Paul O'Brien (equestrian)

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Paul O'Brien
Personal information
NationalityNew Zealand
Born (1968-07-16) 16 July 1968 (age 54)
Takapuna, New Zealand
Sport
Sport Equestrian
Event(s) Eventing

Paul O'Brien (born 16 July 1968) is a New Zealand equestrian. He competed in the team eventing at the 2000 Summer Olympics. [1] [2] He identifies as gay. [3]

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References

  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Paul O'Brien Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 8 May 2020.
  2. "Paul O'Brien". New Zealand Olympic Team. 8 February 2016. Archived from the original on 2 December 2018. Retrieved 29 July 2021.
  3. Zeigler, Cyd (26 July 2012). "Over 100 out LGBT athletes have competed in the Summer Olympics". Outsports. Retrieved 22 September 2022.