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Jimmy Kirkwood (field hockey)

December 15, 2023

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.

Jimmy Kirkwood
Personal information
Full name James William Kirkwood
Born 12 February 1962 (1962-02-12) (age 61)
Lisburn, Northern Ireland
Height 182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing position Forward
Senior career
Years Team
19xx–1986 Queen's University
198x–198x Belfast YMCA
198x–199x Lisnagarvey
198x–19xx → Ulster
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
1981–1995 Ireland (Note 1)
1987–19xx Great Britain (Note 2)
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
1988 Seoul Team
Representing  Ireland
EuroHockey Junior Championship
1978 Dublin Team

Early years, family and education edit

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 edit

Domestic teams edit

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 edit

Ireland edit

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 edit

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]

Source:[7]

Cricket edit

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 edit

Kirkwood worked as a banker for HSBC in Belfast. 

Kirkwood is happily married with a couple of kids[1][2]

Honours edit

Field hockey edit

Great Britain
Ireland
Lisnagarvey
Belfast YMCA
Queen's University

Cricket edit

Lisburn

Notes edit

  • ^1 Some sources credit Kirkwood with 130 appearances for Ireland.[2][7] Others credit him with 48.[1][6]
  • ^2 Some sources credit Kirkwood with 40 appearances for Great Britain.[2] Others credit him with 31.[1][6]
  • ^3 Some online sources suggest Kirkwood was married to Carol Kirkwood.[21]

References edit

  1. ^ a b c d e f . cricketeurope.com. Archived from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h "GB Olympic Champions 1896–2014 – Hockey". gbolympics.co.uk. 19 February 2014. from the original on 10 October 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  3. ^ a b "Learn more about our Elite Athlete Programme". queensperformancesport.com. 1 March 2019. from the original on 21 March 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  4. ^ "Death in the prime of life". The Irish Times. 3 April 2004. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  5. ^ "Ireland Hockey Team". irishphotoarchive.photoshelter.com. 15 March 1981. from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 8 April 2019.
  6. ^ a b c d e . sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  7. ^ a b c d e f . hookhockey.com. 19 February 2014. Archived from the original on 27 September 2020. Retrieved 14 June 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  8. ^ "Avoca hope the tide has turned". The Irish Times. 12 April 1996. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  9. ^ "Lisnagarvey are pushed to the wire but they remain supreme". The Irish Times. 28 April 1997. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  10. ^ "Garvey obstacle to all-Cork Cup final". Irish Examiner. 1 March 2003. from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  11. ^ a b "Oral History Interview: Stephen (Sam) Martin". hockeymuseum.net. 28 August 2015. from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  12. ^ a b . hookhockey.com. 3 August 2016. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 4 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  13. ^ "Hall of Fame honour for Kirkwood". The Belfast Telegraph. 22 March 2014. from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  14. ^ a b "Martin and Kirkwood raise toast to Seoul Olympics joy". The Belfast Telegraph. 9 October 2013. from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 6 May 2019.
  15. ^ a b "Martin and Kirkwood – NI's Olympic golden boys". BBC. 3 October 2018. from the original on 12 May 2019. Retrieved 3 May 2019.
  16. ^ a b "1988 Seoul hockey heroes also deserve honours, says NI star". The Belfast Telegraph. 5 January 2017. from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2019.
  17. ^ a b "Council hold reception for Jimmy Kirkwood". lisburntoday.co.uk. 20 November 2013. from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 14 June 2019.
  18. ^ a b "Champions Trophy". sikhsinhockey.com. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  19. ^ "Men's Hockey road to Rio outlined". olympics.ie. 20 December 2013. from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 11 June 2019.
  20. ^ "It would have been so different for Lisburn had cricket stars not been taken by other sports". newsletter.co.uk. 3 April 2004. from the original on 4 August 2017. Retrieved 21 May 2017.
  21. ^ "Divorce with Married Husband of 25 Years in 2008, Carol Kirkwood Finally Finds Her Mr. Right. Boyfriend?". liverampup.com. 10 April 2019. from the original on 16 June 2019. Retrieved 16 June 2019.

