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John Culkin (born 23 August 1981) is an Irish former hurler who played for Galway Championship club Abbeyknockmoy and at inter-county level with the Galway senior hurling team. He usually lined out as a full-back or centre-back.
Career
Culkin played hurling as a schoolboy with St Flannan's College in Ennis. He was part of the Harty Cup-winning team in 2000 before later winning a Fitzgibbon Cup medal with University College Dublin. At club level, Culkin lined out with Abbeyknockmoy and was part of their intermediate team that lost the 2016 All-Ireland intermediate final to Bennettsbridge. He first appeared on the inter-county scene as captain of the Galway minor hurling team that won the 1999 All-Ireland minor final. Culkin later joined the under-21 team and spent a number of seasons with the senior team, during which time he won a National Hurling League title. He also won a Railway Cup medal with Connacht.
Career statistics
| Team | Year | National League | All-Ireland | Total | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | ||
| Galway | 2000 | Division 1A | 2 | 0-03 | 0 | 0-00 | 2 | 0-03 |
| 2001 | 1 | 0-01 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 0-01 | ||
| 2002 | 3 | 0-00 | 0 | 0-00 | 3 | 0-00 | ||
| Career total | 6 | 0-04 | 0 | 0-00 | 6 | 0-04 | ||
Honours
- St Flannan's College
- Harty Cup: 2000
- University College Dublin
- Fitzgibbon Cup: 2001
- Abbeyknockmoy
- Connacht Intermediate Club Hurling Championship: 2015
- Galway Intermediate Hurling Championship: 2015
- Galway
- National Hurling League: 2000
- All-Ireland Minor Hurling Championship: 1999
- Connacht
- Railway Cup: 1999