HAYWARD Leon

Date of Birth: 23 Apr 1990

Age: 31

Gender: Male

Place of residence : PERTH, WA

Residence Country:

Australia

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Hockey	Men NZL New Zealand	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M02 NZL New Zealand 2 IND India 3	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M09 ESP Spain 3 NZL New Zealand 4	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - North Pitch	Men's Pool A #M15 JPN Japan 2 NZL New Zealand 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M20 AUS Australia 4 NZL New Zealand 2	Finished
	Oi Hockey Stadium - South Pitch	Men's Pool A #M28 ARG Argentina 4 NZL New Zealand 1	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

FIH Pro League

Rank	Event	Year	Location
8	Men	2020

Occupation:

Accounting - Murdoch University, Perth, WA, AUS

Languages spoken:

Hauraki Mavericks [New Zealand]

Dean Couzins [club], NZL; Darren Smith [national], NZL

Position style:

Goalkeeper (nzherald.co.nz, 02 Oct 2019)

Sporting relatives:

His younger brother Jeremy Hayward has represented Australia in hockey. His mother Ellie Hayward has served as team manager of the Territory Stingers in the Australian Hockey League. (ntnews.com.au, 08 Dec 2015; nzherald.co.nz, 02 Oct 2019)

2014 for Australia Against India, in Perth, Australia (ahockeyworld.net, 2016)

National league:

Premier Hockey League [NZL] (blacksticksnz.co.nz, 01 Oct 2020)

General Interest

General
FROM AUSTRALIA TO NEW ZEALAND
He represented Australia in 2014 and 2015 before switching sporting allegiance to New Zealand in 2019. He qualifies to represent New Zealand through his mother Ellie Hayward, who grew up in Dunedin, New Zealand. He made his debut for New Zealand in October 2019 in a test series against Japan in Stratford, New Zealand. "I was with Australia for seven years but didn't play much. When I got dropped I just did a bit of travelling so I've been the last four years away in Europe and Malaysia playing the sport. I thought my international days were done, but I'm glad I have a second chance with New Zealand." (fih.ch, 23 Nov 2015, fih.ch, 03 Nov 2019; ntnews.com.au, 08 Dec 2015; rnz.co.nz, 30 Sep 2019; nzherald.co.nz, 02 Oct 2019)

FACING OFF AGAINST BROTHER
His switch to represent New Zealand means he faces the prospect of playing against his brother Jeremy, who is a defender for the Australian national team. "It'd be pretty cool. My dad has been talking about it. He said he's got a foot in each camp now so whatever happens he'll be happy. [Jeremy's] a very good player. He does all the drag-flicking, but I've seen a lot of it. I've grown up with him so I think I might have him covered." (rnz.co.nz, 30 Sep 2019)

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Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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