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Gemma O'Connor
Personal information
Irish name	Gemma Ní Chonchúir
Sport	Camogie
Position	Half-back, midfield, half-forward
Born	1985 (age 38–39); Cork, Ireland
Club(s)
Years	Club
	St Finbarr's
Inter-county(ies)
Years	County
2002–2020	Cork
Inter-county titles
All-Irelands	9
All Stars	11

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Gemma O'Connor (born 1985) is a camogie player. She is the most decorated player in the sport.^[1]

Born in Cork, O'Connor won All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship medals in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. She is an eleven-time Camogie All Star award winner, six of which she received in succession: (2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2012, 2014, 2015,2017 and 2018). She was also a member of the Team of the Championship for 2011.

Career

O'Connor captained the Cork senior team in 2007 and 2019, and is the holder of All-Ireland Minor and Senior Championship honours along with National League Senior and Junior medals. She represented Cork in the Féile na nGael skills in 1998 and was camogie player of the year in 2005 and 2015, as well as winning one county senior camogie championship title.^[2]

Personal life

O'Connor's brother, Glen, lined out with Cork in the 2009 National Hurling League while her uncle, Bill Geaney, captained Cork to an All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship title.^[3] In her autobiography, Why not a Warrior (written with Sinead Farrell), O'Connor stated that she met her wife Aoife, a teacher, in 2012 as a result of O'Connor playing association football for Knockavilla Celtic in West Cork, around thirty minutes from where she lived (Knockavilla's manager was Aoife's father).^[1]

O'Connor is a soldier in the Irish Army.^[1]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c O'Connor, Gemma (30 October 2022). "'It's exhausting to live in fear, worrying that someone might figure you out ... every day'". Sunday Independent. I sleep soundly the night before our wedding, and she can't get a wink.
^ Farrell, Sinead (2 April 2021). "'One of the all-time greats in Cork' — saluting the career of a nine-time All-Ireland winner". The42.ie. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
^ 2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final programme.

External links

Video highlights of 2009 championship Part One on YouTube and part two on YouTube
Video Highlights of 2009 All Ireland Senior Final on YouTube
Report of All-Ireland final in Independent and Examiner

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[figure_you_out-1] O'Connor, Gemma (30 October 2022). "'It's exhausting to live in fear, worrying that someone might figure you out ... every day'". Sunday Independent. I sleep soundly the night before our wedding, and she can't get a wink.

[2] Farrell, Sinead (2 April 2021). "'One of the all-time greats in Cork' — saluting the career of a nine-time All-Ireland winner". The42.ie. Retrieved 2 April 2021.

[3] 2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final programme.

