Wayne O'Gorman

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Wayne O'Gorman
Personal information
Sport Dual player
Football Position: Forward
Hurling Position: Goalkeeper/Forward
Born County Wicklow
Occupation electrician
Club(s)
YearsClub
Rathnew
Glenealy
Club titles
 FootballHurling
Wicklow titles 1 4
Leinster titles 0
Inter-county(ies)
YearsCounty
Wicklow (H)
Wicklow (F)

Wayne O'Gorman is a dual player [1] from County Wicklow, Ireland. He played both Gaelic football and hurling with Wicklow [2] during the 2000s. He was also part of the Wicklow team that won the All-Ireland Junior Football Championship Title in 2002 where he scored 3-02 in the final win over Kerry. [3] He plays his club football with Ashford [4] and hurling with Glenealy with whom he has won County Championship medals.

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References

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  2. "O'Gorman hat-trick sinks Longford". Hoganstand.com. 30 March 2003. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
  3. "Junior All-Ireland for Wicklow". Hoganstand.com. 4 August 2002. Retrieved 5 January 2011.
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