Paul Lewis
Personal information
Born (1966-11-01) 1 November 1966 (age 57)
Medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  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, who was 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. 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.

External links


Australia squad – 1992 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
Australia squad – 1996 Summer Olympics – Bronze medal
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