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Ollie Canning Personal information Irish name Olibhéar Ó Cainín Sport Hurling Position Left Corner Back Born 1977
Portumna, County GalwayNickname Ollie Club(s) Years Club Portumna Club Titles Galway titles 5 Connacht titles 3 All-Ireland Titles 3 Inter-county(ies) Years County 1996 - 2010 Galway Inter-county titles Connacht titles 3 All Irelands 0 NHL 4 All Stars 4 Oliver 'Ollie' Canning (born 1977 in Portumna, County Galway) is an Irish sportsperson. He plays hurling with his local club Portumna and was a member of the Galway senior inter-county team from 1996 to 2010.
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Early & private life
Ollie Canning was born in Portumna, County Galway in 1977. He was educated locally and from an early age he showed a great interest in hurling. Canning later attended the Dublin Institute of Technology (DIT) where he studied mechanical engineering. Here he played on the college hurling team, winning a Fitzgibbon Cup title in the mid-1990s. Canning currently works with Western Postform Ltd. a leading manufacturer of fitted furniture, kitchens, Lab & School furniture & built in wardrobes in Ballinasloe which is in county Galway. Ollie is an older brother of Joe Canning, another Portumna hurler who is tipped for greatness in the coming years.
Playing career
Club
Canning plays his club hurling with his local Portumna team. He enjoyed some success at underage level and won a senior county championship medal in 2003. It was the club's first county triumph. This was later converted into a Connacht club hurling title. Two years later in 2005 Canning won his second county championship title before once again claiming a provincial club medal. On St. Patrick's Day, 2006 Portumna defeated Newstownshandrum to win the All-Ireland club final. A third set of county and provincial medals followed in 2007 and he received the Tommy Moore cup as captain of the club side when they were successful again in the All-Ireland club championship of 2008. Portumna defeated Offaly champions Birr on that occasion.
Inter-county
In the early 1990s Canning's hurling talent was spotted and he quickly joined the Galway minor hurling panel. He played in the All-Ireland minor final in 1993, however, Galway were defeated on that occasion by Kilkenny. The following year Canning's side bounced back and defeated Cork to capture the All-Ireland title. Two years later Canning was a member of the GAlway under-21 panel as the county captured the All-Ireland title in that grade.
That same year Canning earned a call up to the Galway senior team. He was a member of the panel as the county won the National Hurling League. Later that summer he made his senior championship debut as a substitute against Wexford in the All-Ireland semi-final. Canning retired from the inter-county scene for almost two years after this but returned as a forward before moving in to the corner-back position in 2000. That year he won his first National League medal on the field of play. In 2001 Galway reached the All-Ireland final for the first time in eight years. Tipperary provided the opposition on that occasion, however, Galway were unable to withstand the Tipp attack and lost the game by three points. In spite of this Canning's performance in the championship earned him his first All-Star award. Galway's hurlers faced a lean period following this, however, Canning's performances earned him a second All-Star award in 2003. Two years later in 2005 Galway were back on top. The team defeated Kilkenny in a thrilling All-Ireland semi-final before later meeting Cork in the All-Ireland final. Unfortunately Canning ended up on the losing side in an All-Ireland final for the second time, however, he did win a third All-Star award. Following Galway's exit from the 2006 championship Canning decided to retire from inter-county hurling.[1]
In the 2008 National League Canning's brother, Joe, made his long-awaited senior debut. Shortly after this Ollie Canning announced that he was coming out of retirement to rejoin the Galway senior hurling team.[2] He captained the Galway team in 2008 and 2009, and won a fourth All Star in 2009.
In July 2010, following Galway's elimination from the All Ireland Championship, Canning retired from inter-county hurling for a second time.[3]
Inter-provincial
Canning also lined out for Connacht in the inter-provincial hurling competition. He captured two Railway Cup medals in 1999 and 2004.
Sporting positions Preceded by
Liam HodginsGalway Senior Hurling Captain
2004Succeeded by
Liam DonoghuePreceded by
David CollinsGalway Senior Hurling Captain
2008-2009Succeeded by
Shane KavanaghAchievements Preceded by
Tom Coogan
(Ballyhale ShamrocksAll-Ireland Senior Club Hurling Final
winning captain
2008
2009Succeeded by
IncumbentTeams
Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 2001 1 M. Crimmins | 2 G. Kennedy | 3 M. Healy | 4 O. Canning | 5 D. Hardiman | 6 L. Hodgins | 7 C. Moore | 8 D. Tierney | 9 R. Murray | 10 J. Rabbitte | 11 M. Kerins | 12 K. Broderick | 13 A. Kerins | 14 E. Cloonan | 15 F. Healy | Subs: B. Higgins | O. Fahy | Manager: N. Lane
Galway - All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship Runners-up 2005 1 L. Donoghue (Capt.) | 2 D. Joyce | 3 T. Óg Regan | 4 O. Canning | 5 D. Hardiman | 6 S. Kavanagh | 7 D. Collins | 8 F. Healy | 9 D. Tierney | 10 R. Murray | 11 D. Forde | 12 A. Kerins | 13 G. Farragher | 14 N. Healy | 15 D. Hayes | Subs: K. Broderick | K. Hayes | Manager: C. Hayes
2001 All-Star Hurling Team 1 D. FitzGerald | 2 D. Ryan | 3 P. Maher | 4 O. Canning | 5 E. Corcoran | 6 L. Hodgins | 7 M. Foley | 8 T. DunneHOTY | 9 E. Enright
10 M. O'Leary | 11 J. O'Connor | 12 K. Broderick | 13 C. Carter | 14 E. Cloonan | 15 E. Kelly2003 All-Star Hurling Team 1 B. Cummins | 2 M. Kavanagh | 3 N. Hickey | 4 O. Canning | 5 S. Óg Ó hAilpín | 6 R. Curran | 7 J. J. DelaneyHOTY | 8 D. Lyng
9 T. Walsh | 10 J. Mullane | 11 H. Shefflin | 12 E. Brennan | 13 S. Ó hAilpín | 14 M. Comerford | 15 J. Deane2005 All-Star Hurling Team 1 D. FitzGerald | 2 P. Mulcahy | 3 D. O'Sullivan | 4 O. Canning | 5 D. Hardiman | 6 J. Gardiner | 7 S. Óg Ó hAilpín | 8 J. O'ConnorHOTY
9 P. Kelly | 10 B. O'Connor | 11 H. Shefflin | 12 T. Walsh | 13 G. Farragher | 14 E. Kelly | 15 D. Hayes2009 All-Star Hurling Team 1 P. J. Ryan | 2 O. Canning | 3 P. Maher | 4 J. Tyrrell | 5 T. WalshHOTY | 6 M. Walsh | 7 C. O'Mahony | 8 M. Rice
9 A. McCrabbe | 10 L Corbett | 11 H. Shefflin | 12 E. Larkin | 13 N. McGrath | 14 J. Canning | 15 J. MullaneReferences
- ^ "Ollie Canning quits Galway hurling". RTÉ News. 2008-01-30. http://www.rte.ie/sport/2007/0130/galway.html. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Canning comes out of inter-county retirement". RTÉ News. 2008-04-15. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/2008/0415/canning.html. Retrieved 2008-04-15.
- ^ "Ollie Canning confirms retirement". RTÉ News. 2010-07-27. http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/2010/0727/canningo.html. Retrieved 2010-07-27.
Categories:- 1977 births
- Living people
- Portumna hurlers
- Galway hurlers
- Connacht hurlers
- 2001 All Star (hurling)
- 2003 All Star (hurling)
- 2005 All Star (hurling)
- People from County Galway
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