Wayne Hammond (field hockey)
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| Full name | Wayne Gary Hammond | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born |
5 September 1948 Brisbane, Queensland, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 184 cm (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Playing position | Fullback | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1971–1983 | Queensland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Years | Team | Apps (Gls) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1972–1980 | Australia | 88 (0) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Wayne Gary Hammond (born 5 September 1948) is an Australian former field hockey player who played 88 matches for Australia and represented Australia at the 1972 and 1976 Olympic Games, winning a silver medal in 1976. He also played in the 1975 and 1978 World Cups, winning a bronze medal in 1978, and played in the 1980 Champions Trophy, winning a bronze medal.
Early life
Hammond was born in Brisbane, Queensland.[1][2] Hammond was conscripted into the Australian Army in 1969,[1] as a result of the Vietnam War. He then moved to Singleton and later Puckapunyal to receive training.[1] In 1970, he moved to the Canungra Army Base where he began to train more seriously in a pursuit of a hockey career.[1] The Army supported Hammond with his hockey ambitions, allowing him to regularly travel to Brisbane for training.[1]
Career
In 1971, Hammond was selected to tour New Zealand with the Queensland hockey team.
The highest point of Hammond's career came when he played at the 1976 Olympic Games.[1][3][4][5] He played all eight of the matches that Australia played in and the Australians reached the final, only to lose to New Zealand and receive a silver medal.[2][6][7] He also played for Australia in the 1978 World Cup in Buenos Aires, where he and the Australian team won a bronze medal.[5] In the lead up to the 1980 Olympics, Hammond played for Australia at the Champions Trophy tournament in Karachi, where the Australians won bronze.[5] Hammond was selected to play for Australia at the Olympics in 1980,[5] but due to the Games being held in Moscow, the Australian Hockey Federation decided to boycott the Olympics, despite the Australians being one of the favourites for the gold medal.[1] The Australians instead toured Europe and Hammond retired from international hockey at the end of 1980.[1][5] Hammond continued to play with Queensland for three more years, until he retired in 1983.[1]
Hammond played for Australia at the Pacific Rim Masters Tournament in 1992 and 1993.[1] He was captain of the team in 1993.[1]
Honours
Hammond was inducted into the Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame on 20 May 1999.
Personal life
Hammond has two children. His daughter, Leanne, played for the Australia under-18 team from 1998 to 2000,[5] and his son, Steven, played for Queensland's reserves team.[1]
References
- ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p "Profile – Wayne Hammond". Gold Coast Sporting Hall of Fame. Retrieved 5 May 2023.
- ^ a b c d e "Wayne Hammond". Sports-Reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ a b McLeod, Pat (8 August 2008). "Coast flood at Games". Gold Coast Bulletin News. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ a b "Australian Olympic Team Queensland Representatives 1948 to 2008" (PDF). Australian Olympic Committee. p. 6. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Hockey Queensland Australian Representation". Hockey Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "Wayne Hammond". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ "All the Medallists since 1896". Olympic.org. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
- ^ a b c "Hockey Queensland Honour Boards". Hockey Queensland. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
External links
- Wayne Hammond at Olympedia
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