Cian O’Connor jumps into world top 20

The latest Longines FEI world rankings saw Irish riders on the move following the European Show Jumping Championship success last month.

Wed, 13 Sep, 2017 - 01:00

Mike Dunne, Equestrian

Cian O’Connor has moved up to 19th in the world, a jump of six places, ending Bertram Allen’s two-year reign as the highest-ranked Irish rider. Allen retains his top 20 status, one place behind O’Connor in 20th.

Denis Lynch is back inside the top 30 with a climb of eight places to 27th, and Shane Sweetnam also rises eight places from 43rd to 35th.

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