George Muir (field hockey)
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | George David Muir | ||
| Born |
24 February 1994 North Shore, New Zealand | ||
| Height | 171 cm (5 ft 7 in) | ||
| Weight | 72 kg (159 lb) | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club | North Harbour | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2012–2014 | New Zealand U–21 | 17 | (0) |
| 2013– | New Zealand | 146 | (18) |
Medal record | |||
George David Muir (born 24 February 1994)[1] is a New Zealand field hockey player.[2]
Personal life
[edit]George Muir was born and raised on the North Shore, New Zealand.[3]
Muir works as a lawyer at Thompson Blackie Biddles in Auckland.[4]
Career
[edit]Domestic competition
[edit]In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Muir plays for North Harbour.[5]
National teams
[edit]Under-21
[edit]Muir appeared in the New Zealand U-21 side on two occasions; at the 2012 Sultan of Johor Cup and the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup.[6]
Black Sticks
[edit]In 2013, Muir made his senior international debut for the Black Sticks during the 2012–13 FIH World League Semi-Finals in Rotterdam.[6][5]
Muir's most prominent appearance with the national team was at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, where the team won a silver medal.[7][8]
During the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League, Muir was a member of the New Zealand team that finished in 8th place.[9][10]
References
[edit]- ^ "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Vantage Black Sticks Men". blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Profile – George Muir". blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Catching up with George Muir – Hockey Player". northsidelive.co.nz. Northside Live. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b "MUIR George". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ a b "MUIR George". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "George MUIR". results.gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "George Muir". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "Hockey: Men's Black Sticks lose seven-goal thriller to Australia in Pro League clash". Newshub. Newshub. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
- ^ "MUIR George". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
External links
[edit]- George Muir at the International Hockey Federation
- George Muir at Hockey New Zealand
- George Muir at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- George Muir at Olympics.com
- George Muir at Olympedia
- 1994 births
- Living people
- New Zealand male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen