Mark Kyle (born 5 June 1973) is an Irish Olympic

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rider. Representing Ireland, he competed at three

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(in

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and

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). He placed 5th in team eventing in 2012. Meanwhile, his current best individual Olympic placement is 21st place from the same Games. Kyle also competed at two editions

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(in 1998 and 2010) and four editions of

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(in 1997, 2003, 2005 and 2011). He is a three-time European youth level team bronze Medallist in equestrian evening. As of 2016, Kyle's best individual championship result is 17th place from the 2003 European Championships in

Punchestown Punchestown Racecourse is located in the parish of Eadestown, between the R410 and R411 regional roads near Naas, County Kildare, in Ireland. It is known as the home of Irish Jumps Racing and plays host to the annual Punchestown Irish National ...

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Four-star results

References

1973 births Living people Irish male equestrians Olympic equestrians for Ireland Equestrians at the 2004 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2012 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics {{Ireland-equestrian-bio-stub