Paul Flynn (Waterford hurler)
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| Native name | Pól Ó Floinn (Irish) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 December 1974 Waterford, Ireland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Occupation | Medical Rep | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Hurling | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Left corner forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Paul Flynn (born 17 December 1974) is an Irish former hurler who played as a left wing-forward at senior level for the Waterford county team. He joined the team in 1993 and was a regular member of the starting fifteen until his retirement in 2008.
Flynn is Waterford's top championship scorer of all-time. He has won three Munster winners' medals, one National League winners' medal and one All-Star award. He ended up as an All-Ireland runner-up on one occasion.
At club level Flynn is a one-time Munster medalist with Ballygunner. In addition to this he has won eight county club championship medals.
Also a player of association football, Flynn also won schoolboy international caps as a soccer goalkeeper as well as being a trainee with Aston Villa, he also played a season with Waterford United in the League of Ireland.
A former manager of the Carlow under-21 hurling team, Flynn is currently a selector with the Waterford under-21 hurling team.
Flynn won a GUI senior cup medal in 2014 with Tramore in Carton House, Maynooth.
The hurling 20/20 committee released their recommendations on 6 January 2015 Flynn was part of The group set up by GAA President Liam O'Neill.