Eimear Cregan
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| Born |
1 March 1982 Limerick, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 62 kg (137 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||
| National team | |||||||||||||||||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals | ||||||||||||||
| 2001–2011 | Ireland | 171 | (26) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Eimear Cregan (born 1 March 1982) is a retired field hockey player from Ireland.[1][2]
Personal life
Eimear Cregan was born in Limerick, Ireland.[2][3]
Her uncle, Éamonn Cregan, is a former Gaelic footballer and hurler.[4]
Career
Cregan made her international debut for the Green Army in 2001. She earned her first senior cap during a test match against Wales.[2]
From 2008, until her retirement, Cregan served as captain of the national team.[5] During this time, she led the team to a bronze medal at the FIH Champions Challenge II in Kazan. This marked Ireland's first ever medal in an international tournament hosted by the International Hockey Federation.[6]
She set the Irish representative record in 2010, overtaking the cap record set by Rachel Kohler in 2003.[7]
In February 2011, at the age of just 28, Cregan announced her retirement from international hockey. She cited her retirement as being a result of a longstanding degenerative arthritic condition, which was affecting both of her knees.[5][8][9][10]
Major International Tournaments
Throughout her career, Cregan competed at the following major tournaments.[11]
- 2001 Intercontinental Cup – Amiens and Abbeville
- 2002 FIH World Cup – Perth
- 2003 EuroHockey Championships – Barcelona
- 2004 FIH Olympic Qualifiers – Auckland
- 2005 EuroHockey Championships – Dublin
- 2006 Intercontinental Cup – Rome
- 2007 EuroHockey Championships – Manchester
- 2008 FIH Olympic Qualifiers – Victoria
- 2009 FIH Champions Challenge II – Kazan
- 2009 EuroHockey Championships – Amsterdam
- 2010 FIH World Cup Qualifiers – Santiago
References
- ^ "Team Details – Ireland". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ a b c "Eimear Cregan". hockey.ie. Hockey Ireland. Archived from the original on 22 September 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Ms Eimear Cregan". ul.ie. University of Limerick. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Shape I'm In: 'With all injuries, you're managing them for the rest of your career'". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 5 September 2020. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ a b "Captain Cregan Retires from International Hockey". sportireland.ie. Sport Ireland. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "India win women's Champions Challenge II". rediff.com. Rediff. 28 June 2009. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Cregan on the cusp of caps record". irishexaminer.com. Irish Examiner. 25 June 2010. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Cregan calls time after battle with arthritis". irishtimes.com. The Irish Times. 4 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Hockey Star Cregan forced to retire". limerickpost.ie. Limerick Post. 14 February 2011. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "Cregan retires from International Hockey". olympics.ie. Irish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 19 February 2026.
- ^ "CREGAN Eimear". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 19 February 2026.