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Chris Cargo

b. 1986

Irish field hockey player

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Born 1986. Chris Cargo is an Irish field hockey player.

Christopher Cargo (born 18 February 1986) is an Irish field hockey player who plays as a forward or midfielder for English club Hampstead & Westminster. He scored 28 goals in 195 matches from 2009 to 2019 for the Irish national team. He competed for Ireland at the 2016 Summer Olympics.

International career He came to Irish international attention with a fine performance in the 2009 interprovincial tournament as a last-minute call-up for Ulster. He impressed enough to make his Irish debut just three months later – on the same day as Paul Gleghorne – and never looked back, becoming a central panel member in 2010. His debut came at the age of 23, the second oldest debut of this current group after Jonathan Bell. He played in all of the side’s big tournaments in the past eight years including winning European bronze in 2015, achieving Olympic qualification and then playing in Rio 2016. He was also involved in the World Cup qualifying campaign in Johannesburg in 2017. He announced his retirement from the national team in December 2019.

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Bangor Grammar School
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Who is Chris Cargo?

Irish field hockey player

When was Chris Cargo born?

Chris Cargo was born on 18 February 1986 in Newtownards.

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Chris Cargo is a field hockey player.

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Chris Cargo is Irish.

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· Wikipedia: Chris Cargo

· Wikidata: Q27244666

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