DANIELS Cathal

Ireland

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 13 Sep 1996

Age: 24

Gender: Male

Place of birth: GALWAY

Birth Country:

Ireland

Place of residence : KILDARE

Residence Country:

Ireland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Eventing Team IRL Ireland	8
	Eventing Individual

Schedule

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Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

World Equestrian Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2018	Tryon, NC, USA	26	2

European Championships

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2019	Luhmuhlen, GER	3	6

CCI5*-L

Rank	Event	Year	Location
7	Eventing Individual	2018	Luhmuhlen, GER
9	Eventing Individual	2021	Luhmuhlen, GER
12	Eventing Individual	2016	Pau, FRA
33	Eventing Individual	2017	Badminton, GBR

Nations Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
3	Eventing Team	2017	Dublin, IRL
12	Eventing Team	2019	Boekelo, NED

Legend
DS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Occupation:

Athlete, Horse Trainer

Education:

National University of Ireland [NUI] Galway, Ireland

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Cathal Daniels Eventing [Kildare, IRL]

Coach:

Grant Wilson [national], NZL; Ian Woodhead [national], GBR

Reason:

He grew up in an equestrian family. (horseplay.ie, 13 May 2016)

Ambition:

To win a medal at the Olympic Games. (horsesportireland.ie, 08 Apr 2020)

General Interest

General
SCHOLARSHIP
In 2017 he was presented with an Olympic Solidarity Scholarship by the Olympic Council of Ireland [OCI] to assist with qualification and preparation for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Facebook page, 06 Sep 2020; horsesportireland.ie, 27 Nov 2017)

STABLES
He left school at age 15 to pursue a career in equestrian sport, and now runs CDS Sporthorses in County Kildare, Ireland. In 2020 he moved into a new equestrian facility in Tully East [Curragh] in County Kildare. (Facebook page, 06 Sep 2020; horsesportireland.ie, 08 Apr 2020; horseandhound.co.uk, 28 Apr 2017)

Milestones

Along with Padraig McCarthy, Sam Watson and Sarah Ennis, he won Ireland's first medal in a team event at the World Equestrian Games [WEG], when the group claimed silver in the eventing team competition at the 2018 edition in Tryon, NC, United States of America. (rte.ie, 11 Dec 2018; the42.ie, 17 Sep 2018; SportsDeskOnline, 08 Dec 2020)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/cathal.daniels
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/CathalDanielEventing
Team Instagram: https://instagram.com/cds_sporthorses/
https://twitter.com/cathaldaniels1

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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