Jason Flynn
{{Short description|Galway hurler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2020}}
{{Use Hiberno-English|date=June 2020}}
{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| image = Jason Flynn (2015).jpg
| caption = Flynn in 2015
| name = Jason Flynn
| irish = Iasón Ó Floinn
| occupation =
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1994|11|16|df=yes}}
| birth_place = Galway, Ireland
| height = {{convert|1.94|m|ftin|0|abbr=on}}
| sport = Hurling
| code = Hurling
| status =
| county = Galway
| province = Leinster
| club = Tommy Larkin's
| clyears = 2011–
| clposition = Centre forward
| clapps(points) =
| clcounty = 0
| clprovince =
| clallireland =
| colleges = Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology
| fitz = 0
| counties = Galway
| icyears = 2014–
| icposition = Right corner forward
| icapps(points) = 38 (8–74)
| icprovince = 2
| icallireland = 1
| nhl = 2
| allstars = 0
| clupdate =
| icupdate = 22:49, 2 October 2019
}}
Jason Flynn (born 16 November 1994) is an Irish hurler who plays as a right corner-forward for club side Tommy Larkin's and at senior level with the Galway county team.
Playing career
=College=
Flynn first came to prominence as a hurler with Mercy College in Woodford. Having played in every grade as a hurler, he was subsequently selected for the college's senior hurling team as well as playing for the amalgamated Mercy Colleges team. In 2013, Flynn won a Connacht Championship medal when Mercy Colleges defeated Presentation College from Athenry by 0-14 to 0-09.{{cite web|url=https://connachttribune.ie/caulfield-and-flynn-come-up-trumps-in-colleges-showdown/|title=Caulfield and Flynn come up trumps in colleges showdown|date=20 August 2013|publisher=Connacht Tribune|accessdate=13 August 2018|first=Bernie|last=Ní Fhlatharta|archive-date=14 August 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180814001941/https://connachttribune.ie/caulfield-and-flynn-come-up-trumps-in-colleges-showdown/|url-status=dead}}
=University=
As a student at the Galway-Mayo Institute of Technology, Flynn was a regular player on the institute's senior hurling team in the Fitzgibbon Cup.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/hurling/fitzgibbon-cup-previews-309591.html|title=Fitzgibbon Cup previews|date=29 January 2015|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=13 August 2018|first=|last=}}
=Club=
Flynn joined the Tommy Larkin's club at a young age and played in all grades at juvenile and underage levels before eventually joining the club's top adult team.{{citation needed|date=June 2020}}
=Inter-county=
==Minor and under-21==
Flynn first played for Galway as a member of the minor hurling team on 25 July 2010. He made his first appearance in a 1-15 to 2-08 All-Ireland quarter-final defeat of Waterford at Croke Park.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/moloney-fires-galway-through-26666512.html|title=Moloney fires Galway through|publisher=Irish Independent|date=26 July 2010|accessdate=24 August 2015|first=Daragh|last=Conchúir}}
On 4 September 2011, Flynn scored three points from right wing-forward in Galway's 1-21 to 1-12 defeat of Dublin in the All-Ireland final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/brehony-plays-central-role-in-galway-success-1.591270|title=Brehony plays central role in Galway success|date=5 September 2011|publisher=Irish Times|accessdate=11 August 2018|first=Philip|last=Reid}}
After completing an unsuccessful third season with the Galway minor team, Flynn made his first appearance for the Galway under-21 team on 24 August 2013 in a 1-16 to 0-07 All-Ireland semi-final defeat by Clare.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/archives/2013/0826/ireland/clareaposs-golden-generation-drive-on-241052.html|title=Clare's golden generation drive on|date=26 August 2013|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=13 August 2018|first=Diarmuid|last=O'Flynn}}
==Senior==
