Vece Paes

Vece Paes
Medal record
Representing India
Men's Field hockey
Olympic Games
1972 Munich Team
Hockey World Cup
1971 Barcelona Team

Vece Paes (born 30 April 1945) is an Indian former hockey midfielder, representing the Indian team in the 1972 Munich Olympics, that won the bronze medal.[1] He is the husband of former basketball player Jennifer Paes and father of tennis player Leander Paes. He is also a doctor in sports medicine,[2] and served as the president of the Calcutta Cricket and Football Club.[3][4]

Early life

Paes studied Pre-medical course from Presidency College, Calcutta during 1964-65. He attended La Martiniere College in Lucknow.[5]

He is married to Jennifer Dutton, great-granddaughter of Bengali writer Michael Madhusudan Dutt. Their son is Leander Paes, India's top tennis player and Olympic medalist.

References

  1. ^ Bose, Reshmi. "CCFC − 225 AND STILL COUNTING". wotweb.com. Kolkata: Window On Travel. Archived from the original on 10 June 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2020.
  2. ^ Ninan, Susan (3 July 2020). "Sport, interrupted: After 228 years, Kolkata's storied CC&FC laid low by lockdown". ESPN.com. Archived from the original on 11 June 2023. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
  3. ^ "Calcutta Cricket and Football Club — Past Presidents". ccfc1792.com. Archived from the original on 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 January 2023.
  4. ^ Chakraborty, Ajanta (30 July 2013). "World's oldest sports club to go to ballot box for the first time in 221 years". timesofindia.indiatimes.com. Kolkata: The Times of India. TNN. Archived from the original on 2 August 2013. Retrieved 26 March 2022.
  5. ^ La Martiniere College alumni meet The Tribune 8 November 2002, Chandigarh, India accessed July 2007


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