Ivan Armstrong, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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New Zealander field hockey player (1928-2014)
Date of Birth: 06-Apr-1928
Place of Birth: Christchurch, Canterbury Region, New Zealand
Date of Death: 10-Oct-2014
Profession: field hockey player
Nationality: New Zealand
Zodiac Sign: Aries 
About Ivan Armstrong
- Ivan Desmond Armstrong (6 Aprili 1928 – 10 October 2014) was a New Zealand field hockey player and coach, tennis umpire, and educator. Born in Christchurch in 1928, Armstrong was educated at Christchurch Boys' High School.
- He studied at Canterbury University College, graduating with a BA in 1955 and a DipEd in 1957.Armstrong represented New Zealand in field hockey from 1950 to 1962, including at the 1956 Olympic Games in Melbourne.
- 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.
- He was also a tennis umpire, and officiated at Wimbledon.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.
- He married Joan and their had three children.
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