Jeremy Thomas Hayward (born 3 March 1993) is an Australian

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player. Hayward was part of the

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team who won the

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. The team defeated the

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6–1 in the final. Hayward was also awarded Young Player of the Tournament at this event. Hayward was selected in the

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Olympics squad for the

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. The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold, beaten by Belgium in a shootout. Jeremy's brother

Leon Hayward Leon Hayward (born 23 April 1990) is an Australian-born New Zealand field hockey player, who plays as a goalkeeper. Personal life Leon Hayward was born and raised in Darwin, Northern Territory. He is the older brother of Australia men's natio ...

is a New Zealand

player. The two competed against one another at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.

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* * * 1993 births Australian male field hockey players Living people Sportspeople from Darwin, Northern Territory Male field hockey defenders Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup players 2018 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games Youth Olympic gold medalists for Australia Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic field hockey players for Australia Olympic silver medalists for Australia Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey Sportsmen from the Northern Territory Australian people of New Zealand descent 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 2022 Commonwealth Games {{Australia-fieldhockey-bio-stub