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O'Connor, David
- Won team gold at the 2002 World Equestrian Games
- Won individual gold at the 2000 Olympic Games with the best score in Olympic history
- Won the team bronze at the 2000 Olympic Games
- Won the team silver at the 1996 Olympic Games
- Named 2000 AHSA Equestrian of the Year
- Mother was a renowned dressage judge and equestrian and introduced David to the sport at a very young age.
- David’s wife, Karen, was also a member of the 1996 and 2000 U.S. Olympic Teams, where they both brought home team medals.
- David and Karen became the first couple in Olympic history to earn two team medals.
- Lives with Karen in The Plains, Va., where they both manage and oversee Jacqueline Mars’ Stonehall Farm.
- Rides every morning with wife, Karen, schooling five to eight horses per day.
- Every winter, the couple travels to Ocala, Fla., where they teach lessons and have up to 60 horses under their care.
- Won the first Olympic gold medal for the U.S. Equestrian Team since 1984 at the 2000 Games.
- Has competed internationally for the U.S. Equestrian Team since the late 1980s.
- Has won six international medals for the U.S.: three Olympic medals, two Pan American Games medals and one World Championship medal.
- Was named U.S. Olympic Committee Male Athlete of the Month and the U.S. Combined Training Association’s 1997 Rider of the Year.
- Completed a rare “triple” with horse, Giltedge, by winning medals in the Olympic Games (1996), the World Championships (1998) and the Pan American Games (1999).
- Is one of only three riders to capture both spring and fall USET Championships (1995).
At age 11, David went on three-month trek across the country from Maryland to Oregon with his mother and brother, helping him to learn more about the sport of equestrian. David feels it was an invaluable experience as he learned about horses and people from all different walks of life on the journey.
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Height: 5' 11
Born: 1/18/1962
Hometown: Gaithersburg, Md.
Resides: The Plains, Va.
Sport: Equestrian
Event: Eventing
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