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George Muir

Personal information
Full name	George David Muir
Born	(1994-02-24) 24 February 1994 (age 30) North Shore, New Zealand
Height	171 cm (5 ft 7 in)
Weight	72 kg (159 lb)
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	North Harbour
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
2012–2014	New Zealand U–21	17	(0)
2013–	New Zealand	146	(18)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  New Zealand Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team Oceania Cup 2015 Stratford 2017 Sydney 2019 Rockhampton

George David Muir (born 24 February 1994) is a New Zealand field hockey player.

Personal life

George Muir was born and raised on the North Shore, New Zealand.

Muir works as a lawyer at Thompson Blackie Biddles in Auckland.

Career

Domestic competition

In the New Zealand National Hockey League, Muir plays for North Harbour.

National teams

Under-21

Muir appeared in the New Zealand U-21 side on two occasions; at the 2012 Sultan of Johor Cup and the 2013 FIH Junior World Cup.

Black Sticks

In 2013, Muir made his senior international debut for the Black Sticks during the 2012–13 FIH World League Semi-Finals in Rotterdam.

Muir's most prominent appearance with the national team was at the 2018 Commonwealth Games on the Gold Coast, where the team won a silver medal.

During the inaugural tournament of the FIH Pro League, Muir was a member of the New Zealand team that finished in 8th place.

References

1. "Team Details – New Zealand". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
2. "Vantage Black Sticks Men". blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Archived from the original on 15 August 2019. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
3. "Profile – George Muir". blacksticks.co.nz. Vantage Black Sticks. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
4. "Catching up with George Muir – Hockey Player". northsidelive.co.nz. Northside Live. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
5. ^ "MUIR George". hockeynz.altiusrt.com. New Zealand Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
6. ^ "MUIR George". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
7. "George MUIR". results.gc2018.com. GoldCoast2018. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
8. "George Muir". olympic.org.nz. New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
9. "Hockey: Men's Black Sticks lose seven-goal thriller to Australia in Pro League clash". Newshub. Newshub. Retrieved 9 February 2020.
10. "MUIR George". fihproleague.com. FIH Pro League. Retrieved 9 February 2020.

External links

• George Muir at the International Hockey Federation
• George Muir at Hockey New Zealand
• George Muir at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
• George Muir at Olympics.com
• George Muir at Olympedia (archive)

v t e New Zealand squad – 2018 Commonwealth Games – Silver Medal
2 Bennett 4 Lett 5 Miskimmin 7 Ross 8 Joyce 13 Child 14 J. Panchia 16 Sarikaya 17 Woods 20 Manchester 21 Russell 24 A. Panchia (C) 25 McAleese 27 Jenness 28 Newman 29 Inglis 30 Muir 31 Phillips Coach: Smith

v t e New Zealand squad – 2018 World Cup – 9th place
2 Bennett 4 Lett 7 Ross 8 Joyce 13 Child 14 J. Panchia 15 Enersen 16 Sarikaya 17 Woods 21 Russell 22 Tarrant (C) 24 A. Panchia 25 McAleese 27 Jenness 28 Newman 29 Inglis 30 Muir 31 Phillips Coach: Smith

v t e New Zealand squad – 2020 Summer Olympics – 9th place
3 Brydon 4 Lett 7 Ross 11 Smith 12 Lane 14 Panchia 17 Woods 20 Hayward 21 Russell 22 Tarrant 23 Thomas 24 Findlay 25 McAleese 27 Jenness 29 Inglis 30 Muir 31 Edwards 32 Wilson Coach: Smith

• 1994 births
• Living people
• New Zealand male field hockey players
• Male field hockey midfielders
• 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players
• Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
• Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey
• Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
• Olympic field hockey players for New Zealand
• Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
• 21st-century New Zealand sportsmen