Thomas Joseph Wickham (born 26 May 1990) is an Australian

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player, who plays as a forward.

Personal life

Tom Wickham was born and raised in Morgan, South Australia. He played representative hockey for his home state

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until 2014, when he chose to represent

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at a national level.

Career

He made his international debut in May 2013 during a test series against Korea. Following his 2013 debut, Wickham did not represent Australia again until his recall into the senior men's squad in 2017. His first appearance in 2017 was during a test series against

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. Wickham's most notable performance with Australia was at the

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held in the

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, where the Kookaburras won a gold medal. In 2019, Wickham represented Australia in

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of the FIH Pro League. He has since represented the team in the FIH Pro League's second season in 2020. Wickham was selected in the Kookaburras Olympics squad for the

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. The team reached the final for the first time since 2004 but couldn't achieve gold, beaten by Belgium in a shootout.

International goals

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