Padraig McCarthy

{{short description|Irish equestrian}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name=Padraig McCarthy |image=2025 European Eventing Championships 20250920 113823.jpg |caption=2025 European Eventing Championships |birth_date={{birth date and age|1977|7|18|df=y}} |birth_place= |death_date= |death_place= |show-medals=yes |medaltemplates= {{MedalSport | [[Equestrianism|Equestrian]] }} {{MedalCountry| {{IRL}}}} {{MedalCompetition | [[Eventing World Championships|World Championships]] }} {{MedalSilver | [[2018 FEI World Equestrian Games|2018 Tryon]] | Individual eventing }} {{MedalSilver | [[2018 FEI World Equestrian Games|2018 Tryon]] | Team eventing }} {{Medal|Competition|[[European Eventing Championship|European Championships]]}} {{MedalSilver |[[2025 European Eventing Championships|2025 Blenheim]]|Team eventing}} }} '''Padraig McCarthy''' (born 18 July 1977) is an Irish Olympic [[eventing]] rider.<ref>{{Cite web | url = http://inside.fei.org/bios/Person/10101347/Padraig_MCCARTHY| title = Padraig McCarthy| publisher = fei.org | accessdate= 10 June 2016}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Padraig McCarthy: From love over a horse to a chance of making Rio 2016|url=https://www.bbc.com/sport/equestrian/36421014|work=[[BBC Sport]]|date=6 June 2015}}</ref>

Representing Ireland, he competed at the [[2015 European Eventing Championships]] at [[Blair Castle]] where he placed 9th in team eventing.

McCarthy was selected to compete at the [[2016 Summer Olympics]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]].<ref>{{cite news|title=Horse Sport Ireland announce Eventing Team for Rio Olympics|language=en|url=http://www.horsesportireland.ie/horse-sport-ireland-announce-eventing-team-for-rio-olympics/|publisher=Horse Sport Ireland|date=9 June 2016|accessdate=10 June 2016}}</ref> He did not complete the [[Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Individual eventing|individual event]] as he was eliminated after a fall during the cross-country stage. Irish team finished in 9th place in the [[Equestrian at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Team eventing|team competition]].

==CCI5* Results== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" |- ! colspan=13 align=center | '''Results''' |- ! Event ! [[Rolex Kentucky Three-Day Event|Kentucky]] ! [[Badminton Horse Trials|Badminton]] ! [[Luhmühlen Horse Trials|Luhmühlen]] ! [[Burghley Horse Trials|Burghley]] ! [[Étoiles de Pau|Pau]] ! [[Australian International Three Day Event|Adelaide]] ! [[Bicton Arena International 5*|Bicton]] |- | 2018 || || 8th (Mr Chunky) || || || || |- |2019 | |WD (Mr Chunky) | | | | |- |2021 | | | | | | |8th HHS Noble Call |- |2022 | |33rd (HHS Noble Call) 41st (Fallulah) |- | colspan=13 align=center | EL = Eliminated; RET = Retired; WD = Withdrew |}

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