Benjamin Taylor (field hockey)

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Ben Taylor

| image =

| caption =

| fullname =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1976|03|22}}

| birth_place = Canberra, Australian Capital Territory

| height =

| position = Midfield

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| years1 = 1993–2008

| clubs1 = Canberra Lakers

| caps1 =

| goals1 =

| nationalyears1 = 1997

| nationalteam1 = Australia U–21

| nationalcaps1 = 22

| nationalgoals1 = 8

| nationalyears2 = 1998–2004

| nationalteam2 = Australia

| nationalcaps2 = 83

| nationalgoals2 = 15

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}

}}

Ben Taylor (born 22 March 1976){{cite web |title=Ben TAYLOR |url=http://www.hockey.org.au/natteams/player_details.asp?PlayerID=133 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20051217184427/http://www.hockey.org.au/natteams/player_details.asp?PlayerID=133 |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 December 2005 |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=29 August 2020}} is a former field hockey player from Australia, who played as a midfielder.{{cite web |url=https://hockey.org.au/governance/history/history-of-the-kookaburras/ |title=History of the Kookaburras |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=29 August 2020}}

Personal life

Ben Taylor was born and raised in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.{{cite web |url=https://cbrsportawards.com.au/hall_fame/ben-taylor/ |title=BEN TAYLOR |publisher=ACT Sport Hall of Fame |website=cbrsportawards.com.au |accessdate=20 April 2020}}

Taylor's sister, Sarah, also played representative hockey for Australia, as a member of the Hockeyroos.

Career

=AHL=

Ben Taylor was a member of the Canberra Lakers team for fifteen years. He debuted in the National Hockey League's inaugural season in 1993, where the team finished in sixth place.{{cite web |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/Library/archive/digital_archive/hockey/Australian_Hockey_Association_Annual_Report_1993.pdf |title=Australian Hockey Association Annual Report 1993 |publisher=Government of Australia |website=clearinghouseforsport.gov.au |accessdate=29 August 2020}}

Taylor's best performance with the Lakers was in 1998, where the team finished second.{{cite web |title=AHL/NHL Champions |url=http://hockey.org.au/ahl/past_winners.asp |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060819145830/http://hockey.org.au/ahl/past_winners.asp |url-status=dead |archive-date=19 August 2006 |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=29 August 2020}}{{cite web |title=Ben Taylor |url=https://www.unitedhockey.com.au/ben-taylor/#:~:text=In%201997%20he%20was%20an,his%20playing%20career%20that%20year. |publisher=United Hockey Club |website=unitedhockey.com.au |accessdate=29 August 2020}}

=National teams=

==Under–21==

Ben Taylor was first named in the Australia U–21 team in 1996.{{cite web |url=https://www.clearinghouseforsport.gov.au/Library/archive/digital_archive/hockey/Australian_Hockey_Association_Annual_Report_1996.pdf |title=Australian Hockey Association Annual Report 1996 |publisher=Government of Australia |website=clearinghouseforsport.gov.au |accessdate=29 August 2020}}

In 1997, he was a member of the gold winning team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Milton Keynes.

==Kookaburras==

Following a string of solid performances at National Australian Championships and in the NHL, Taylor was named in the Kookaburras team in 1998.

Throughout his career, Taylor recorded 83 caps with the senior national team, and scoring on 15 occasions.

In 2002, he won his first gold medal for Australia at the 2002 Commonwealth Games in Manchester. This came after winning both silver and bronze at the 2001 and 1998 FIH Champions Trophies, respectively.{{cite web |url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/14485 |title=TAYLOR Ben |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=29 August 2020}}

References

External links

{{FIH|14485}}

Category:1976 births

Category:Living people

Category:Australian male field hockey players

Category:Male field hockey midfielders

Category:Sportsmen from the Australian Capital Territory

Category:Commonwealth Games medallists in field hockey

Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia

Category:Field hockey players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games

Category:Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games