equestrian born january retired equestrian represented united_states sport day competed olympic games winning team silver summer olympics individual gold team bronze summer olympics connor took individual silver team gold world equestrian games assisted team gold retirement competition involved administrative international connor held coaching roles canadian national teams president career connor horses awarded honors including equestrian horse year awards organizations inducted hall fame horses granted honor connor married fellow international event rider pair operate equestrian training facilities eastern united_states personal life connor born washington english born mother connor rider judge author david began riding young age child participated cross horseback ride mother brother covering miles months connor married fellow equestrian international day event rider june pair married couple compete olympic equestrian team rode team silver medal summer olympics rode second shared medal summer olympics marking historical olympic moment husband wife duo operate equestrian training facilities plains virginia florida involved equestrian activities connor enjoys reading career competitive career connor began riding international competition early career connor competed numerous high level events team acted alternate substitute rider summer olympics riding fair team world equestrian games placed 35th individually team took fourth world equestrian games placed 44th individually riding mission acted alternate team connor competed olympic games united_states summer olympics atlanta georgia took fifth place individually riding custom riding second horse helped team silver medal summer olympics riding custom took gold medal helped team bronze aboard individual competition games led stage event olympic history record breaking score observers called ride accurate precise good connor custom won event trials second american pair world equestrian games connor riding took individual sixth place helped team fourth place riding connor won silver assisted team gold medal pair rode team gold world equestrian games spain connor consistently ranked day event riders world holding fourth place place place rider topping time winner kentucky day level twice level administrative career custom retired competition connor retired competition quickly involved administrative aspects day world served president connor appointed canadian national team capacity led team silver medals pan american games world equestrian games january connor left canadian team appointed chef national team awards honors named connor rider year years named connor horse horse year connor named chronicle horse year combination wife karen connor awarded whitney stone cup annual award honors active competitor displays consistent excellence international competition high standards conduct serving ambassador united_states equestrian sport named horse year connor horse awarded honor took home chronicle horse horse year following year chronicle horse named connor overall year horse custom named horse year years later connor main horse named horse year named connor equestrian year twice connor awarded connor custom inducted awarded honor horses ridden connor custom mission fair held positions list high scoring horses
David O'Connor (equestrian)