Joseph Murphy's London 2012 Blog
London 2012 came and went and now seems a blur. What a week we had at Greenwich, one to remember forever.
Equestrian
Updated: Oct. 16, 2012, 11:13 a.m.
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Full ScheduleLast Event Completed: Aug. 8, 2008, 11:30 p.m.Equestrian - Mixed - Summer Olympics, 3Day Event Dressage
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Dressage: Dujardin seeing double
British dressage star Charlotte Dujardin won her second gold medal of London 2012 when she was crowned Olympic individual freestyle champion at Greenwich Park today.
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Equestrian: Cian O'Connor wins bronze for Ireland
Ireland's Cian O'Connor has won a bronze medal in the individual jumping event at the London Olympics.
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Great Britain take dressage gold
Britain won team gold in Olympic dressage, breaking a 40-year winning streak for the Germans, after Carl Hester and Charlotte Dujardin posted Olympic record scores for their grand prix special tests.
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Jumping: O'Connor first reserve for final
Cian O'Connor narrowly failed to qualify for the Olympic show jumping final when his gelding Blue Loyd had three fences down, giving the rider a total of 20 penalties over three qualifying rounds, leaving him as the first reserve for the final.
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Jumping: Britain take team jumping gold
Britain won team show jumping gold on Monday after a tie-breaking jump-off with silver medallists the Netherlands while Saudi Arabia captured a bronze.
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O'Connor reaches jumping semis
Ireland's Cian O'Connor and Blue Loyd picked up eight faults, but with no penalties to carry from the first round, the Meath rider qualified as one of the top 45 for Monday afternoon's semi-final of the jumping event at Greenwich Park.
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Jumping: O'Connor and Twomey progress
Anna Merveldt has narrowly missed out on qualifying for the Grand Prix Special in the Olympic Dressage at Greenwich Park.
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Dressage: Anna Merveldt ranked 14th overnight
After today's session of the Individual Dressage event at Greenwich Park, Anna Merveldt's score of 69.772 left the Italian-based rider 14th out of the 25 who went today.
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Jumping: Lynch appeal rejected on technicality
Irish showjumper Denis Lynch has revealed that his CAS appeal was not heard due to a rule technicality.
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Eventing: Aoife Clark finishes seventh
Ireland's Aoife Clark finished seventh in the Equestrian Individual Jumping event, after leading the event for a long spell.
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Eventing: Ireland finish fifth in team event
Ireland have finished fifth in the Olympics Equestrian Eventing, with Germany claiming the gold medal.
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Camilla Speirs and horse recovering after fall
Irish event rider Camilla Speirs is recovering well after an ugly fall aboard her horse Portersize Just a Jiff that saw her exit the Olympic Games.
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Eventing: Ireland seventh in team cross-country
Ireland have finished seventh in the cross-country team event after a dramatic day at at Greenwich Park.
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Eventing: Speirs best of Irish in 27th
Camilla Speirs is the best of the Irish after the completion of the dressage phase of the eventing.
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Eventing: Clark leads Irish in 12th
Dublin's Aoife Clark and Master Crusoe are 12th overnight after the first day of dressage in the eventing competition at Greenwich Park at London 2012.
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Lynch's case to be heard on Saturday morning
Denis Lynch's appeal case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport will not be heard until 10am Saturday.
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Showjumper Denis Lynch launches CAS appeal
Showjumper Denis Lynch has launched an appeal to the Court of Arbitration for Sport following his exclusion from Team Ireland for the Olympic Games.
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Joseph Murphy's London 2012 Blog
Team Ireland event rider Joseph Murphy files his first London 2012 Blog.
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O'Connor replaces Lynch in Irish Olympic team
Cian O'Connor will compete in the London 2012 Olympics, after the Olympic Council of Ireland confirmed his nomination to the Irish Olympic show jumping team.
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Extended Interview: Magee on Munich
Jimmy Magee remembers the terrible events of the Munich massacre during the 1972 Olympics
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Munich Olympic massacre remembered
Ceremonies are held to mark the 40th anniversary of the Munich Olympics massacre.
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Jason Smyth
Jason Smyth speaks to RTÉ's Adrian Eames after his stunning medal success.
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Darragh McDonald
Speaking after getting his gold medal Darragh McDonald said today was a day he would remember for the rest of his life
Medal Table
| Country | Total | |||
| USA | 46 | 28 | 29 | 103 |
| China | 38 | 28 | 23 | 89 |
| Great Britain | 29 | 17 | 19 | 65 |
| Russia | 25 | 25 | 32 | 82 |
| South Korea | 13 | 8 | 7 | 28 |
| Ireland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
Team Ireland
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James Espey
James Espey: laser
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Ciaran O'Lionaird
Ciaran O'Lionaird: 1500m
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Ger Owens & Scott Flanigan
Ger Owens & Scott Flanigan: 470
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