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Austin O'Connor
Austin O'Connor (born 10 December 1974) is an Irish Equestrian at the Summer Olympics, equestrian. He participated at the 2000 Summer Olympics, 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. He competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics, 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where he placed 8th in Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Team eventing, team eventing with the Irish team. He also competed in Equestrian at the 2008 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing, individual eventing. He competed in the 2020 Summer Olympics. He finished 3rd at Badminton Horse Trials in 2023 on Colorado Blue His win at the 2023 Maryland Horse Trials with Colorado Blue was the first Irish 5* win for 58 years. References External links * * Photos of Austin O'Connor 1974 births Living people Sportspeople from Cork (city) Irish male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Ireland Equestrians at the 2000 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2008 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2020 Summer Olympics Equestrians a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Military Boekelo 2013 (10497450503)
A military, also known collectively as armed forces, is a heavily armed, highly organized force primarily intended for warfare. It is typically authorized and maintained by a sovereign state, with its members identifiable by their distinct military uniform. It may consist of one or more military branches such as an army, navy, air force, space force, marines, or coast guard. The main task of the military is usually defined as defence of the state and its interests against external armed threats. In broad usage, the terms ''armed forces'' and ''military'' are often treated as synonymous, although in technical usage a distinction is sometimes made in which a country's armed forces may include both its military and other paramilitary forces. There are various forms of irregular military forces, not belonging to a recognized state; though they share many attributes with regular military forces, they are less often referred to as simply ''military''. A nation's military may f ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
