David O'Connor (equestrian)

David O'Connor

Personal information
Born	January 18, 1962 (1962-01-18) (age 62) Washington, D.C., U.S.
Medal record Equestrian Representing the  United States Olympic Games 2000 Sydney Individual eventing 1996 Atlanta Team eventing 2000 Sydney Team eventing World Championships 2002 Jerez Team eventing 1998 Rome Team eventing Pan American Games 1999 Winnipeg Team eventing 1999 Winnipeg Individual eventing

David John O'Connor (born January 18, 1962) is a retired equestrian who represented the United States in the sport of three-day eventing. He competed in two Olympic Games, winning a team silver at the 1996 Summer Olympics and an individual gold and team bronze at the 2000 Summer Olympics. At the 1999 Pan American Games, O'Connor took an individual silver and team gold and at the 2002 World Equestrian Games he assisted the US team to gold. After his retirement from competition in 2004, he became involved in the administrative side of international eventing. O'Connor has held top coaching roles for the US and Canadian national eventing teams, and was president of the United States Equestrian Federation from 2004 to 2012. During his career, O'Connor and his horses were awarded many honors, including equestrian and horse of the year awards from several organizations. In 2009, he was inducted to the United States Eventing Association's Hall of Fame, and two of his horses have been granted the same honor. O'Connor is married to fellow international event rider Karen O'Connor, and the pair operate two equestrian training facilities in the eastern United States.