John O'Connor (born 1963) is an Irish former hurler. At club level, he played with St Martin's and at inter-county level was a member of the Wexford senior hurling team.

Career

O'Connor first played hurling to a high standard at club level with St Martin's. He was in the twilight of his career when he won his only Wexford SHC title following a 1-11 to 1-09 defeat of

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in the 1999 final. At inter-county level, O'Connor first appeared for

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during a two-year tenure with the minor team. He won a Leinster MHC medal as a substitute before defeat by Tipperary in the 1980 All-Ireland minor final. O'Connor's tenure with the under-21 team ended without success. O'Connor made his senior team debut in a

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defeat by

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in April 1984. He won a Leinster SHC medal in 1996, before playing at left corner-back when Wexford beat

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in the 1996 All-Ireland final. O'Connor won a second consecutive Leinster SHC medal in 1997.

Personal life

O'Connor's brother, George O'Connor, also won an All-Ireland SHC with Wexford in 1996. His sons,

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, Harry and Rory O'Connor, have also played for Wexford at various levels.

Honours

;St Martin's *

Wexford Senior Hurling Championship The Wexford Senior Hurling Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Pettitt's SuperValu Senior Hurling Championship) is an annual hurling competition contested by top-tier Wexford GAA clubs. The Wexford GAA, Wexford County Board of the ...

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All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship The GAA Hurling All-Ireland Senior Championship, known simply as the All-Ireland Championship, is an annual Inter county, inter-county hurling competition organised by the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest-tier competition for ...

1996 1996 was designated as: * International Year for the Eradication of Poverty Events January * January 8 – A Zairean cargo plane crashes into a crowded market in the center of the capital city of the Democratic Republic of the Congo ...

Leinster Senior Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Senior Championship, known simply as the Leinster Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic Association (GAA). It is the highest inter-county hur ...

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Leinster Minor Hurling Championship The Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship (known for sponsorship reasons as the Electric Ireland Leinster GAA Hurling Minor Championship, is an annual inter-county hurling competition organised by the Leinster Council of the Gaelic Athletic ...

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References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, John 1963 births Living people St Martin's (Wexford) hurlers Wexford inter-county hurlers All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship winners 20th-century Irish sportsmen