Paweł Sobczak (born 4 June 1969 in

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, Kuyavian-Pomeranian) is a retired

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from Poland, who was a member of the Men's National Team that ended up in twelfth and last place at the

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. The team had qualified by surprise for the Games by defeating bigger names like

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at the

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* 1969 births Living people Polish male field hockey players Male field hockey goalkeepers Olympic field hockey players for Poland Field hockey players at the 2000 Summer Olympics 1998 Men's Hockey World Cup players People from Włocławek County Field hockey players from Kuyavian-Pomeranian Voivodeship 20th-century Polish sportsmen {{Poland-fieldhockey-bio-stub