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Cian O'Connor

1979 - Today

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Cian O'Connor is the 6,394th most popular athlete (down from 6,065th in 2024), the 518th most popular biography from Ireland (down from 508th in 2019) and the 21st most popular Irish Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Cian O'Connor ranks 6,394 out of 6,025. Before him are Alexey Volkov, Dániel Varga, Evi Van Acker, Vasileios Polymeros, Paweł Zatorski, and Chen Fei. After him are Vincent Kipruto, Kurt Kuschela, Diamond Dixon, Gabriela Petrova, Chantal Meek, and Samad Nikkhah Bahrami.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1979, Cian O'Connor ranks 1,429. Before him are Ryosuke Kijima, Leandro Cesar de Sousa, Stefanos Kotsolis, David Bissett, Nina Solheim, and Mitsuru Hasegawa. After him are Michelle Perry, Jacob Young, Lecrae, Ben Lerner, David Cortés, and Garry Monk.

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In Ireland

Among people born in Ireland, Cian O'Connor ranks 519 out of 549. Before him are Paschal Donohoe (1974), Pádraig Harrington (1971), Mark Kinsella (1972), Art Parkinson (2001), Stephen Ward (1985), Eleanor Maguire (1970), and Michael Carruth (1967). After him are Wes Hoolahan (1982), Dara Ó Briain (1972), Glenn Whelan (1984), Lyra Valkyria (1996), and Evan Ferguson (2004).

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Among ATHLETES In Ireland

Among athletes born in Ireland, Cian O'Connor ranks 21. Before him are Eamonn Coghlan (1952), João Pereira (null), Alexander Porter (1785), Sonia O'Sullivan (1969), Liu Hao (null), and Michael Carruth (1967). After him are Olive Loughnane (1976), Robert Heffernan (1978), Gillian O'Sullivan (1976), Derval O'Rourke (1981), Fintan McCarthy (1996), and Paul O'Donovan (1994).

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