John Gardiner (hurler)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Seán Ó Gairnéir | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Right wing-back | ||
| Born |
8 February 1983 Farranree, Cork, Ireland |
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| Height | 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) | ||
| Nickname | Gar | ||
| Occupation | Bank official | ||
| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Na Piarsaigh | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Football | Hurling | ||
| Cork titles | 0 | 1 | |
| Inter-county(ies)* | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 2002–2012 | Cork | 48 (1–52) | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Munster titles | 3 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 1 | ||
| *Inter County team apps and scores correct as of 22:36, 7 November 2012. | |||
John Gardiner (born 8 February 1983) is an Irish hurler who played as a right wing-back for the Cork senior team.
Gardiner made his first appearance for the team during the 2002 National League and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until he was dropped from the panel after the 2012 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals and three Munster medals. Gardiner was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Gardiner is a one-time county club championship medalist with Na Piarsaigh.
Gardiner has a number of personal achievements, including one All-Star award. In 2005 he was the choice of his peers as GPA Hurler of the Year.
John Gardiner was born in Farranree on the north side of Cork City in 1983. He was educated at Scoil Isogain before later attending St. Finbarr's College, a hurling nursery for local talent. It was here that Gardiner first tasted success as he became a key member of many of the school's victorious hurling and Gaelic football teams. He later studied at the Cork Institute of Technology and has worked as an official with the Ulster Bank since 2007.
Gardiner plays his club hurling and Gaelic football with his local club called Na Piarsaigh and has enjoyed much success.
After enjoying little success in the minor and under-21 grades, he subsequently joined the Na Piarsaigh senior hurling team and became a key fixture at left wing-back. In 2004 he lined out in the final of the county senior championship with Cloyne providing the opposition. A 0–17 to 0–10 score line gave Na Piarsaigh the victory and gave Gardiner a county senior championship winners' medal.
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