Flynn made his first appearance for the Galway senior hurling team in a 0-28 to 1-12 National Hurling League defeat of Dublin on 16 February 2014.{{cite web|url=http://www.independent.ie/sport/hurling/halfbaked-dubs-leave-daly-short-of-answers-30015275.html|title=Half-baked Dubs leave Daly short of answers|publisher=Irish Independent|date=17 February 2014|accessdate=24 August 2015|first=Colm|last=Keys}} Later that season he made his first championship appearance, replacing Cathal Mannion in the 50th minute of a Leinster Championship defeat of Laois.{{cite web|url=https://www.independent.ie/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/devastated-laois-fail-to-punish-slack-galway-30321175.html|title='Devastated' Laois fail to punish slack Galway|date=2 June 2014|publisher=Irish Independent|accessdate=5 July 2018|first=Colm|last=Keys}}
On 6 September 2015, Flynn scored four points from right corner-forward in Galway's 1-22 to 1-18 defeat by Kilkenny in the All-Ireland final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/clinical-kilkenny-retain-all-ireland-hurling-title-1.2342014|title=Clinical Kilkenny retain All-Ireland hurling title|date=6 September 2015|publisher=Irish Times|accessdate=10 August 2018|first=Seán|last=Moran}}
On 23 April 2017, Flynn scored 2-01 from play when Galway defeated Tipperary by 3-21 to 0-14 to win the National Hurling League.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/tipperary-shellshocked-as-galway-storm-to-10th-league-title-1.3058682|title=Tipperary shellshocked as Galway storm to 10th league title|date=24 April 2017|publisher=Irish Times|accessdate=10 August 2018|first=Seán|last=Moran}} Later that season he won his first Leinster Championship medal after Galway's 0-29 to 1-17 defeat of Wexford in the final.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishtimes.com/sport/gaelic-games/hurling/galway-put-down-the-wexford-revolution-1.3141068|title=Galway put down the Wexford revolution|date=2 July 2017|publisher=Irish Times|accessdate=10 August 2018|first=Malachy|last=Clerkin}} On 3 September 2017, Flynn came on as a substitute when Galway won their first All-Ireland in 29 years after a 0-26 to 2-17 defeat of Waterford in the final.{{cite web|url= http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/emotions-run-high-as-tribe-end-agonising-29-year-wait-458279.html|title=Emotions run high as Tribe end agonising 29-year wait|date=4 September 2017|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=5 September 2017}}
On 8 July 2018, Flynn won a second successive Leinster Championship medal following Galway's 1-28 to 3-15 defeat of Kilkenny in the final replay.{{cite web|url=https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/sport/gaa/galway-hold-their-nerve-against-kilkenny-in-leinster-final-replay-853789.html|title=Galway hold their nerve against Kilkenny in Leinster final replay|date=8 July 2018|publisher=Irish Examiner|accessdate=9 August 2018|first=John|last=Fogarty}}
Career statistics
{{updated|match played 24 July 2021.}}
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| rowspan="2"|Team
!rowspan="2"|Year !colspan="3"|National League !colspan="2"|Leinstser !colspan="2"|All-Ireland !colspan="2"|Total | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Division | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score | Apps | Score |
| rowspan="8"|Galway
|2014 |rowspan="3"|Division 1A |7 | 1-04 | 3 | 1-06 | 1 | 1-00 | 11 | 3-10 | |
| 2015
|6 | 0-29 | 3 | 1-11 | 3 | 0-12 | 12 | 1-52 | |
| 2016
|5 | 0-05 | 3 | 1-03 | 2 | 0-02 | 10 | 1-10 | |
| 2017
|rowspan="3"|Division 1B |6 | 4-22 | 3 | 1-02 | 2 | 0-02 | 11 | 5-26 | |
| 2018
|4 | 1-17 | 6 | 1-14 | 3 | 0-03 | 13 | 2-34 | |
| 2019
|5 | 1-16 | 4 | 0-15 | colspan=2|— | 9 | 1-31 | ||
| 2020
|rowspan="2"|Division 1A |5 | 1-02 | 2 | 0-02 | 2 | 0-01 | 9 | 1-05 | |
| 2021
|4 | 0-02 | 0 | 0-00 | 1 | 2-01 | 5 | 2-03 | |
| colspan="3"|Total
|42||8-97||24||5-53||14||3-21||80||16-171 |
Honours
;Mercy College
- Connacht Colleges Senior Hurling Championship: 2013
- Connacht Colleges Senior B Hurling Championship: 2012
;Galway
References
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Category:Galway inter-county hurlers