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# Showjumping

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2022
# yes we khan
Ireland win Aga Khan in dramatic jump-off with France
It’s a first Irish win in the competition since 2015.
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Aug 19th 2022, 6:13 PM
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# pipped at the post
Cian O'Connor narrowly misses out on medal jump-off in Olympic showjumping final
O’Connor and Kilkenny finish joint-seventh in Wednesday’s individual final.
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Aug 4th 2021, 12:59 PM
# problems
Showjumper booted from Olympics after positive cocaine test
Jamie Kermond was kicked off the Australian Olympic team on Wednesday
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Jul 21st 2021, 11:29 AM
# Showjumping
Huge night as Ireland win team gold at the European Championships
A fantastic achievement!
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Aug 25th 2017, 11:06 PM
# Easy Rider
Ireland's showjumpers deliver under pressure to win $100,000 Nations Cup in Florida
Cian O’Connor’s double clear steers Ireland to Ocala win.
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Feb 18th 2017, 12:29 PM
# Cruise Control
He's going to need a bigger garage! Bertram Allen won THREE cars over the weekend
We’re not even one bit jealous.
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Nov 28th 2016, 11:43 AM
# Confidence
'There's no reason why I can't win a gold medal'
Greg Broderick tells The42 that himself and MHS Going Global can have a big impact in Rio in the coming days.
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Aug 7th 2016, 10:00 AM
# Rio 2016
'A very difficult decision': Ireland's top showjumper Bertram Allen not picked for Olympics
Team manager Robert Splaine chooses in-form Greg Broderick for Rio place.
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Jun 8th 2016, 10:46 AM
# Interview
One of Ireland’s best Olympic medal hopes taking great expectations in his stride
With Rio 2016 just a few months away, The42 chats to one of the individuals with the weight of a nation on his shoulders.
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May 1st 2016, 8:00 AM
# success
Cian O'Connor leads Ireland to showjumping glory in Florida
Conor Swail (Down), Shane Sweetnam (Cork) and Richie Moloney (Kilkenny) were also part of the victorious Irish side.
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Mar 5th 2016, 2:46 PM
# Rio 2016
Cian O'Connor loses appeal over bizarre incident which cost Ireland Olympic qualification
The Court of Arbitration for Sport has ruled out overturning results after a staff member ran out onto the course at the European Championships.
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Jan 4th 2016, 1:35 PM
# seeing double
Remember Dolly? There may not be another as EU steps closer to full cloning ban
EU lawmakers backed calls to tighten up a proposed ban on cloning animals.
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Sep 11th 2015, 12:42 PM
# Jump Street
Irish teen Bertram Allen finishes third at the World Cup Final in Vegas
Olympic champion Steve Guerdat did just enough to hold off the Wexford teen.
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Apr 20th 2015, 8:02 AM
# Showjumping
Ireland's teenage showjumping star still has a great chance of winning the World Cup final
Bertram Allen and Molly Malone are still in the medal positions after the second round in Las Vegas.
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Apr 18th 2015, 8:03 PM
# Interview
‘Doctors told me I’d never walk again. Now I’m competing for a place at the Paralympics’
Irish showjumper Emma Cahill suffered a life-altering accident four years ago.
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Feb 22nd 2015, 12:00 PM
# jump start
John Gilligan's former estate back in business as elite showjumping centre
The site has been refurbished and is holding qualifiers for the Irish Masters this weekend.
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Oct 25th 2014, 9:45 AM
# milky bars on me
Irish teenager has the ride of his life AND wins €50,000
‘Trip to Las Vegas for me, sugar lump for you’.
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May 4th 2014, 5:35 PM
# Olympic Spirit
Irish showjumping mourns the loss of two fierce competitors
Damien Gardiner and Joan Salmon represented Ireland at the Atlanta Olympics and Paralympics in 1996.
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Sep 15th 2013, 6:50 PM
# Interview
“I’m going to keep fighting. Keep ticking away” – Gardiner on cancer battle
The Irish Olympian has been diagnosed with terminal cancer but is trying to stay as positive as possible.
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Jun 18th 2013, 9:30 PM
# Horse Outside
Germans give Cian O'Connor a Golf GTI but he gifts it to "Frenchy"
The Irishman, who won at bronze medal at London 2012, was ultra generous to his long-time groom.
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Jun 16th 2013, 8:24 PM
# London 2012
Ratoath homecoming for Olympic duo
Celebrations to welcome home Cian O’Connor and Natalya Coyle are planned in the County Meath village tonight.
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Aug 19th 2012, 12:27 PM
# what's happening
Confusion reigns over no homecoming for Ireland's Olympic athletes
There will be no official event for Team Ireland when they arrive back tomorrow afternoon – but no-one is quite sure why.
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Aug 12th 2012, 4:07 PM
# London 2012
O'Connor adds surprise bronze to Ireland's medal tally
Meath-based rider Cian O’Connor gave Ireland its first official medal of London 2012 with a bronze-winning performance in showjumping.
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Aug 8th 2012, 5:26 PM
Evening Wrap
The 5 at 5 5 minutes, 5 stories, 5 o’clock…
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Aug 8th 2012, 4:49 PM
# London 2012
Cian O’Connor jumps clear into final round
The Meath-based rider will have a shot at a medal in this afternoon’s second jump at Greenwich Park.
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Aug 8th 2012, 12:35 PM
# Olympics
O'Connor progresses to semi-final of showjumping event at London 2012
The Meath horseman will compete in a 45-strong field at Greenwich Park on Monday.
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Aug 5th 2012, 3:23 PM
# London 2012
Twomey and O'Connor jump into round two
The Irish riders have qualified for the second round of the Olympic showjumping event.
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Aug 4th 2012, 5:02 PM
# appeal
London 2012: Denis Lynch appeal dismissed by CAS
The rider was hoping to be reinstated after he was dropped from Ireland’s Olympic showjumping team.
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Jul 29th 2012, 4:45 PM
# 6 days to go
London 2012: Introducing... Cian O'Connor
The man who needs little introduction.
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Jul 21st 2012, 3:52 PM
# London 2012
Denis Lynch hits out at Horse Sport Ireland after Olympic dream is ended
The Tipperary showjumper has had particularly harsh words for Team Manager Robert Splaine, one of the man who decided he should be replaced.
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Jul 10th 2012, 1:19 PM
Drama at the RDS as Great Britain trump Ireland to take Aga Khan
The Irish team have been narrowly beaten by Great Britain in a jump-off to decide the destination of this year’s Nations’ Cup.
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Aug 5th 2011, 6:58 PM