Paul Lewis (field hockey)

{{short description|Australian field hockey player}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2021}}

{{Use Australian English|date=November 2011}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Paul Lewis

| birth_date={{birth date and age|1966|11|1|df=y}}

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| medaltemplates={{MedalSport | Men's field hockey}}

{{MedalCountry | {{AUS}} }}

{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}

{{MedalSilver|1992 Barcelona|Team Competition}}

{{MedalBronze|1996 Atlanta|Team Competition}}

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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.{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeysa.com.au/About-Us/History|title= Hockey SA About Us – South Australian Olympians |access-date= 9 January 2017}}

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.{{cite web |url= http://www.hockey.org.au/Governance/History/History-of-the-Hockeyroos/ |title= Australian women's players |access-date= 9 January 2017}}{{cite web |url= http://www.hockey.org.au/Governance/History/History-of-the-Kookaburras/ |title= Australian men's players |access-date= 9 January 2017}}

The perpetual shield for Hockey SA's U18 Men's State Junior Zone Championship is named after Paul.{{cite web |url= http://www.hockeysa.com.au/Competitions/State-Junior-Championships|title= Hockey SA – Zone and U13 State Championships |access-date= 9 January 2017}}