He must now regroup ahead of the team event on Friday.
It was heartbreak in Tokyo in the last few moments for Darragh Kenny.
The Belmont man clipped two bars during his round in the individual final in the show-jumping event at the Olympics.
It was enough to rule him out of contention for the medal places as six riders had already gone clear.
**LIVE UPDATE - OLYMPIC SHOWJUMPING FINAL**
— Horse Sport Ireland (@HorseSportIRL) August 4, 2021
Last of the 3 Irish riders, Darragh Kenny and VDL Cartello finish with 8 faults.
Six clear rounds will go forward to a jump-off to decide the Olympic individual medals.#Tokyo2020 #Ireland pic.twitter.com/BemUChB6fh
The performance leaves Kenny in 17th place with mount VDL Cartello, a creditable showing at his first games.
The top six riders will take part in a jump-off for the gold, silver and bronze shortly.
All eyes will now turn to the team event on Friday where Ireland will be hoping for better fortunes and are in with a great chance of contending for a medal once again.
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