Paul Lewis (field hockey)

Paul Snowden Lewis (born 1 November 1966 in Adelaide, Australia) is a former field hockey midfield player from Australia, who was a member of the Men's National Hockey Team. He twice won a medal at the Summer Olympics.[1]

Paul Lewis
Personal information
Born (1966-11-01) 1 November 1966
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  Australia
Olympic Games
1992 BarcelonaTeam Competition
1996 AtlantaTeam Competition

In his youth, Paul played for Forestville Hockey Club in South Australia, and attended Unley High School. Upon retiring from international hockey he would later earn a Bachelor of Laws, 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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