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David O'Connor

Equestrian Sports

David John O'Connor is a retired American equestrian who represented the United States in three day eventing across two Olympic Games, winning team silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics and both individual gold and team bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics. He also took individual silver and team gold at the 1999 Pan American Games and helped the United States team win gold at the 2002 World Equestrian Games. After retiring from competition in 2004 he moved into the administrative side of the sport, serving as president of the United States Equestrian Federation from 2004 to 2012 and holding top coaching roles with the American and Canadian national eventing teams.

Facts
Birth Year
1962 1
Birth Date
1962-01-18 1
Nationality
American 1
Career Highlight
Individual gold and team bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics, and team silver in 1996 1
Classification
Competition Category
Individual 1
Competition Category
Team 1
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1. David O'Connor (equestrian), Wikipedia
  • Lead sentence, birth date
    David John O'Connor (born January 18, 1962)
  • Lead sentence, birth year
    David John O'Connor (born January 18, 1962)
  • Lead sentence, nationality
    is a retired equestrian who represented the United States in the sport of three-day eventing
  • Lead paragraph, second sentence
    winning a team silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics and an individual gold and team bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics
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