Tomás MacCormik (born June 7, 1978 in

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) is a

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midfielder from

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. MacCormik began playing hockey at age seven. He made his debut for the national squad in 1996 (at which time his father Miguel was the head coach), and competed for his native country in the

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and the

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. After the

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Games, MacCormik moved from Club San Fernando to top-level Dutch club HC Tilburg, together with fellow international Matias Vila.

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* 1978 births Living people Argentine male field hockey players Male field hockey midfielders Olympic field hockey players for Argentina Argentine people of Irish descent Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 2002 Men's Hockey World Cup players Field hockey players at the 2004 Summer Olympics Field hockey players from Buenos Aires Pan American Games gold medalists for Argentina Pan American Games silver medalists for Argentina Pan American Games gold medalists in field hockey Pan American Games silver medalists in field hockey Field hockey players at the 1999 Pan American Games Field hockey players at the 2003 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1999 Pan American Games Medalists at the 2003 Pan American Games 21st-century Argentine sportsmen Argentine expatriate field hockey players Argentine expatriate sportspeople in the Netherlands 20th-century Argentine sportsmen {{Argentina-fieldhockey-bio-stub