Gareth Johnson (hurler)
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| Height | 6 ft 5 in (196 cm) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Football Position | Left Half-Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Hurling Position | Full Forward | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gareth Johnson is an Irish sportsman. He plays hurling with his local club Ballygalget and football for Loughinisland and has been a member of the Down senior inter-county hurling and football teams. Born in Ballygalget, County Down, Johnson scored an injury-time goal in the 2013 Christy Ring Cup final to win it for Down for the first time in a 3–16 to 2–17 victory against Kerry.
Honours
- Down
- Ulster Under-21 Hurling Championship (2): 2003, 2004
- National Hurling League Division 2 (1): 2004
- Christy Ring Cup (1): 2013
- Club
- Down Senior Hurling Championship (7): 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2007, 2008, 2010
- Ulster Senior Club Hurling Championship (1): 2005
References
- McKernan welcomes 'Magic's' return. 11 May 2009.
- Christy Ring Cup: Down cruise into final. 7 June 2009.
- Down hurling stars named in football squad. 5 June 2007.