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Tom Wickham

{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}}

{{Use Australian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox field hockey player

| name = Tom Wickham

| image =

| caption =

| fullname = Thomas Joseph Wickham

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|df=yes|1990|5|26}}

| birth_place = Morgan, South Australia

| height = 182 cm

| weight = 84 kg

| position = Forward

| currentclub = Perth Thundersticks

| clubnumber =

| nationalyears1 = 2013–

| nationalteam1 = Australia

| nationalcaps1 = 59

| nationalgoals1 = 27

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry|{{AUS}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Tokyo|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Commonwealth Games}}

{{MedalGold|2018 Gold Coast|Team}}

{{MedalGold|2022 Birmingham|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|FIH World League}}

{{MedalGold|2016–17 Bhubaneswar|Team}}

{{MedalCompetition|Oceania Cup}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Sydney|}}

{{MedalGold|2019 Rockhampton|}}

}}

Thomas Joseph Wickham (born 26 May 1990) is an Australian field hockey player, who plays as a forward.{{cite web |url=http://hockey.org.au/High-Performance/Kookaburras-mens-team/Kookaburras-Squad-Profiles/ContentId/3013 |title=Tom Wickham |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=8 November 2017}}

Personal life

Tom Wickham was born and raised in Morgan, South Australia.{{cite web |url=https://globalsportsarchive.com/people/field_hockey/tom-wickham/260181/ |title=Tom Wickham – Player Info |publisher=Global Sports Archive |website=globalsportsarchive.com |accessdate=8 September 2019}}

He played representative hockey for his home state South Australia until 2014, when he chose to represent Western Australia at a national level.{{cite web |url=https://hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com/people/816 |title=WICKHAM Tom |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockeyaustralia.altiusrt.com |accessdate=8 September 2019}}

Career

He made his international debut in May 2013 during a test series against Korea.{{cite web|url=http://www.hockey.org.au/News/mitton-hat-trick-seals-kookaburras-victory|title=Mitton hat-trick seals Kookaburras victory |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=8 November 2017}}

Following his 2013 debut, Wickham did not represent Australia again until his recall into the senior men's squad in 2017.{{cite web|url=http://hockey.org.au/News/kookaburras-announce-new-squad-members-and-international-hockey-open-team |title=Kookaburras announce new squad members and International Hockey Open team |publisher=Hockey Australia |website=hockey.org.au |accessdate=8 November 2017}} His first appearance in 2017 was during a test series against Pakistan.{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/people/17202 |title=WICKHAM Tom |publisher=International Hockey Federation |website=tms.fih.ch |accessdate=8 November 2017}}

Wickham's most notable performance with Australia was at the 2018 Commonwealth Games held in the Gold Coast, Australia, where the Kookaburras won a gold medal.{{cite web|url=https://results.gc2018.com/en/hockey/athlete-profile-n6032623-tom-wickham.htm |title=Tom WICKHAM |publisher=GoldCoast2018 |website=results.gc2018.com |accessdate=8 November 2017}}

In 2019, Wickham represented Australia in season one of the FIH Pro League.

He has since represented the team in the FIH Pro League's second season in 2020.{{cite web|url=http://fihproleague.com/teamdetails/australia__5319 |title=Australia |publisher=FIH Pro League |website=fihproleague.com |accessdate=23 March 2020}}

Wickham 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.{{Cite web|title=Australian Olympic Team for Tokyo 2021|url=https://www.theroar.com.au/olympics/australian-olympic-team/|access-date=2022-02-04|website=The Roar|language=en-US}}

