O'Connor takes gold

Cian O’Connor crowned a superb Olympic debut tonight by clinching the Ireland’s first gold medal of the Athens Olympics with victory in the individual show jumping final.

Cian O’Connor crowned a superb Olympic debut tonight by clinching the Ireland’s first gold medal of the Athens Olympics with victory in the individual show jumping final.

The 25-year-old from Kildare, who only carried over four penalty points from his first round, produced a flawless final round on Waterford Crystal to claim the top prize.

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