Jeremy Hayward

Fast Facts

Sport: Hockey
Event: Mens
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020 (Silver)
Year Born: 1993
State Born: NT

About Jeremy

Jeremy Hayward debuted with the Kookaburras at just 21-years-old, making his mark by scoring a goal in his second game for the Australian team in the 2014 Azlan Shah Cup. 

Just two months later, Jeremy was a member of the World Cup winning team edging out The Netherlands to claim the gold medal. 

Unfortunately, a bout of injuries robbed him of a spot at the 2014 Glasgow Commonwealth Games but in December 2015 he returned to score goals against Great Britain, Canada, Germany and Belgium in the World League Final in India, where Australia secured another gold.

Jeremy helped Australia to victory once again at the 2016 Champions Trophy in June but unfortunately missed out on selection for the Rio Olympics team in August that year.

Shortly after, Jeremy scored six goals across five games in the FIH World League Semi Final in Johannesburg in July 2017. 

His Commonwealth Games debut in 2018, helping the team to victory winning the gold medal in the men’s event. 

Jeremy, part of the defensive backbone of the Kookaburras made his Olympic debut in Tokyo 2020. He would be instrumental for Australia in the group stages of the tournament netting goals against India and Argentina. Along with claiming sibling bragging rights after defeating his brother Leon, who plays for New Zealand 4-1. 

Australia would go on to reach the Gold Medal match, in which they narrowly lost to Belgium in a tense penalty shootout. Meaning Hayward would receive Silver, his first Olympic medal in his debut at the games.