryan
Winner of 3 International Grands Prix - CSI4* Lyon 2008, CSI5*-W London 2009, CSI4* Basel 2010. The pair have also been placed on Nations Cup teams all over the world, and in World Cup qualifiers.
K Club Lady Mare / Bay / 1999 / Calido I - owned by Ashkirk Ltd.
Winner of the Nations Cup of Aachen 2010. She also finished second in the Grand Prix at the 5* St. Gallen
Larkhill Cruiser Gelding / Chestnut / 2001 / Cruising x Crosstown Dancer - owned by Cian O'Connor
In their short time together from late November 2010 until May 2011, Cian and Larkhill Cruiser had been on the winning team of the CSIO5* La Baule FEI Nations Cup in 2011, been placed in 4 Grands Prix, won world-ranking classes, and earned €98,000 in prize money.
2004 Olympic Games
Riding his horse, Waterford Crystal, he became an instant national hero, being the only Irish medalist that year. However, on 8 October 2004, it emerged that Waterford Crystal had tested positive for a prohibited substance. Components of the 'B' sample were stolen, as were documents from the Irish Equestrian FederationEquestrian Federation of Ireland
The Equestrian Federation of Ireland , is the National Governing Body for all equestrian sport in Ireland. It is a 32-county body, and is therefore responsible for the administration of international competitions throughout the whole island...
offices. However, the B blood sample also tested positive for prohibited, but not performance-enhancing, substances, which had been prescribed to the horse some time earlier.
The Federation Equestre Internationale
International Federation for Equestrian Sports
The Fédération Équestre Internationale or in English, the International Federation for Equestrian Sports, is the international governing body of equestrian sports. It recognizes ten international disciplines...
(FEI) ruled that O'Connor must be stripped of his medal and he also received a three month ban from competition. On 10 June 2005, O'Connor's solicitor filed an official waiver of appeal in the FEI which made the Judicial Committee’s decision official. O'Connor lost his gold medal and the Irish Show Jumping Team was disqualified by the Olympic Board. The individual showjumping gold medal went to Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
ian Rodrigo Pessoa
Rodrigo Pessoa
Rodrigo Pessoa is an equestrian and show jumper from Brazil. He is an accomplished rider backed by his 50 Grand Prix wins and a total of in prize money during his career. Rodrigo Pessoa is the son of equestrian and show jumper Nelson Pessoa.- Riding career :Rodrigo first competed in 1981 at...
and the Irish team's seventh place was inherited by the Italians
Italy
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.
2009
In December O'Connor was invited to jump at Olympia, London, finishing, on Rancorrado, 2nd in the World Cup Qualifier, his highest placing in a Qualifier to date. The next night he won the Grand Prix, and this in turn secured him the Leading Rider of the Show.2010
CSI4* Basel, Switzerland:Grand Prix: 1st (Rancorrado)
CSI3* Lummen, Belgium:
Grand Prix: 3rd (K Club Lady)
CSI3* Hagen, Germany:
Grand Prix: 8th (K Club Lady)
CSI5* Global Champions Tour, Valencia, Spain:
1m50 class: 4th (K Club Lady) - €1,600 - just 1.65 seconds behind the winner.
CSIO5* Rome, Italy:
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 3rd on 12 faults: Cameron Hanley (Southwind VDL) - (8)/4; Darragh Kenny (Obelix) - 4/(8); Cian O'Connor (K Club Lady) - 4/0; Billy Twomey (Tinka's Serenade) - 0/4
CSIO5* St. Gallen, Switzerland:
Grand Prix: 2nd (K Club Lady) - €60,000
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 4th on 19 faults: Shane Breen (Carmena Z) 5/5; Darragh Kenny (Obelix) 5/(16); Cian O'Connor (K Club Lady) 9/4; Billy Twomey (Je T'aime Flamenco) (9)/0
CSI5* Global Champions Tour, Estoril, Portugal:
Grand Prix: 8th (K Club Lady) - €6,000
CSIO5* World Equestrian Festival, Aachen, Germany:
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 1st on 4 faults: Billy Twomey ( Tinka's Serenade) 4/0; Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite) 0/0; Cian O'Connor (K Club Lady) 0/0; Denis Lynch (Lantinus) (4)/(NS)
Yageo Prize: 3rd (Splendor)
CSIO5* 'Failte Ireland' Dublin Horse Show, Dublin, Ireland:
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 2nd= on 20 faults: Billy Twomey (Tinka's Serenade) 0/4; Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite) (12)/(8); Cian O'Connor (K Club Lady) 8/0; Denis Lynch (Nabab's Son) 8/0 - leaving the team in 4th on the final standings.
