Paul Lewis (field hockey)
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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
[edit]- ^ "Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Australian women's players". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Australian men's players". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
- ^ "Hockey SA – Zone and U13 State Championships". Retrieved 9 January 2017.
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- 1966 births
- Australian male field hockey players
- Male field hockey midfielders
- Olympic field hockey players for Australia
- Field hockey players at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- Field hockey players at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players
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- Olympic silver medalists for Australia
- Olympic bronze medalists for Australia
- Field hockey players from Adelaide
- Olympic medalists in field hockey
- Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
- 20th-century Australian sportsmen
- Sportsmen from South Australia
- People educated at Unley High School
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