Peter Caruth

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Peter Caruth
Personal information
Full name Peter Caruth
Born (1988-06-04) 4 June 1988 (age 35)
Belfast, Northern Ireland
Height 173 cm (5 ft 8 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Playing position Forward/Midfielder
Youth career
19xx–20xx Campbell College
Senior career
YearsTeam
20xx–2012 Annadale
2012–2013 Braxgata (Belgium)
2013–2016 Monkstown
2016– Annadale
National team
YearsTeamApps(Gls)
2008– Ireland 148 [1] (27)
Teams coached
2016– Annadale
Medal record
Representing Flag of Ireland hockey team.svg  Ireland
EuroHockey Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2015 London Team

Peter Caruth (born 4 June 1988) is an Ireland men's field hockey international. He was a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. At club level he has won Men's Irish Hockey League titles and the EuroHockey Club Trophy with Monkstown and the Kirk Cup with Annadale.

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Early years, family and education

Caruth is from Belfast, Northern Ireland. He was educated at Gilnahirk Primary School, Cabin Hill School and Campbell College. [2] [3] [4]

In 2022, Caruth came out as gay, becoming the first Irish men's international hockey player to do so. [5]

Domestic teams

Early years

As a youth Caruth played field hockey for both Campbell College and Annadale. The 2012–13 season saw him play for Braxgata in the Men's Belgian Hockey League. [3] [6] [7] [8]

Monkstown

In 2013 Caruth began playing for Monkstown in the Men's Irish Hockey League. [3] [7] [8] He subsequently helped Monkstown win the league title in both 2013–14 and 2014–15. [3] In the 2013–14 league final he scored twice as Monkstown defeated Banbridge 2–1. [9] [10] [11] [12] Together with Graham Shaw and Kyle Good, Caruth was also a member of the Monkstown team that won the 2014 EuroHockey Club Trophy. He again scored in the final as Monkstown defeated HC OKS-SHVSM of Ukraine 2–0. [13] [14] Caruth also played for Monkstown in the 2014–15 and the 2015–16 Euro Hockey Leagues. [15]

Annadale

In 2016 Caruth re-joined Annadale, this time as a player/coach. [16] In 2016–17 he guided Annadale to promotion form the Ulster Senior League to the Men's Irish Hockey League. [17] [18] He also scored a hat-trick as Annadale defeated Cookstown 8–1 in the Kirk Cup final. [19] [20] In 2018 Caruth and Anndale again played in the Kirk Cup final but this time, they lost to Banbridge. [21]

Ireland international

Caruth made his senior debut for Ireland in October 2008 in a 2–2 draw with Argentina. [2] [3] He had previously played for Ireland A. [22] He made his major tournament debut at the 2009 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers. [3] Caruth was a member of the Ireland team that won the 2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II. [23] He also helped Ireland win Men's FIH Hockey World League tournaments in 2012 [24] and 2015. [25] At the 2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals, Caruth made his 100th senior appearance for Ireland. [26] Caruth was also a member of the Ireland team that won the bronze medal at the 2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship. [27] He also represented Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics. [28] [29] [30]

TournamentsPlace
2009 Men's EuroHockey Nations Trophy [31] 1st
2009 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifiers [3] [32] [33] [34] 3rd
2011 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge II [23] 1st
2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [35] 5th
2012 Men's Field Hockey Olympic Qualifier [36] [37] [38] 2nd
2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 1 [24] 1st
2012 Men's Hockey Champions Challenge I [39] [40] [41] 3rd
2012–13 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals [42] 7th
2013 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [43] [44] [45] 6th
2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Round 2 [25] [46] 1st
2014–15 Men's FIH Hockey World League Semifinals [26] [47] 5th
2015 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championship [27] Bronze medal icon.svg
2016 Summer Olympics [28] [29] [30] 10th

Coach

In addition to his role as a player/coach with Annadale, Caruth has also coached at Muckross Hockey Club and Campbell College. [3] [26] [48]

Honours

Ireland
Annadale
Monkstown

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