'Land Rover' Puissance: 2nd= (Noctambule Courcelle) - clearing 2m10 - €9,850
CSIO5* Gijon, Spain:
Grand Prix: 6th (K Club Lady) - €5,000
Meydan FEI Nations Cup: 5th= on 20 faults: Shane Breen (Carmena Z) (8)/0; Capt. David O'Brien (Mo Chroi) 0/(8); Cian O'Connor (Splendor) 8/0; Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite) 4/8
CSI5* Madrid, Spain:
Grand Prix: 5th (K Club Lady) - €9,000
Puissance: 2nd (Noctambule Courcelle) - €6,000
The Alltech FEI World Equestrian Games, Jumping World Championships, Kentucky:
Team: Dermott Lennon (Hallmark Elite); Denis Lynch (Lantinus); Cian O’Connor (K Club Lady); Billy Twomey (Tinka’s Serenade)
1st Round - Speed Competition: 12th on 2.88 faults; Team in 8th
2nd Round - First round of the Nations Cup: 16th on a total of 6.88 faults
K Club Lady picked up a knock during this round, and O'Connor withdrew from continuing the Championships as an individual.
CSI4* Caen, France: 1m50 jump-off class: 3rd (Splendor) - earning €3,750
CSI5*-W Verona, Italy:
Grand Prix: 10th (Splendor) - earning €1,500.
CSI3* Stockholm, Sweden:
Grand Prix: 5th (Splendor) - earning €2,500.
CSI5*-W Geneva, Switzerland:
Rolex FEI World Cup qualifier: 11th (Splendor) - €3,000
Geneva Derby: 1st (Umberto)
'Credit Suisse' Team Competition - Switzerland vs Europe vs America vs Rest of the World: 1st - Europe II (Larkhill Cruiser) - €3,000
Puissance: =3rd: (Asturias) - €1,500
CSI5*-W London Olympia, United Kingdom: Santa Stakes - 1m60 jump-off class: 1st (Splendor) - €6,480
2011
CSI3*-W Dubai Championships, UAE: FEI World Cup Qualifier: 5th (Larkhill Cruiser) - €3,100'Gulf News' Dubai Cup (Qualifier for the Grand Prix): 1st (Larkhill Cruiser) - €6,700
Accumulator: 1st (Arabella) - €4,200
O'Connor also earned the 'Leading Rider of the Show' award - €2,100
CSI3*-W Abu Dhabi, UAE: FEI World Cup Qualifier: 6th (Larkhill Cruiser) - €2,500
1m45 Two-Phase Competition: 3rd (Arabella) - €2,600
1m45 Jump-off: 4th (Arabella) - €2,900
1m40 Grand Prix Qualifier: 3rd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €3,200
CSI2*-W Sharjah, UAE: FEI World Cup Qualifier: 3rd (Larkhill Cruiser)
CSI4*-W Al Ain, UAE: FEI World Cup qualifier: 2nd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €11,800
Grand Prix qualifier: 3rd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €5,200
O'Connor also earned the 'Leading Rider of the Show' award
He and Larkhill Cruiser also secured the Leading Horse and Leading Rider Awards of the UAE World Cup Qualifying Tour.
CSI3* Vejer de la Frontera, Spain: Grand Prix (week 2): 3rd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €6,000
Grand Prix (week 3): 2nd (Larkhill Cruiser) - €4,500
Grand Prix (week 4): 3rd (Splendor) - €3,500
Grand Prix (week 5): 5th (Larkhill Cruiser) - €1,800
1m45 two-phase (week 2): 1st (Larkhill Cruiser) - €6,900
1m45 (week 3): 1st (Larkhill Criuser) - €6,900
CSIO5* La Baule, France: FEI Nations Cup: 1st on 13 faults: Shane Sweetnam (Amaretto Darco) 1/4; Billy Twomey (Romanov) 4/4; Cian O'Connor (Larkhill Cruiser) (4)/0; Cameron Hanley (Southwind VDL) 0/(17) - Team earned €64,000
CSI3* Pforzheim, Germany: Grand Prix: 2nd (Temple Road) - €13,000
CSIO5* Rome, Italy: Puissance: 2nd (On Ira) - €4,000
1m50 jump-off: 4th (Temple Road) - €1,995
1m50 jump-off: 5th (Splendor) - €1,610
CSIO5* 'Discover Ireland' RDS Dublin Horse Show, Ireland: 'Power and Speed': 5th (Splendor) - €1,750
'Land Rover' Puissance: =2nd (On Ira) - €3,766
CSIO5* Gijon, Spain: Grand Prix: 8th (Splendor) - €3,000
1m50 jump-off: 2nd (Carpe Diem) - €8,500
CSIO5* Barcelona, Spain: 'Seat' Grand Prix: 5th (Carpe Diem) - €9,000
CSI3* Horse of the Year Show, Birmingham, UK: 'Vinopolis' Speed Horse of the Year: 3rd (Goldex) - €3,600
CSI5*-W Helsinki, Finland: 1m50 'Porsche International Classic': 5th (Carpe Diem) - €2,500
1m40 'Power and Speed': 7th (Goldex) - €1,000
Family and personal life
O'Connor's parents, Tadgh and Louise, a chef, separated when he was seven. His maternal grandfather was the former Irish rugby international Karl MullenKarl Mullen
Dr Karl Daniel Mullen was an Irish Rugby Union player and Consultant Gynaecologist who captained the Irish rugby team and captained the British Lions on their 1950 tour to Australia and New Zealand....
