Lachlan Vivian-Taylor

Lachlan Vivian-Taylor
Personal information
Born (1980-05-26) 26 May 1980
Melbourne, Australia
Sport
SportField hockey
PositionForward
Senior career
Years Team Caps Goals
1998–2003 Victorian Vikings - -
National team
Years Team Caps Goals
1998–2001 Australia 48 (21)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place1998 Kuala LumpurTeam
Oceania Cup
Gold medal – first place1999 BrisbaneTeam
Gold medal – first place2001 MelbourneTeam
FIH Champions Trophy
Gold medal – first place1999 BrisbaneTeam
Bronze medal – third place1998 LahoreTeam
East Asian Games
Gold medal – first place2001 OsakaTeam

Lachlan Vivian-Taylor (born 26 May 1980) is a former international field hockey player from Australia.[1][2]

Personal life

Vivian-Taylor was born and raised in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia.[3]

Career

National league

In the Australian Hockey League, Vivian-Taylor represented his home state of Victoria.[3] From 1998 until 2003, he was a member of the Victorian Vikings team, also previously known as the Melbourne Redbacks. During his debut season, he helped his team win the title for the second time.[1]

Under-21

Vivian-Taylor was a member of the Burras squad at the 2001 FIH Junior World Cup in Hobart, where they finished in sixth place.[1][4]

Kookaburras

He made his senior international debut for the Kookaburras in 1998. He earned his first senior cap during a test match against Malaysia in Bukit Jalil.[5] After just three national appearances, he was named in the squad for his first major tournament at the XVI Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, taking home a gold medal.[6] He followed this up with an appearance at the FIH Champions Trophy in Lahore, where he won a bronze medal.[7]

In 1999, he won two more gold medals at major tournaments with the national team. His first gold of the year came at the inaugural edition of the Oceania Cup held in Brisbane, with his second at the FIH Champions Trophy, also held in Brisbane.[5][7][8]

After making sporadic appearances throughout 2000 and 2001, Vivian-Taylor represented the national team for the final time at the 2001 East Asian Games in Osaka, where he won a gold medal.[5][9] He announced his retirement from international hockey following the 2001 FIH Junior World Cup.[1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Lachlan VIVIAN-TAYLOR". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 10 November 2003. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  2. ↑ "AIS Hockey Scholarship Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  3. 1 2 "MCHC Yearbook 2000" (PDF). melvillehockey.com. Melville City Hockey Club. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  4. ↑ "Match 2 - Pool F Argentina vs Australia". rediff.com. Rediff. 17 October 2001. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  5. 1 2 3 "Kookaburras team lists". cdn.revolutionise.com.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  6. ↑ "Lachlan Vivian-Taylor". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  7. 1 2 "VIVIAN-TAYLOR Lachlan". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  8. ↑ "VIVIAN-TAYLOR Lachlan". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
  9. ↑ "Lachlan Vivian-Taylor". intersportstats.com. Inter Sport Stats. Retrieved 26 March 2026.
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