McCAY Shirley

Date of Birth: 7 Jun 1988

Age: 33

Gender: Female

Height (m/ft): 1.52/4'11''

Place of birth: OMAGH

Birth Country:

Great Britain

Place of residence : DUBLIN

Residence Country:

Ireland

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Hockey	Women IRL Ireland	10

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool A #W02 IRL Ireland 2 RSA South Africa 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool A #W07 NED Netherlands 4 IRL Ireland 0	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Women's Pool A #W16 GER Germany 4 IRL Ireland 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool A #W24 IRL Ireland 0 IND India 1	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Women's Pool A #W30 IRL Ireland 0 GBR Great Britain 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
2	Women	2018	London, GBR

EuroHockey Championships

Rank	Event	Year	Location
5	Women	2019	Antwerp, BEL
6	Women	2021	Amsterdam, NED
6	Women	2017	Amstelveen, NED

Football, writing, reading. (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020)

Occupation:

University of Ulster, Coleraine, GBR

Languages spoken:

Pegasus Hockey Club [Belfast, GBR] since 2017

Sean Dancer [national], AUS

Position style:

Midfielder (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020)

2007 for Ireland Against Canada, in South Africa (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020)

National league:

Irish Hockey League (hockey.ie, 29 Sep 2020)

She began playing hockey at age 12. (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (independent.ie, 01 Nov 2019)

Defeating Spain in the semifinals at the 2018 World Cup in London, England. (hookhockey.com, 07 Aug 2018)

Philosophy:

"Hard work triumphs talent." (hockey.ie, 14 Jan 2020)

General Interest

General
RETIREMENT THOUGHTS
After she won silver at the 2018 World Cup in London, England, she contemplated retiring from the national team but was inspired to continue on with her fourth attempt at qualifying for the Olympic Games. "On more than one occasion I thought my time was done and I just didn't see that it was an option to stay on. After winning silver in London I took time away and felt I'd have regrets if I didn't give it one last go." In November 2019 she was part of the Irish team that defeated Canada in a playoff to secure qualification for the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (irishexaminer.com, 17 Dec 2019; independent.ie, 01 Nov 2019; hookhockey.com, 07 Aug 2018, 21 Jul 2018)

COACHING
She works as a talent coach for the Ulster Hockey governing body in Belfast, Northern Ireland. "The role is something really special and a legacy that we can leave behind that we are inspiring young girls and boys to take up the sport and aspire to playing international hockey." (independent.ie, 01 Nov 2019)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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