Derek Lyng
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | D. Ó Loinn | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Midfield | ||
| Born |
4 July 1978 Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) | ||
| Occupation | Medical sales rep | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| 1995–2014 | Emeralds | ||
| Club titles | |||
| Kilkenny titles | 0 | ||
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2001–2010 | Kilkenny | 39 (0–36) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 9 | ||
| All-Irelands | 6 | ||
| NHL | 6 | ||
| All Stars | 2 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 17:56, 15 January 2015. | |||
Derek Lyng (born 4 July 1978) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a midfielder for the Kilkenny senior team.
Born in Urlingford, County Kilkenny, Lyng attended St. Kieran's College but failed to make the college hurling team. He arrived on the inter-county scene at the age of twenty-one when he joined the Kilkenny under-21 team. He joined the senior team for the 2001 championship. Lyng went on to play a key part for Kilkenny for over almost a decade, and won six All-Ireland medals, eight Leinster medals and four National Hurling League medals. He was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At international level Lyng has played for the composite rules shinty-hurling team. As a member of the Leinster inter-provincial team on a number of occasions, he won two Railway Cup medals. At club level Lyng was a one-time championship medallist in the junior grade with Emeralds.
Throughout his career Lyng made 39 championship appearances. His announced his retirement from inter-county hurling on 1 December 2010.
In retirement from playing Lyng became involved in team management and coaching. He was a selector with the successful Leinster inter-provincial team in 2012. In September 2013 Lyng was appointed as a selector to the Kilkenny senior team.
In 2001 Lyng was a key member of the Emeralds team that faced Windgap in the junior championship decider. A 3–11 to 1–11 victory gave him a Kilkenny Junior Hurling Championship medal.
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