Cian O'Connor

'''Cian O'Connor''' (November 12, 1979 - , Dublin) is an Republic of Ireland Show Jumping, who took a gold medal at the 2004 Olympics in the individual show jumping class riding his horse ''Waterford Crystal''. He became an instant national hero, being the only Irish medalist of that year. On the October 2004#8 October it emerged that Cian's horse ''Waterford Crystal'' had tested positive for a prohibited substance. Components of the 'B' sample were stolen, as were papers from the Irish Equestrian Federation offices. However, the B blood sample, which was not stolen, also tested positive for prohibited, but not performance enhancing, substances, which had been prescribed to the horse some time earlier. The Federation Equestre Internationale (FEI) ruled that O'Connor must be stripped of his medal, also the show jumper received a three month ban. *Ireland at the 2004 Summer Olympics *List of Irish people#Sport [http://www.cianoconnor.com/index.html Cian O'Connor official website] 1979 births Irish Olympic medalists

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