Renee's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Hockey
Event: Womens
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020
Year Born: 1996
State Born: QLD
About Renee
After a stellar 2015 season where her team, the Queensland Scorchers, won the prestigious Australian Hockey League Championships, Renee Taylor was dubbed one to watch.
The defender debuted with the Hockeyroos in early 2015 in a test series against China. She then went on to play her first major international tournament at the 2014/2015 World League Final in Argentina.
In 2016, she was a member of the talented Australian side that took bronze at the Junior World Cup in Chile and in 2017 she secured the gold medal at the Oceania Cup.
The 24-year-old made her first Commonwealth Games team in 2018, where the Australian side claimed the silver medal on home soil. She backed this up with another silver medal at the 2019 FIH Pro League tournament.
Renee made her Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020, as part of the Hockeyroo side that travelled to the games. Showcasing her defensive expertise, the Australian team would complete a dominant opening 5 games, remaining undefeated and only conceding one goal in their 3-1 victory over Spain. This set up a quarter-final clash against India which Australia would narrowly lose 1-0. Earning Australia 5th overall in the tournament and Taylor's debut game.
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