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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 Jimmy KirkwoodPersonal informationFull nameJames William KirkwoodBorn12 February 1962 1962 02 12 age 61 Lisburn Northern IrelandHeight182 cm 6 ft 0 in Weight80 kg 176 lb Playing positionForwardSenior careerYearsTeam19xx 1986Queen s University198x 198xBelfast YMCA198x 199xLisnagarvey198x 19xx UlsterNational teamYearsTeamApps Gls 1981 1995Ireland Note 1 1987 19xxGreat Britain Note 2 Medal record Representing Great BritainOlympic Games1988 Seoul TeamRepresenting IrelandEuroHockey Junior Championship1978 Dublin Team Contents 1 Early years family and education 2 Field hockey 2 1 Domestic teams 3 International 3 1 Ireland 3 2 Great Britain 4 Cricket 5 Personal life 6 Honours 6 1 Field hockey 6 2 Cricket 7 Notes 8 References 9 External linksEarly years family and education editKirkwood 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 editDomestic teams edit 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 editIreland edit 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 edit 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 Tournaments Place Team1978 EuroHockey Junior Championship 11 nbsp nbsp Ireland1981 Intercontinental Cup nbsp Ireland1985 Intercontinental Cup nbsp Ireland1987 Men s EuroHockey Nations Championship 6th nbsp Ireland1987 Men s Hockey Champions Trophy 2 18 4th nbsp Great Britain1988 Summer Olympics 6 14 15 16 17 nbsp nbsp Great Britain1988 Men s Hockey Champions Trophy 6th nbsp Great Britain1989 Intercontinental Cup 19 nbsp Ireland1990 Men s Hockey World Cup 12 12th nbsp Ireland1990 Men s Hockey Champions Trophy 18 6th nbsp Great Britain1991 Men s EuroHockey Nations Championship 7th nbsp Ireland1993 Intercontinental Cup nbsp Ireland1995 Men s EuroHockey Nations Championship 5th nbsp IrelandSource 7 Cricket editKirkwood 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 editKirkwood worked as a banker for HSBC in Belfast Kirkwood is happily married with a couple of kids 1 2 Honours editField hockey edit Great BritainOlympic Games Winners 1988IrelandEuroHockey Junior Championship Runners up 1978LisnagarveyEuroHockey Club Trophy Winners 1991 1 Runners up 1989 1 Irish Senior Cup Winners 1987 88 1988 89 1989 90 1990 91 1991 92 1992 93 1993 94 1996 97 8 Ulster Senior League Winners 1989 90 1990 91 1991 92 1993 94 1994 95 1996 97 6 Kirk Cup Winners 1989 90 Anderson Cup Winners 1986 87 1993 94 1995 96 1996 97 4Belfast YMCAIrish Senior Cup Winners 1985Queen s UniversityIrish Senior Cup Winners 1981Cricket edit LisburnNCU Challenge Cup Winners 1985Notes edit 1 Some sources credit Kirkwood with 130 appearances for Ireland 2 7 Others credit him with 48 1 6 2 Some sources credit Kirkwood with 40 appearances for Great Britain 2 Others credit him with 31 1 6 3 Some online sources suggest Kirkwood was married to Carol Kirkwood 21 References edit a b c d e f Biography James William Kirkwood cricketeurope com Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 Retrieved 13 June 2019 a b c d e f g h GB Olympic Champions 1896 2014 Hockey gbolympics co uk 19 February 2014 Archived from the original on 10 October 2017 Retrieved 14 June 2019 a b Learn more about our Elite Athlete Programme queensperformancesport com 1 March 2019 Archived from the original on 21 March 2019 Retrieved 13 June 2019 Death in the prime of life The Irish Times 3 April 2004 Retrieved 13 June 2019 Ireland Hockey Team irishphotoarchive photoshelter com 15 March 1981 Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 Retrieved 8 April 2019 a b c d e Jimmy Kirkwood sports reference com Archived from the original on 18 April 2020 Retrieved 13 June 2019 a b c d e f Kirkwood Menown McKee and Branagan added to Hall of Fame hookhockey com 19 February 2014 Archived from the original on 27 September 2020 Retrieved 14 June 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Avoca hope the tide has turned The Irish Times 12 April 1996 Retrieved 14 June 2019 Lisnagarvey are pushed to the wire but they remain supreme The Irish Times 28 April 1997 Retrieved 14 June 2019 Garvey obstacle to all Cork Cup final Irish Examiner 1 March 2003 Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 Retrieved 14 June 2019 a b Oral History Interview Stephen Sam Martin hockeymuseum net 28 August 2015 Archived from the original on 6 May 2019 Retrieved 6 May 2019 a b Flying with drunken angels riot police dodgy curry potent 7 Up and spotless trainers as Irish play a lament in Lahore hookhockey com 3 August 2016 Archived from the original on 3 February 2020 Retrieved 4 May 2019 a href Template Cite web html title Template Cite web cite web a CS1 maint unfit URL link Hall of Fame honour for Kirkwood The Belfast Telegraph 22 March 2014 Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 Retrieved 13 June 2019 a b Martin and Kirkwood raise toast to Seoul Olympics joy The Belfast Telegraph 9 October 2013 Archived from the original on 6 May 2019 Retrieved 6 May 2019 a b Martin and Kirkwood NI s Olympic golden boys BBC 3 October 2018 Archived from the original on 12 May 2019 Retrieved 3 May 2019 a b 1988 Seoul hockey heroes also deserve honours says NI star The Belfast Telegraph 5 January 2017 Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 Retrieved 13 June 2019 a b Council hold reception for Jimmy Kirkwood lisburntoday co uk 20 November 2013 Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 Retrieved 14 June 2019 a b Champions Trophy sikhsinhockey com Retrieved 11 June 2019 Men s Hockey road to Rio outlined olympics ie 20 December 2013 Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 Retrieved 11 June 2019 It would have been so different for Lisburn had cricket stars not been taken by other sports newsletter co uk 3 April 2004 Archived from the original on 4 August 2017 Retrieved 21 May 2017 Divorce with Married Husband of 25 Years in 2008 Carol Kirkwood Finally Finds Her Mr Right Boyfriend liverampup com 10 April 2019 Archived from the original on 16 June 2019 Retrieved 16 June 2019 External links editJimmy Kirkwood at Olympics com nbsp Jimmy Kirkwood at Olympedia nbsp Jimmy Kirkwood at Team GB nbsp Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Jimmy Kirkwood field hockey amp oldid 1184097638, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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