Jeremy Hayward

{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=March 2018}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Jeremy Hayward

| image =

| fullname = Jeremy Thomas Hayward

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1993|3|3}}

| birth_place = Darwin, Northern Territory, Australia

| height = 1.81 m

| weight = 82 kg

| position = Defender

| currentclub = NT Stingers

| clubnumber =

| nationalyears1 = 2014–

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 162

| nationalgoals1 = 70

| show-medals = no

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2014 The Hague|}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Bhubaneswar|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Gold Coast|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Birmingham|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Champions Trophy}}

{{MedalGold|2016 London|}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Breda|}}

{{MedalBronze|2014 Bhubaneswar|}}

{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Sydney|}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Rockhampton|}}

{{MedalGold|2023 Whangārei|}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIH Pro League}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Amstelveen|}}

{{MedalCompetition|World League}}

{{MedalGold|2014–15 Raipur|}}

{{MedalGold|2016–17 Bhubaneswar|}}

}}

Jeremy Thomas Hayward (born 3 March 1993) is an Australian field hockey player.{{cite web|url=http://www.hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/53|title=Jeremy Hayward|accessdate=17 June 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180915234150/http://www.hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/53|archive-date=15 September 2018|url-status=dead}}

Hayward was part of the Australian team who won the 2014 Men's Hockey World Cup. The team defeated the Netherlands 6–1 in the final. Hayward was also awarded Young Player of the Tournament at this event.{{cite web|url=https://dtc.nt.gov.au/sport-and-recreation/northern-territory-institute-of-sport/ntis-news/hayward-named-youth-player-of-the-tournament|title=Hayward named Youth Player of the Tournament|accessdate=19 June 2017|archive-date=12 April 2018|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180412221429/https://dtc.nt.gov.au/sport-and-recreation/northern-territory-institute-of-sport/ntis-news/hayward-named-youth-player-of-the-tournament|url-status=dead}}

Hayward was selected in the Kookaburras Olympics squad for the Tokyo 2020 Olympics. The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold, beaten by Belgium in a shootout.{{Cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=The Roar|language=en-US}}

Jeremy's brother Leon Hayward is a New Zealand field hockey player. The two competed against one another at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics.{{cite web|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/sports/olympics-siblings-in-rivalry-hayward-brothers-from-australia-new-zealand-121072701061_1.html|title=Olympics: Siblings in rivalry|accessdate=28 July 2021}}