Austin O'Connor

Austin O'Connor (born 10 December 1974) is an Irish equestrian.[1]

For the wrestler, see Austin O'Connor (wrestler).

Austin O'Connor and Balham Houdini at Military Boekelo 2013

He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he placed 8th in team eventing with the Irish team. He also competed in individual eventing.[2] He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He finished 3rd at Badminton Horse Trials in 2023 on Colorado Blue[3] His win at the 2023 Maryland Horse Trials with Colorado Blue was the first Irish 5* win for 58 years.

References
  1. FEI Biographies: Austin O'Connor
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Austin O'Connor". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 March 2011.
  3. "Austin O'Connor and Colorado Blue over the Stick Pile at Badminton 2023". Retrieved 27 October 2023.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)


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