O'CONNOR Austin

Ireland

Equestrian

Date of Birth: 10 Dec 1974

Age: 46

Gender: Male

Place of birth: CORK

Birth Country:

Ireland

Place of residence : TETSWORTH

Residence Country:

Great Britain

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Equestrian	Eventing Team IRL Ireland	8
	Eventing Individual	13

Schedule

Change

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Equestrian Park	Eventing Individual Jumping Final	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Athlete:

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2008	Beijing, CHN	21	8
2000	Sydney, NSW, AUS	17	-

European Championships

Year	Location	Eventing Individual	Eventing Team
2017	Strzegom, POL	EL	5

CCI5*-L

Rank	Event	Year	Location
26	Eventing Individual	2017	Badminton, GBR
29	Eventing Individual	2018	Burghley, GBR
EL	Eventing Individual	2020	Pau, FRA
RT	Eventing Individual	2016	Burghley, GBR

Nations Cup

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Eventing Team	2021	Houghton Hall, GBR
3	Eventing Team	2018	Millstreet, IRL
3	Eventing Team	2018	Houghton Hall, GBR
3	Eventing Team	2017	Dublin, IRL
4	Eventing Team	2017	Boekelo, NED
12	Eventing Team	2019	Boekelo, NED

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DS - Not Started, DSQ - Disqualified, RT - Retired, WD - Withdrawn, EL - Eliminated

Occupation:

Athlete, Horse Trainer

Family:

Wife Amy, sons Alfie and Wilf [2020]

Languages spoken:

English

Club name:

Austin O'Connor Eventing [Tetsworth, GBR]

Start:

He first tried riding at age four on a Shetland pony called Foxy. His international career began at age 13 at a two-star event in Punchestown, Ireland. (redmills.co.uk, 30 Dec 2015; highoffleystud.co.uk, 17 Aug 2011; NOC, 18 Jul 2008)

Reason:

He got into eventing through his family, who had a business producing and selling event horses. (FEI, 18 Jul 2008)

Ambition:

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (horsesportireland.ie, 21 Jan 2021; Facebook page, 24 Feb 2021)

Hero:

Irish horse racing jockey Jonjo O'Neill. (redmills.co.uk, 30 Dec 2015)

Influence:

Irish jockey and racehorse trainer Jonjo O'Neill. (redmills.co.uk, 30 Dec 2015)

Philosophy:

"Be patient, be very patient." (eventingireland.com, 18 Jul 2008)

General Interest

General
STABLES
He and his wife Amy run Attington Sport Horses in Tetsworth, England. He trains horses and riders at the facility, and breeds sport horses. (attington.com, 01 May 2020; Facebook page, 24 Feb 2021; Instagram team profile, 01 Mar 2021)

Social Media

https://www.facebook.com/austin.oconnor.94
Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/austinoconnoreventing
Team Instagram: https://instagram.com/team_oconnor
https://twitter.com/attington
Athlete Website: http://attington.com
https://www.youtube.com/user/attingtonsporthorses

Legend

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

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