Kevin Kinahan
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Irish name | Caoimhín Ó Coinneacháin | ||
| Sport | Hurling | ||
| Position | Full Back | ||
| Born | 1971 Clareen, County Offaly, Ireland |
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| Club(s) | |||
| Years | Club | ||
| Seir Kieran | |||
| Club titles | |||
| Offaly titles | 3 | ||
| Inter-county(ies) | |||
| Years | County | Apps (scores) | |
| 1992-2002 | Offaly | 29 | |
| Inter-county titles | |||
| Leinster titles | 2 | ||
| All-Irelands | 2 | ||
| NHL | 0 | ||
| All Stars | 3 | ||
Kevin Kinahan (born 1971) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-back for the Offaly senior hurling team.
Regarded as one of Offaly's greatest-ever full-backs, Kinahan made his first appearance for the team during the 1991-92 National League and subsequently became a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement after the 2001 championship. During that time he won two All-Ireland medals, two Leinster medals and three All-Star awards. Kinahan was an All-Ireland runner-up on two occasions.
At club level Kinahan is a three-time county club championship medalist with Seir Kieran.
Kinahan played his club hurling with the Seir Kieran club and enjoyed much success.
Having ended up on the losing side in a number of county finals, Seir Kieran reached the championship decider once again in 1995. St. Rynagh's provided the opposition on that occasion. After a 1-13 apiece draw, Seir Kieran went on to win the replay. It was Kinahan's first championship medal.
Both Seir Kieran and St. Rynagh's met again in the 1996 championship decider and, once again, the game was a close affair. Kinahan's side were two points in arrears with two minutes to go, however, Seir Kieran battled back to win by 0-13 to 1-8. It was a second championship medal for Kinahan.
Three-in-a-row proved beyond Seir Kieran, however, the club qualified for a fifth successive championship decider in 1998. Once again St. Rynagh's provided the opposition, however, a draw was the result on that occasion. Seir Kieran went on to win the replay by 1-11 to 0-6, giving Kinahan a third championship medal in four seasons.
Kinahan first came to prominence on the inter-county scene as a member of the Offaly under-21 hurling team. He won a Leinster medal in this grade in 1991 following a 2-10 to 0-12 defeat of Kilkenny. Offaly later reached the All-Ireland decider with Galway providing the opposition. A 2-17 to 1-9 trouncing was the result for Kinahan's side on that occasion.
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