John O'Neill

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameJohn Fitzgerald•O'Neill
Used nameJohn•O'Neill
Born23 November 1968
Measurements180 cm / 73 kg
NOC United States

Biography

John O’Neill went to the University of Kansas where he majored in computer science, which would become his career. He was named to the US National team in hockey in 1988 and played through 1997. In addition to his 1996 Olympic appearance, he won bronze medals at the 1991 and 1995 Pan American Games.

From 1997-2003 O’Neill was an assistant coach with the US National men’s team. He later joined United Airlines in Chicago, where he was a senior manager of software engineering. O’Neill worked for United from 2007-16 except for 2009-11 when he was director of eCommerce technology for Hyatt Hotels. In 2017, O’Neill joined Heidrick & Struggles as an IT executive for software engineering.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1996 Summer Olympics Hockey USA John O'Neill
Hockey, Men (Olympic) United States 12

Special Notes