. He is godson to Tony O'Reilly
Tony O'Reilly
Sir Anthony Joseph Francis O'Reilly is an Irish businessman and former international rugby union player. He is known for his involvement the Independent News & Media Group, which he led from 1973 to 2009, and as former CEO and Chairman of the H.J. Heinz Company. He was the leading shareholder of...
.
On 19 June 2002, Cian's then-girlfriend Hazel O'Callaghan, daughter of property tycoon Owen O'Callaghan, was fatally injured while trying to unload a horse from a trailer. As of 2010, O'Connor is engaged to Ruth Maybin.
Major Results
- 2011
- 2nd, Grand Prix - CSI3* Pforzheim, Germany (Temple Road)
- 1st, FEI Nations Cup - CSIO5* La Baule, France (Larkhill Cruiser)
- 3rd, Grand Prix - CSI3*, Week 4 Vejer de la Frontera, Spain (Splendor)
- 2nd, Grand Prix - CSI3*, Week 3 Vejer de la Frontera, Spain (Larkhill Cruiser)
- 3rd, Grand Prix - CSI3*, Week 2 Vejer de la Frontera, Spain (Larkhill Cruiser)
- 2nd, FEI World Cup Qualifier - CSI4*-W, Al Ain, UAE (Larkhill Cruiser) - Also Leading Rider of the Show
- 3rd, FEI World Cup Qualifier - CSI2*-W, Sharjah, UAE (Larkhill Cruiser)
- 2010
- Meydan FEI Nations Cup of Aachen, Germany, (K Club Lady)
- 2nd, Grand Prix - CSIO5*, St. Gallen, Switzerland, (K Club Lady)
- Grand Prix - Basel CSI4*, Basel, Switzerland, (Rancorrado)
- 2009
- Grand Prix - Olympia CSI5*-W, London, United Kingdom, (Rancorrado) - Also Leading Rider of the Show
- 2nd, Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier - Olympia CSI5*-W, London, United Kingdom, (Rancorrado) - Also Leading Rider of the Show
- FEI World Cup Qualifier - CSI3*-W Tripoli, Libya, (Irish Independent Echo Beach)
- 3rd, Rolex FEI World Cup Qualifier - Leipzig CSI5*-W, Germany, (Rancorrado)
- 2008
- 2nd, Grand Prix - CSI5*-W Geneva, Switzerland, (Complete)
- Grand Prix - CSI4* Chantilly, France, (Rancorrado)
- 2007
- Nations Cup - CSIO5* Lummen, Belgium, (Irish Independent Echo Beach)
- Nations Cup - CSIO4* Poznan, Poland, (Complete)
- 2005
- 2nd, Grand Prix - CSI3* Frankfurt, Germany, (Waterford Crystal)
See also
- Ireland at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIreland at the 2004 Summer OlympicsIreland competed at the 2004 Summer Olympics in Athens, Greece.Ireland's Olympic campaign for the 2004 Games was dogged with controversy from the start, with the disqualification of Cathal Lombard for failing a drug test for the drug EPO...
- Equestrian at the 2004 Summer OlympicsEquestrian at the 2004 Summer OlympicsThe events of the Equestrian at the 2004 Summer Olympics featured three equestrian disciplines: dressage, eventing and jumping. All three disciplines are further divided into individual and team contests for a total of six events....
- List of Irish sports people