Michael O'Meara
{{short description|Irish hurler}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=November 2019}}
{{Infobox Gaelic games player
| code= Hurling
| sport = Hurling
| image =
| name = Michael O'Meara
| irish =
| fullname = Michael O'Meara
| feet = 6
| inches = 1
| nickname =
| county = Tipperary
| province = Munster
| club = Toomevara
| clposition = Centre-Back
| clubs= |
| clyears =
| clapps(points) =
| clcounty =
| clprovince=
| clallireland =
| counties = Tipperary
| icposition = Centre-Back
| icyears = 1991–1994
| icapps(points) =
| icprovince = 2
| icallireland = 1
| allstars =
| nhl = 1
| clupdate =
| icupdate =
| birth_place=Nenagh, County Tipperary
}}
Michael O'Meara (born 4 February 1969{{cite news|url=https://archive.irishnewsarchive.com/olive/APA/INA/Default.aspx#panel=document|title=The cream of the Premier|publisher=Kilkenny People|date=30 August 1991|accessdate=12 August 2022|first=|last=}}) is a former Irish sportsperson. He played hurling with his local club Toomevara
and with the Tipperary senior inter-county team in the 1990s.
Career
O'Meara was a non-playing substitute as Tipperary won the 1991 All-Ireland Senior Hurling Championship with victory against Kilkenny by 1–16 to 0–15 in the final.
In 1993 he captained Tipperary to win the 1993 Munster Senior Hurling Championship after a 3–27 to 2–12 win against Clare at the Gaelic Grounds.{{cite web|url=http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|title=Munster Final Winning Teams|work=munster,gaa.ie|accessdate=5 July 2011|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190328073637/http://munster.gaa.ie/history/sh_teams/|archive-date=28 March 2019|url-status=dead}} In May 1994 he picked up a winners medal as Tiperary won the 1994 National League, defeating Galway by 2–14 to 0–12 in the final.{{cite web|url=http://www.gaainfo.com/article.php?story=0&year=1994&matchno=308|title=1994 National Hurling League, Division 1 Final|work=gaainful.com|accessdate=5 July 2011|url-status=dead|archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120929171330/http://www.gaainfo.com/article.php?story=0&year=1994&matchno=308|archivedate=29 September 2012}}
References
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External links
- [http://www.gaainfo.com/players/hurling/tipperary/M%20O'Meara.php GAA Info Profile]
- [http://www.tippgaaarchives.com/?page_id=14&search=panel&year=1993&team=Senior%20Hurling Tipperary Archive Record]
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{{Succession box|
after=Michael Cleary|
title=Tipperary Senior Hurling Captain|
years=1993|
before=Colm Bonnar|
}}
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{{Tipperary Under-21 Hurling Team 1990}}
{{Tipperary Hurling Team 1991}}
{{Toomevara Hurling Team 1994}}
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