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David John O'Connor (born January 18, 1962) is a retired equestrian who represented the United States in the sport of three-day eventing. He competed in two Olympic Games, winning a team silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics and an individual gold and team bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics.
Learn about David O'Connor, a successful eventing rider who won individual gold at the 2000 Sydney Olympics with Custom Made. Find out his family background, career highlights, and challenges in this biography.
- O’Connor’s British-born mother Sally was a writer, rider, and dressage judge. As a child, she took O’Connor and his brother Brian on a 3,000-mile ride across the United States of America—a journey which took 14 weeks to complete.
- O’Connor’s first big career break came at age 17 when he was spotted by famed eventing coach Jack Le Goff, who helped him join the training sessions for developing riders at USET in Massachusetts.
- O’Connor’s Stonehall Farm in The Plains, Virginia is located on a legit mountain (like, a 1,200-foot tall mountain). He uses the property’s 600-foot incline on either side to train his horses on galloping uphill—always key for cross country.
- The O’Connors’ “double-decker” bank barn in Virginia dates to 1820. It contains two stories, with four horses on top and four below.
David was consistently ranked as one of the top three day event riders in the world by the FEI with a first place in 2000, third in 1997 and fourth in 1996. He was also the top eventing rider in the U.S., topping the USEA leaderboard, in 1998 and 1999.
Nov 26, 2023 · Great to catch up with David O’Connor at the Olympic venue where he won gold to chat about Sydney 2000, the venue at Versailles for Paris 2024, his thoroughbred horse Phelps and the return to...
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Dec 10, 2021 · Colorado Springs, Colo. – David O’Connor, an Olympic gold medalist and former President of US Equestrian, was presented with the General Douglas MacArthur Exemplary Service Award by the United States Olympic Endowment at their annual award ceremony hosted in Colorado Springs, Colo., at the U.S. Olympic & Paralympic Museum in recognition of ...
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David O'Connor is one of America's most successful international three-day event riders, winning medals at the Olympics, World Equestrian Games and Pan American Games. He also coached and trained many horses and riders, and served as the President and Chef d'Equipe of the USEF.
