Jackie McWilliams

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Jackie McWilliams
Personal information
Full name Jackie Amanda McWilliams
Born (1964-02-18) 18 February 1964 (age 59)
Ballymoney, County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing position Defender
Senior career
YearsTeam
1978–199x Randalstown
198x–19xxUlster
19xx–201x Ballymena
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
198x–199x Ireland 64
198x–199x Great Britain 34
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team

Jackie Amanda McWilliams (born 18 February 1964), also known as Jackie Burns, is a former women's field hockey player from Northern Ireland who represented both Ireland and Great Britain at international level. She represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.

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Domestic teams

McWilliams played club level field hockey for Randalstown and Ballymena. [1] [2] [3] She was still playing for Ballymena in 2011 when in her late forties. [4] McWilliams also represented Ulster at interprovincial level. [5]

International

Ireland

McWilliams made 64 senior appearances for Ireland. [2] [3]

Great Britain

McWilliams made 34 senior appearances Great Britain. She represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal. [2] [3] [6] [7] [8]

Later years

McWilliams worked as a schoolteacher at Ballymena Primary School. [3] She also helped coach both the Ulster women's field hockey team [2] [9] and Ballymena Academy. [10] Two of McWilliams' nephews are senior men's field hockey internationals. Her sister, Anne, is the mother of Paul and Mark Gleghorne. Paul has played for Ireland while his brother, Mark has played for Ireland, England and Great Britain. [3] [11]

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References

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