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 Flag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1992 Barcelona Team Competition
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 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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