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class="MsoNormal"> lang="EN-IE">Show jumper Cian O’Connor has won bronze for Ireland at the London 2012 Olympics.

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class="MsoNormal"> lang="EN-IE">The Kildare native was not selected for the Irish Olympic equestrian team but was drafted in late after Denis Lynch’s horse Lantinus was disqualified pre-Olympics for hypersensitivity.

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class="MsoNormal"> lang="EN-IE">He was not originally in the show jumping final today either but as first reserve was included after a Swedish horse had to pull out.

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class="MsoNormal"> lang="EN-IE">And now he has won bronze for Ireland on board Blue Loyd 8 years after he was stripped of Athens gold when it was found that his horse Waterford Crystal had banned substances in his blood.

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class="MsoNormal"> lang="EN-IE">Ireland lang="EN-IE"> is now on four medals and counting.