Background
Hammond was born on 5 September 1948 in Brisbane, Queensland.
Hammond was born on 5 September 1948 in Brisbane, Queensland.
He also played in the 1975 and 1978 World Cups, winning a bronze medal in 1978, and played in the 1980 Champions Trophy, winning a bronze medal. Hammond was conscripted into the Australian Army in 1969, as a result of the Vietnam War. He then moved to Singleton and later Puckapunyal to receive training.
In 1970, he moved to the Canungra Army Base where he began to train more seriously in a pursuit of a hockey career.
The Army supported Hammond with his hockey ambitions, allowing him to regularly travel to Brisbane for training. In 1971, Hammond was selected to tour New Zealand with the Queensland hockey team
A year later, Hammond, who had left the Army and was working for a bank in Coolangatta, made his debut for the Australian national team, playing all three matches in a test series against New Zealand. That same year, Hammond, at the age of 23, played in the 1972 Olympic Games.
Hammond played two matches as Australia went on to finish fifth.
He continued to play for Australia after 1972, cementing his place in the side as a fullback. In 1975, he played for Australia at the World Cup in Kuala Lumpur, where Australia finished fifth. The highest point of Hammond"s career came when he played at the 1976 Olympic Games.
Hammond was selected to play for Australia at the Olympics in 1980, but due to the Games being held in Moscow, the Australian Hockey Federation decided to boycott the Olympics, despite the Australians being one of the favourites for the gold medal.
The Australians instead toured Europe and Hammond retired from international hockey at the end of 1980. Hammond continued to play with Queensland for three more years, until he retired in 1983.
Hammond played for Australia at the Pacific Rim Masters Tournament in 1992 and 1993. He was captain of the team in 1993.