John Jermyn (field hockey)

John Jermyn
Personal information
Full name John Jermyn
Born (1982-03-30) 30 March 1982
County Cork, Ireland
Height 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)
Weight 80 kg (176 lb)
Playing position Midfielder
Youth career
1996–2001 Ashton School
Senior career
Years Team
199x–2018 Cork Church of Ireland
2007–2008HGC
2012–2013 → Royal Pingouin
20xx–20xxPembroke Wanderers
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
2002–2018 Ireland 179 (93)

John Jermyn (born 30 March 1982) is a former Ireland men's field hockey international. Between 2002 and 2018 Jermyn made 179 appearances and scored 93 goals for Ireland. He represented Ireland at the 2007 and 2011 Men's EuroHockey Nations Championships and at the 2016 Summer Olympics. In 2012, Jermyn set the new record as career top goal scorer for Ireland, eventually increasing the record to 93 goals by the end of his career with the national team; his record was not broken until 2018.