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Thomas William Craig (born 3 September 1995) is an Australian field hockey player who plays as a midfielder for the Australian national team.[1]

Tom Craig

Personal information
Full name	Thomas William Craig
Born	(1995-09-03) 3 September 1995 (age 27) Lane Cove, New South Wales
Playing position	Midfielder
Club information
Current club	Klein Zwitserland
Senior career
Years	Team
	NSW Pride
2021–present	Klein Zwitserland
National team
Years	Team	Apps	(Gls)
2013–2016	Australia U21	19	(9)
2014–	Australia	101	(29)
Medal record Men's field hockey Representing  Australia Olympic Games 2020 Tokyo Team World Cup 2018 Bhubaneswar Oceania Cup 2015 Stratford 2017 Sydney 2019 Rockhampton FIH Pro League 2019 Amstelveen Commonwealth Games 2018 Gold Coast Team Champions Trophy 2018 Breda 2014 Bhubaneswar
Last updated on: 24 July 2021

Career

Junior national team

In 2016, Craig was a member of the Australian Under 21 team, 'The Burras', who were victorious at the Junior Oceania Cup, which served as a qualifier for the Junior World Cup.[2] Craig was also a member of the team at the Junior World Cup in Lucknow, India, where the team finished fourth.[3][4]

Senior national team

Craig made his senior international debut in a test series against India in 2014, before competing the Champions Trophy in Bhubaneswar, India.[5]

Craig has become a regular inclusion in the Australian team since his debut, and most notably was a member of the team at the 2018 Commonwealth Games where the team won a gold medal.[6]

In November 2018, Craig was named in the squad for the Hockey World Cup in Bhubaneswar, India.[7] The Kookaburras came 3rd, after losing the semi-final to the Netherlands (2-2 Regular time, 4-3 Shootouts), but beating England 8–1 in the Bronze Medal match. Craig scoring 4 Goals from the tournament, including the Hattrick in the Bronze Medal match.[8]

Craig was a part of the team that won the Inaugural FIH Pro League[9] in 2019, Defeating Belgium in the Grand Final 3–2, scoring 3 Goals for the Kookaburras throughout the Campaign.

Craig 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.[10]

Domestic Hockey

In 2019 Craig was a member of the NSW Pride that took out the Inaugural Hockey One competition alongside fellow Kookaburras selected from the Tournament, including Flynn Ogilvie, Tim Brand, Lachlan Sharp, Matt Dawson, Kurt Lovett and Blake Govers.[11] After the 2020 Summer Olympics he joined Dutch Hoofdklasse club Klein Zwitserland.[12]

References

External links

• Tom Craig at the International Hockey Federation
• Tom Craig at Olympics.com
• Tom Craig at Olympedia
• Tom Craig at the Australian Olympic Committee
• Tom Craig at Commonwealth Games Australia
• Tom Craig at Hockey.org.au (also at HockeyAustralia.altiusrt.com)
• Tom Craig at Hockey.org.au at the Wayback Machine (archived 13 September 2018)

На других языках

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- [en] Tom Craig (field hockey)

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[fr] Tom Craig

Thomas William Craig est un joueur de hockey sur gazon australien qui joue comme milieu de terrain pour l'équipe nationale australienne[1].

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