Paul Lewis (field hockey)

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Paul Lewis
Personal information
Born (1966-11-01) 1 November 1966 (age 58)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
Bronze medal – third place 1996 Atlanta Team Competition

Paul Snowden Lewis (born 1 November 1966 in Adelaide, Australia) is a former field hockey midfield player from Australia, a member of the Men's National Hockey Team. He twice won a medal at the Summer Olympics.[1] In his youth, Paul played for Forestville Hockey Club in South Australia, and attended Unley High School. He would later earn a Bachelor of Laws upon retiring from international hockey, and is now a prominent lawyer in Perth, Australia. He is the only South Australian male, and one of only 19 males overall to have played over 200 international games for Australia.[2][3] The perpetual shield for Hockey SA's U18 Men's State Junior Zone Championship is named after Paul.[4]

References

  1. "Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  2. "Australian women's players". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  3. "Australian men's players". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
  4. "Hockey SA – Zone and U13 State Championships". Retrieved 9 January 2017.

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