Jim Lynch (hurler)

{{short description|Irish hurler}}

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{{Infobox Gaelic games player

| code= Hurling

| sport = Hurling

| image =

| name = Jim Lynch

| irish = Séamus Ó Loingsigh

| feet = 6

| inches = 1

| occupation =

| nickname =

| county = Kilkenny

| province = Leinster

| club = Mooncoin

| clubs =

| clyears =

| clapps(points) =

| clcounty = 1

| clprovince=

| clallireland =

| counties = Kilkenny

| icposition = Full-back/Full-forward

| icyears = 1963-1969

| icapps(points) = 12 (4-01)

| icprovince = 3

| icallireland = 1

| allstars =

| nhl = 1

| clupdate =

| icupdate =

| birth_date= 1943

| birth_place=Mooncoin,
County Kilkenny, Ireland

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Jim Lynch (born 1943) is an Irish retired hurler who played as a full-back and as a full-forward for the Kilkenny senior team.{{cite news|url=http://www.hoganstand.com/kilkenny/Profile.aspx|title=County profile: Kilkenny|publisher=Hogan Stand|accessdate=26 September 2011|archive-date=14 October 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111014192436/http://hoganstand.com/Kilkenny/Profile.aspx|url-status=dead}}

Lynch made his first appearance for the team during the 1964 championship and became a regular player over the next few years. During that time he won one All-Ireland winner's medal, three Leinster winner's medals and one National League winners' medal.

At club level, Lynch enjoyed a successful career with Mooncoin, winning a county club championship winners' medals in 1965.{{cite news|url=http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=17|title=Moncoin GAA on KilkennyCats.com|publisher=Kilkenny Cats|accessdate=26 September 2011|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110928025259/http://www.kilkennycats.com/clubs/cgi-bin/cginews.pl?record=17|archive-date=28 September 2011}}