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]
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^"NZ university graduates 1870–1961: A". Retrieved 6 April 2015.
^"Ivan Armstrong". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2013. Retrieved 6 April 2015.
ivan, armstrong, ivan, desmond, armstrong, april, 1928, october, 2014, zealand, field, hockey, player, coach, tennis, umpire, educator, personal, informationbirth, nameivan, desmond, armstrongborn, 1928, april, 1928christchurch, zealanddied10, october, 2014, 2. Ivan Desmond Armstrong 6 April 1928 10 October 2014 was a New Zealand field hockey player and coach tennis umpire and educator Ivan ArmstrongPersonal informationBirth nameIvan Desmond ArmstrongBorn 1928 04 06 6 April 1928Christchurch New ZealandDied10 October 2014 2014 10 10 aged 86 Auckland New ZealandSportCountryNew ZealandSportField 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 References edit Evans Hilary Gjerde Arild Heijmans Jeroen Mallon Bill et al Ivan Armstrong Olympics at Sports Reference com Sports Reference LLC Archived from the original on 10 April 2015 Retrieved 6 April 2015 a b c d e f McFadden Suzanne 18 October 2014 Coach s unconventional style worked out brilliantly New Zealand Herald Retrieved 6 April 2015 NZ university graduates 1870 1961 A Retrieved 6 April 2015 Ivan Armstrong New Zealand Olympic Committee 2013 Retrieved 6 April 2015 External links editIvan Armstrong at Olympedia nbsp Ivan Armstrong at Olympics com Ivan Armstrong at the New Zealand Olympic Committee nbsp nbsp nbsp This biographical article relating to a New Zealand field hockey figure is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Ivan Armstrong amp oldid 1171644588, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