=International goals=

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128 March 2017rowspan=2|Marrara Hockey Centre, Darwin, Australiarowspan="2" |{{fh|PAK}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|6–1rowspan=2|Test Match{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9913 |title=Australia 6–1 Pakistan |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
229 March 2017align="center"|1–0align="center"|3–0{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9843 |title=Australia 3–0 Pakistan |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
32 May 2017Azlan Shah Stadium, Ipoh, Malaysia{{fh|IND}}align="center"|3–1align="center"|3–12017 Sultan Azlan Shah Cup{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/9863 |title=India 1–3 Australia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
417 July 2017rowspan=2|University of Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa{{fh|JPN}}align="center"|6–0align="center"|7–2rowspan=2|2016–17 HWL Semifinals{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/10041 |title=Australia 7–2 Japan |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
523 July 2017{{fh|ESP}}align="center"|8–0align="center"|8–1{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/10056 |title=Australia 8–1 Spain |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
6rowspan=5|11 October 2017rowspan=7|Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australiarowspan=5|{{fh|PNG|name=PNG}}align="center"|9–0rowspan=5; align="center"|30–0rowspan=7|2017 Oceania Cuprowspan=5|{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/10313 |title=Australia 30–0 Papua New Guinea |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
7align="center"|15–0
8align="center"|18–0
9align="center"|24–0
10align="center"|25–0
11rowspan=2|15 October 2017rowspan=2|{{fh|NZL}}align="center"|1–0rowspan=2; align="center"|6–0rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/10316 |title=Australia 6–0 New Zealand |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
12align="center"|6–0
138 November 2017rowspan=2|State Netball and Hockey Centre, Melbourne, Australia{{fh|PAK}}align="center"|8–1align="center"|9–1rowspan=2|2017 Int. Festival of Hockey{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/10389 |title=Australia 9–1 Pakistan |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
1411 November 2017{{fh|JPN}}align="center"|5–0align="center"|6–1{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/10393 |title=Australia 6–1 Japan |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
159 December 2017Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India{{fh|GER}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|3–02016–17 HWL Final{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/10466 |title=Australia 3–0 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
168 April 2018Gold Coast Hockey Centre, Gold Coast, Australia{{fh|SCO}}align="center"|3–0align="center"|6–1XXI Commonwealth Games{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/10945 |title=Australia 6–1 Scotland |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
1710 February 2019Tasmanian Hockey Centre, Hobart, Australia{{fh|GER}}align="center"|3–2align="center"|4–2rowspan=3|2019 FIH Pro League{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/12664 |title=Australia 4–2 Germany |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
18rowspan=2|17 March 2019rowspan=2|Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australiarowspan=3|{{fh|NZL}}align="center"|1–0rowspan=2; align="center"|5–1rowspan=2|{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/12677 |title=Australia 5–1 New Zealand |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
19align="center"|4–1
207 September 2019Kalka Shades Hockey Fields, Rockhampton, Australiaalign="center" |2–0align="center"|2–22019 Oceania Cup{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/13613 |title=Australia 2–2 New Zealand |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
211 February 2020Sydney Olympic Park, Sydney, Australia{{fh|GBR}}align="center"|2–1align="center"|4–4rowspan=4|2020 FIH Pro League{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/13758 |title=Australia 4–4 Great Britain |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
2221 February 2020Kalinga Stadium, Bhubaneswar, India{{fh|IND}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|4–3{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/13773 |title=India 3–4 Australia |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
236 March 2020rowspan=2|Perth Hockey Stadium, Perth, Australiarowspan=2|{{fh|ARG}}align="center"|2–0align="center"|3–3{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/13777 |title=Australia 3–3 Argentina |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}
247 March 2020align="center"|4–0align="center"|5–1{{cite web|url=https://tms.fih.ch/matches/13778 |title=Australia 5–1 Argentina |publisher=International Hockey Federation |accessdate=23 March 2020}}

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{{Australia FHM Squad 2018 Commonwealth Games}}

{{Australia FH Squad 2020 Summer Olympics}}

{{Australia FH Squad 2022 Commonwealth Games}}

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Category:1990 births

Category:Australian male field hockey players

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Category:Commonwealth Games gold medallists for Australia

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Category:Field hockey players at the 2022 Commonwealth Games

Category:Field hockey players at the 2020 Summer Olympics

Category:Field hockey players at the 2024 Summer Olympics

Category:Male field hockey forwards

Category:Olympic field hockey players for Australia

Category:Olympic silver medalists for Australia

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Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey

Category:21st-century Australian sportsmen

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Category:2023 Men's FIH Hockey World Cup players

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