Jackie McWilliams

Jackie Amanda McWilliams (born 18 February 1964), also known as Jackie Burns, is a former women's field hockey player from Northern Ireland who represented both Ireland and Great Britain at international level. She represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.

Jackie McWilliams
Personal information
Full name Jackie Amanda McWilliams
Born (1964-02-18) 18 February 1964
Ballymoney, County Antrim
Northern Ireland
Height 160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight 65 kg (143 lb)
Playing position Defender
Senior career
Years Team
1978–199x Randalstown
198x–19xx → Ulster
19xx–201x Ballymena
National team
Years Team Apps (Gls)
198x–199x Ireland 64
198x–199x Great Britain 34
Medal record
Representing  Great Britain
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Barcelona Team

Domestic teams

McWilliams played club level field hockey for Randalstown and Ballymena.[1][2][3] She was still playing for Ballymena in 2011 when in her late forties.[4] McWilliams also represented Ulster at interprovincial level.[5]

International

Ireland

McWilliams made 64 senior appearances for Ireland.[2][3]

Great Britain

McWilliams made 34 senior appearances Great Britain. She represented Great Britain at the 1992 Summer Olympics, winning the bronze medal.[2][3][6][7][8]

Later years

McWilliams worked as a schoolteacher at Ballymena Primary School.[3] She also helped coach both the Ulster women's field hockey team [2][9] and Ballymena Academy.[10] Two of McWilliams' nephews are senior men's field hockey internationals. Her sister, Anne, is the mother of Paul and Mark Gleghorne. Paul has played for Ireland while his brother, Mark has played for Ireland, England and Great Britain.[3][11]

References
  1. "Randalstown unable to break down champions". www.irishtimes.com. 14 April 1997. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  2. "Jackie rekindles her Olympic memories". www.newsletter.co.uk. 1 October 2008. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  3. "Rio Olympics: Gleghorne brothers Paul and Mark follow aunt Jackie McWilliam's footsteps". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 10 August 2016. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  4. "Quins and Bandon raid Ulster". southernfriedhockey.com. 24 January 2011. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  5. "Women's hockey: Ulster go for five". www.independent.ie. 8 March 2002. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  6. "Olympics / Barcelona 1992: Hockey: Sixsmith the inspiration". www.independent.co.uk. 30 July 1992. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  7. "Jackie enjoys bird's eye view of Olympic ceremony". www.ballymenatimes.com. 7 August 2012. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  8. "Jackie McWilliams". www.sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
  9. "Ferris retires from first team hockey after glittering career". www.hookhockey.com. 10 May 2017. Archived from the original on 29 September 2017. Retrieved 26 May 2019.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  10. "Rainey chasing place in history". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 5 February 2014. Retrieved 26 May 2019.
  11. "Paul overcomes family tragedy to help Inst take Cup". www.belfasttelegraph.co.uk. 11 December 2003. Retrieved 25 May 2019.
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