Jeremy Hiskins
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| Born | 16 October 1975 Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Field hockey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Position | Forward | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Jeremy Hiskins (born 16 October 1975) is a former international field hockey player from Australia.[1][2][3]
Personal life
[edit]Hiskins is the son of former Australian tennis player Ken Hiskins.
Career
[edit]National league
[edit]In Hockey Australia's former national league, the Australian Hockey League, also formerly known as the National Hockey League, Hiskins represented his home state as a member of the Melbourne Redbacks.[1]
He was also a member of the Doncaster Hockey Club.[4]
Kookaburras
[edit]He made his senior international debut for the Kookaburras in 1995. He earned his first senior cap during a Six Nations Tournament in New Delhi, making his debut in a test match against Poland.[5]
In 1996 he appeared at his first major international tournament, competing at the FIH Champions Trophy in Madras.[5][6]
The following year in 1997, Hiskins made his most international appearances to date, and he also his first medal with the national squad in 1997, taking home silver at his second FIH Champions Trophy held in Adelaide.[6]
He won his first gold in 1998, taking home gold at the XVI Commonwealth Games in Kuala Lumpur.[7][8]
Hiskins continued representing the national team until his retirement in 2002. Throughout the rest of his career, he won gold medals at the 1999 and 2001 editions of the Oceania Cup, held in Brisbane and Melbourne, respectively, as well as the 2001 East Asian Games in Osaka.[9] He also won silver medals at the 2001 FIH Champions Trophy in Rotterdam and the 2002 FIH World Cup in Kuala Lumpur.[6][10]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Jeremy HISKINS". hockey.org.au. Hockey Australia. Archived from the original on 27 January 2004. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "AIS Hockey Scholarship Athletes". ausport.gov.au. Government of Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Family ties binding Hiskins' dream". hockeywa.org.au. Hockey WA. 21 April 2022. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Australian Players – Kookaburras, Hockeyroos and Olympians". doncasterhockeyclub.com.au. Doncaster Hockey Club. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1 2 "Kookaburras team lists". cdn.revolutionise.com.au. Hockey Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- 1 2 3 "HISKINS Jeremy". tms.fih.ch. International Hockey Federation. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Jeremy Hiskins". commonwealthgames.com.au. Commonwealth Games Australia. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Aussies dominate 1998 Games". news.bbc.co.uk. BBC News. 5 June 2002. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Jeremy Hiskins". intersportstats.com. Inter Sport Stats. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
- ↑ "Germany 2–1 Australia". globalsportsarchive.com. Global Sports Archive. Retrieved 28 March 2026.
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