Lachlan Sharp
| Personal information | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Full name | Lachlan Thomas Sharp | ||
| Born |
2 July 1997 Lithgow, New South Wales, Australia | ||
| Playing position | Midfielder / Forward | ||
| Club information | |||
| Current club |
Amsterdam HBC NSW Pride Ryde Hunters Hill Hockey Club | ||
| National team | |||
| Years | Team | Caps | Goals |
| 2016 | Australia U21 | 6 | (2) |
| 2017– | Australia | 55 | (12) |
Medal record | |||
| Last updated on: 3 August 2021 | |||
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Lachlan Thomas Sharp (born 2 July 1997) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder or forward for the Australian national team.[1]
Career
[edit | edit source]Sharp was born in Lithgow, New South Wales, and made his senior international debut at the 2016-17 Hockey World League Final in Bhubaneswar, India.[2]
Sharp was part of the Australian men's junior national team 'The Burras' at the 2016 Hockey Junior World Cup in India, where the team finished 4th.[3]
In March 2018, Sharp was selected in the Australian national squad for the 2018 Commonwealth Games. The team won the gold medal, defeating New Zealand 2–0 in the final.[4]
Sharp 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.[5]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Lachlan Sharp at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com)
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- 1997 births
- Living people
- Sportsmen from New South Wales
- Australian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Male field hockey forwards
- Field hockey players at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia
- Commonwealth Games field hockey players for Australia
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in field hockey
- Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics
- Olympic field hockey players for Australia
- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Medalists at the 2020 Summer Olympics
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Australian expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands
- Australian expatriate field hockey players
- 2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players
- Medallists at the 2018 Commonwealth Games
- Sportspeople from Lithgow, New South Wales
- 21st-century Australian sportsmen
- Australian field hockey biography stubs
- Australian Olympic medalist stubs