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-'''Gemma O'Connor''' born 1985 in [[Cork (city)|Cork]] is a [[camogie]] player and a member of the [[irish army|Irish defence forces]], winner of [[All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship|All Ireland camogie medals]] in 2005, 2006, [[All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2008|2008]] and [[All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2009|2009]]<ref>{{cite news|title=All Ireland final|url=http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0914/1224254474234.html|work=Irish Times|publisher=Irish Times|date=13 September 2009|accessdate=13 September 2009 }}</ref> and a [[Camogie All Stars|camogie All Star]] award winner in each of the first six years of the scheme, [[Camogie All Stars#2004|2004]], [[Camogie All Stars#2005|2005]], [[Camogie All Stars#2006|2006]], [[Camogie All Stars#2007|2007]], [[Camogie All Stars#2008|2008]] and [[Camogie All Stars#2009|2009]]. [[Camogie All Stars#2011|2012]].She was a member of the [[All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2011#Team of the championship|Team of the Championship]] for 2011
+}}
+'''Gemma O'Connor''' (born 1985) is a [[camogie]] player. She is the most decorated player in the sport.<ref name=figure_you_out/>
+Born in [[Cork (city)|Cork]], O'Connor won [[All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship]] medals in 2002, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2014, 2015, 2017 and 2018. She is an eleven-time [[Camogie All Stars|Camogie All Star]] award winner, six of which she received in succession: ([[Camogie All Stars#2004|2004]], [[Camogie All Stars#2005|2005]], [[Camogie All Stars#2006|2006]], [[Camogie All Stars#2007|2007]], [[Camogie All Stars#2008|2008]], [[Camogie All Stars#2009|2009]], 2012, 2014, 2015,2017 and 2018). She was also a member of the [[All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship 2011#Team of the championship|Team of the Championship]] for 2011.
 ==Career==
-Gemma captained the Cork Seniors in 2007, and is the holder of All-Ireland Minor and Senior championship honours along with National League Senior and Junior medals. She represented Cork in the [[Féile na nGael]] skills in 1998 and was camogie player of the year in 2005, as well as winning one Senior county title.
+O'Connor [[Captain (Gaelic games)|captain]]ed the Cork senior team in 2007 and 2019, and is the holder of All-Ireland Minor and Senior Championship honours along with National League Senior and Junior medals. She represented Cork in the [[Féile na nGael]] skills in 1998 and was camogie player of the year in 2005 and 2015, as well as winning one county senior camogie championship title.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.the42.ie/gemma-oconnor-cork-3-5396027-Apr2021/|title='One of the all-time greats in Cork' — saluting the career of a nine-time All-Ireland winner|publisher=[[The42.ie]]|first=Sinead|last=Farrell|date=2 April 2021|accessdate= 2 April 2021}}</ref>
-==Family==
+==Personal life==
-Her brother, [[Glen O'Connor|Glen]], lined out with Cork in the 2009 [[National Hurling League]] while her uncle, [[Bill Geaney]], captained Cork to [[All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship|Under-21 hurling]] honours.<ref>All Ireland camogie final programme 2009</ref>
+O'Connor's brother, [[Glen O'Connor|Glen]], lined out with Cork in the [[2009 National Hurling League]] while her uncle, [[Bill Geaney]], captained Cork to an [[All-Ireland Under 21 Hurling Championship]] title.<ref>[[2009 All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship Final]] programme.</ref> In her autobiography, ''Why not a Warrior'' (written with Sinead Farrell), O'Connor stated that she met her wife Aoife, a teacher, in 2012 as a result of O'Connor playing [[association football]] for Knockavilla Celtic in [[West Cork]], around thirty minutes from where she lived (Knockavilla's manager was Aoife's father).<ref name=figure_you_out>{{cite news|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/its-exhausting-to-live-in-fear-worrying-that-someone-might-figure-you-out-every-day-42105252.html|title='It's exhausting to live in fear, worrying that someone might figure you out ... every day'|work=Sunday Independent|first=Gemma|last=O'Connor|date=30 October 2022|quote=I sleep soundly the night before our wedding, and she can't get a wink.}}</ref>
+O'Connor is a soldier in the [[Irish Army]].<ref name=figure_you_out/>
 ==References==
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 ==External links==
-* [http://www.camogie.ie/ Official Camogie Website]
-* [http://www.anfearrua.com/story.asp?id=2463 An Fear Rua profile]
-* [http://emag1b.pressmart.com/On-the-Ball-Camogie-magazine/emag/index.aspx?vIssueId=436|Denise Cronin's championship diary in On The Ball Official Camogie Magazine]
-* http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/gaa_fixtures_camogie_oduffycup.html Fixtures and results] for the 2009 [[O'Duffy Cup]]
-* [http://www.rte.ie/sport/gaa/championship/camogieroh.html All-Ireland Senior Camogie Championship: Roll of Honour]
 * Video highlights of 2009 championship {{YouTube|KFuOUqa-ACg|Part One}} and {{YouTube|-Y81lhiXrz0|part two}}
 * {{YouTube|ZM294wVOw7A|Video Highlights of 2009 All Ireland Senior Final}}
-* Report of All Ireland final in [http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/sport/2009/0914/1224254474234.html Irish Times] [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/cork-v-kilkenny-the-game-at-a-glance-1885606.html Independent] and [http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2009/0914/sport/classy-cork-crush-cats-100856.html Examiner]
+* Report of All-Ireland final in [http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/cork-v-kilkenny-the-game-at-a-glance-1885606.html Independent] and [http://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2009/0914/sport/classy-cork-crush-cats-100856.html Examiner]
+{{DEFAULTSORT:OConnor, Gemma}}
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-| ALTERNATIVE NAMES =
-| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Camogie player
-| DATE OF BIRTH     = 1985
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-| DATE OF DEATH     =
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-}}
-{{DEFAULTSORT:Oconnor, Gemma}}
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 [[Category:Living people]]
 [[Category:Cork camogie players]]
 [[Category:Irish Army soldiers]]
+[[Category:LGBTQ hurlers]]
+[[Category:Irish lesbian sportswomen]]
+{{Cork-camogie-bio-stub}}