Greg Patrick Broderick (born 21 September 1985) is an Irish

show jumping Show jumping is a part of a group of English riding equestrianism, equestrian events that also includes dressage, eventing, Show hunter, hunters, and equitation. Jumping classes are commonly seen at horse shows throughout the world, including th ...

rider from Thurles, County Tipperary. He represented Ireland at the 2015 European Show Jumping Championships in

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, Germany, where he achieved 7th place in team and 31st place in the individual jumping competition. Broderick has been selected to compete at the

2016 Summer Olympics The 2016 Summer Olympics ( pt, Jogos Olímpicos de Verão de 2016), officially the Games of the XXXI Olympiad ( pt, Jogos da XXXI Olimpíada) and also known as Rio 2016, was an international multi-sport event held from 5 to 21 August 20 ...

in Rio de Janeiro with his

Irish Sport Horse The Irish Sport Horse, or Irish Hunter, is an Irish breed of warmblood sporting horse, used mostly for dressage, eventing and show-jumping. It was bred from 1923 by cross-breeding of Irish Draught and Thoroughbred stock. There was some limited ...

Going Global. Broderick has recently sold MHS Going Global for between 10 and 12 million euro making it the most expensive show jumping horse to be sold out of Ireland but also one of the most expensive in the world.

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Living people 1985 births Irish male equestrians Irish show jumping riders Olympic equestrians for Ireland Equestrians at the 2016 Summer Olympics Equestrians from County Tipperary People from Thurles {{Ireland-equestrian-bio-stub