Mr Lachlan George Dreher OM 1984
Last updated: 2008
One of Australia's longest serving hockey players, Lachlan Dreher competed at three Olympic Games and won four Champions Trophy Gold Medals. A skilled goalkeeper, Dreher made his debut for the Kookaburras in 1989. He went on to play 162 international matches over the next 14 years.
Dreher won a Silver Medal in the 1992 Olympic Games and Bronze Medals at the 1996 and 2000 Olympics. Competing in 12 Champions Trophy tournaments he collected four Gold Medals, four Silver Medals and one Bronze Medal. He won a Bronze Medal in the 1990 World Cup and a Silver Medal in the 2002 World Cup.
Dreher graduated from The University of Melbourne with honours in engineering and is a qualified risk engineer.
Melbourne Grammar School marked its sesquicentenary in 2008. As part of the celebrations, a Talents Committed Exhibition was staged. This exhibition recognised 150 Old Melburnians who have made a difference to the City of Melbourne, the State of Victoria and the wider community in Australia and overseas.
The above profile was included in the Talents Committed Exhibition in 2008.