Tom's Story
Fast Facts
Sport: Hockey
Event: Men's Hockey
Olympic History: Tokyo 2020 (Silver)
Highlights: Silver medal at Tokyo 2020. Commonwealth Games Gold Medalist
Club: University Western Australia
Year Born: 1990
State Born: Morgan, SA
About Tom
Born on the banks of the Murray River, Tom’s first junior club was Bradshaw on the banks of the Todd in Alice Springs.
He made his Kookaburras debut just a few weeks before his 23rd birthday when he lined up against Korea in a 2013 Test series in Perth. He had moved to WA on an Australian Institute of Sport scholarship two years earlier in 2011.
But after those appearances, more Kookaburras games eluded Tom until a breakout in 2017, when he played all 32 games in the calendar year and scored 14 goals.
He scored two against Pakistan in Darwin, one against India in the Azlan Shah Cup, two more against Japan and Spain in the World League Semi-Final in Johannesburg, seven in the Oceania Cup in Sydney, and two at the International Hockey Festival in Melbourne.
Tom finished 2017 with a gold medal in the World League Final in India with a 2-1 win over Argentina. More gold came his way in April 2018 when Tom received a call-up to the Commonwealth Games men’s team.
Wickham made his Olympic debut at Tokyo 2020 as part of the Kookaburras team that travelled to the event. He would continue his ruthlessness in front of goal for Australia, netting on 6 occasions throughout the tournament, the equal third most at the event. This included big game goals including a brace against the Netherlands in their quarter-final tie, and against Belgium in the Olympic final. Tom, along with his fellow Kookaburra's would receive an Olympic Silver Medal, after falling just short against Belgium in the final of the games.
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