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| Born | 22 December 1996 Banbridge, Northern Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Senior career | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| – | Banbridge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| National team | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Apps | (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2014 | Ireland U–21 | 8 | (6) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2015– | Ireland | 88 | (42) | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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John McKee (born 22 December 1996) is a field hockey player from Ireland. [1] [2]
McKee was born on 22 December 1996. [3]
His younger sister, Katie, also plays international field hockey for Ireland. [4]
McKee currently competes in the Irish Hockey League, where he represents Banbridge. [1] [5] [6]
He made his debut for the Irish U–21 team in 2014 during a four-nations tournament in Belfast. He then went on to represent the team at the EuroHockey Junior Championship II in Lousada. [7]
McKee made his senior international debut in 2015. He appeared in a test series against Argentina in Dublin. [7]
Since his debut, McKee has been present at numerous international events and has medalled with the national team on three occasions. He took home gold at the 2023 EuroHockey Championship II in Dublin, silver at the 2022 FIH Nations Cup in Potchefstroom, and bronze at the 2021 EuroHockey Championship II in Gniezno. [8] [9] [10]
He competed at the 2024 FIH Olympic Qualifiers in Valencia. [7] [11] [12]
Stephen Alexander Martin is a former field hockey player from Northern Ireland who represented both Ireland and Great Britain at international level. Between 1980 and 1991 he made 135 senior appearances for Ireland. He also captained the Ireland team. He represented Ireland at the 1983, 1987 and 1991 EuroHockey Nations Championships and at the 1990 Men's Hockey World Cup. Between 1983 and 1992 Martin also made 94 senior appearances for Great Britain. He represented Great Britain at the 1984, 1988 and 1992 Summer Olympics, winning a bronze medal in 1984 and a gold medal in 1988. In 1994 he was awarded an. In 2001 he was awarded an Honorary Doctorate by Ulster University. In 2011 Martin was inducted into the Irish Hockey Association Hall of Fame. After retiring as a field hockey player, Martin became a sports administrator. Between 1998 and 2005 he served as Deputy Chief Executive of the British Olympic Association and between 2006 and 2018 he served as Chief Executive of the Olympic Council of Ireland. He now runs his own leadership and management consultancy business and is an associate consultant at Lane 4. He is currently Chair Commonwealth Games NI.
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