Ivan Armstrong
New Zealander field hockey player (1928-2014)
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Ivan Desmond Armstrong (6 April 1928 – 10 October 2014) was a New Zealand field hockey player and coach, tennis umpire, and educator.
6 April 1928
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Ivan Desmond Armstrong 6 April 1928 Christchurch, New Zealand |
| Died | 10 October 2014 (aged 86) Auckland, New Zealand |
| Sport | |
| Country | New Zealand |
| Sport | Field hockey |
Born in Christchurch in 1928,[1] Armstrong was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School.[2] He studied at Canterbury University College, graduating with a BA in 1955 and a DipEd in 1957.[3]
Armstrong represented New Zealand in field hockey from 1950 to 1962,[2] including at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.[4] He went on to coach the New Zealand field hockey side at the 1968 Olympics in Mexico City, and the Auckland provincial team from 1971 to 1984.[2] He was also a tennis umpire, and officiated at Wimbledon.[2]
He was the principal of Mangere College from its foundation in 1971 until 1988; it was the first school in New Zealand not to use corporal punishment.[2] He married Joan and they had three children.[2]
