Proud Austin O’Connor finishes 13th in Olympic eventing final

O'Connor helped Ireland to an eighth-place finish in the team event

Ireland's Austin O'Connor, riding Colorado Blue, competes during the equestrian eventing jumping at Equestrian Park in Tokyo. (AP Photo/Carolyn Kaster)

Eventer Austin O’Connor finished 13th in the final of the individual showjumping in Tokyo this evening, the 46-year-old picking up four faults with his partner Colorado Blue and recording a score of 46.00.

Gold went to Germany’s Julia Krajewski with 26.00.