Paul Wettlaufer is a field hockey

Field hockey

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 player from Canada

Canada

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Wettlaufer earned his first international cap for the Men's National Team in 1998 against Spain

Spain

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 in Barcelona

Barcelona

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. The forward started playing field hockey at age thirteen as an alternative to baseball.
Paul grew up in the District of North Vancouver, British Columbia

British Columbia

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, where he attended Handsworth Secondary School

Handsworth Secondary School

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 (1991–1996) and played field hockey for the West Vancouver Field Hockey Club.

International senior competitions

• 1998 - Commonwealth Games
  1998 Commonwealth Games
  The 1998 XVI Commonwealth Games were held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia from 11 September to 21 September 1998 making it the first Asian country to act as host and the last Commonwealth Games for the 20th century. A record 70 nations supplied 3638 athletes...
  
  , Kuala Lumpur (not ranked)
• 1999 - Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, Kuala Lumpur (4th)
• 1999 - Pan American Games
  Hockey at the 1999 Pan American Games
  The Field Hockey Tournament at the 1999 Pan American Games was held on the pitch of the Kildonan East College near Winnipeg, Canada, from Saturday July 24 to Wednesday August 4. It served as a qualification tournament for the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney, Australia.-Umpires: Xavier Adell Cameron...
  
  , Winnipeg (1st)
• 2000 - Sultan Azlan Shah Tournament, Kuala Lumpur (7th)
• 2000 - Americas Cup, Cuba (2nd)
• 2000 - Olympic Games
  Field hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics
  -Men's Tournament:* See also: Men's Hockey at the 2000 Summer Olympics -Group A:-Group B:September 16, 2000September 17, 2000September 17, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 19, 2000September 21, 2000...
  
  , Sydney (10th)
• 2001 - World Cup Qualifier, Edinburgh (8th)
• 2002 - Commonwealth Games
  2002 Commonwealth Games
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  , Manchester (6th)
• 2003 - Pan American Games
  Pan American Games
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  , Santo Domingo (2nd)
• 2004 - Olympic Qualifying Tournament, Madrid (11th)
• 2004 - Pan Am Cup, London (2nd)
• 2006 - Commonwealth Games
  2006 Commonwealth Games
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  , Melbourne (9th)
• 2006 - World Cup Qualifier
  2006 Men's Hockey World Cup Qualifier
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  , Changzhou
  Changzhou
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   (10th)
• 2007 - Pan American Games
  2007 Pan American Games
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  , Rio de Janeiro
  Rio de Janeiro
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  , Brazil
  Brazil
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   (1st)
• 2008 - Olympic Games, Beijing (10th)