Benjamin Taylor (field hockey)

Ben Taylor (born 22 March 1976)^[1] is a former field hockey player from Australia, who played as a midfielder.^[2]

Ben Taylor

Personal information
Born	(1976-03-22) 22 March 1976 (age 49) Canberra, Australian Capital Territory
Playing position	Midfield
Senior career
Years	Team
1993–2008	Canberra Lakers
National team
Years	Team	Caps	Goals
1997	Australia U–21	22	(8)
1998–2004	Australia	83	(15)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Australia Commonwealth Games 2002 Manchester Team FIH Champions Trophy 2001 Rotterdam Team 1998 Lahore Team FIH Junior World Cup 1997 Milton Keynes Team

Personal life

Ben Taylor was born and raised in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory.^[3]

Taylor's sister, Sarah, also played representative hockey for Australia, as a member of the Hockeyroos.^[1]

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.^[4]

Taylor's best performance with the Lakers was in 1998, where the team finished second.^[5][6]

National teams

Under–21

Ben Taylor was first named in the Australia U–21 team in 1996.^[3][7]

In 1997, he was a member of the gold winning team at the FIH Junior World Cup in Milton Keynes.^[6]

Kookaburras

Following a string of solid performances at National Australian Championships and in the NHL, Taylor was named in the Kookaburras team in 1998.^[3]

Throughout his career, Taylor recorded 83 caps with the senior national team, and scoring on 15 occasions.^[1]

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.^[8]