Jimmy Kirkwood (field hockey)

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Jimmy Kirkwood
Personal information
Full name James William Kirkwood
Born 12 February 1962 (1962-02-12) (age 62)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
YearsTeam
19xx–1986 Queen's University
198x–198x Belfast YMCA
198x–199x Lisnagarvey
198x–19xx → Ulster
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
1981–1995 Ireland (Note 1)
1987–19xx Great Britain (Note 2)
Medal record
Representing Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 1988 Seoul Team
Representing Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
EuroHockey Junior Championship
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1978 DublinTeam

Jimmy Kirkwood (born 12 February 1962) is a former field hockey player from Northern Ireland who represented both Ireland and Great Britain at international level. He represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics when they won the gold medal. He also represented Ireland at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup. Kirkwood was also an Ireland cricket international.

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Early years, family and education

Kirkwood was educated at Friends' School, Lisburn [1] [2] and Queen's University Belfast where he studied Economics. [3] [4] In his youth, in addition to playing field hockey and cricket, Kirkwood also included played rugby union, playing for Friends' School, Lisburn in the Ulster Schools' Cup. [1]

Field hockey

Domestic teams

At senior club level, Kirkwood played for Queen's University, Belfast YMCA and Lisnagarvey. [3] [5] [6] [7] During his club career he won ten Irish Senior Cup winners medals. He won his first with Queen's in 1981 and his second with Belfast YMCA in 1985. Then between 1987–88 and 1993–94 he was an ever-present in the Lisnagarvey team that won the cup for seven successive seasons. He won his tenth medal when Lisnagarvey won the cup in 1996–97. [7] [8] [9] [10]

International

Ireland

Kirkwood was a member of the Ireland team that were silver medallists at the 1978 EuroHockey Junior Championship. Other members of the team included Martin Sloan, Billy McConnell and Stephen Martin. [11] He made his senior debut for Ireland at the age of 18 in 1981. [2] He subsequently represented Ireland at the 1987, 1991 and 1995 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championships. He also represented Ireland at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup. [7] During the latter tournament, during a match against Canada, Kirkwood sustained a horrific injury when he felt the full force of an opponent's stick in his face. He was taken to hospital and missed the rest of the tournament. [12] In 2014 Kirkwood was inducted into the Irish Hockey Association Hall of Fame. [7] [13]

Great Britain

Kirkwood made his debut for Great Britain at the 1987 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy tournament. [2] He subsequently represented Great Britain at the 1988 Summer Olympics, winning a gold medal. [6] [14] [15] [16] [17]

TournamentsPlaceTeam
1978 EuroHockey Junior Championship [11] Silver medal icon.svgFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
1981 Intercontinental CupFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
1985 Intercontinental CupFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
1987 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship 6thFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
1987 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy [2] [18] 4thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1988 Summer Olympics [6] [14] [15] [16] [17] Gold medal icon.svgFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1988 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy  ?6thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1989 Intercontinental Cup [19] Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
1990 Men's Hockey World Cup [12] 12thFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
1990 Men's Hockey Champions Trophy [18] 6thFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain
1991 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship 7thFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
1993 Intercontinental CupFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
1995 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship 5thFlag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland

Source: [7]

Cricket

Kirkwood began playing for Lisburn Cricket Club as a schoolboy. In 1985 his man of the match performance helped the club win the NCU Challenge Cup, defeating NICC in the final. He also represented Ulster Country at senior interprovincial level. Kirkwood represented Ireland at schoolboy, under-19 and under-23 levels before making his senior international debut on 17 August 1983 against Gloucestershire. During the same tour, Kirkwood also featured in matches against Wales and the MCC. Kirkwood made 27 runs at an average of 8.6, with his high score of 27 coming against Gloucestershire. [1] [2] [20]

Personal life

Kirkwood worked as a banker for HSBC in Belfast. [1] [2]

Honours

Field hockey

Great Britain
Ireland
Lisnagarvey
Belfast YMCA
Queen's University

Cricket

Lisburn

Notes

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