Victor Warren (field hockey)
| Personal information | |
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| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 19 August 1937 Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Field hockey |
Victor Warren (born 19 August 1937)[1] is a former Canadian field hockey player.
Born in Vancouver,[1] Victor Warren's father was Harry Warren, who had "spearheaded" the development of field hockey in Canada.[2][3]
Victor Warren played for the University of British Columbia (UBC) men's field hockey team during the 1950s and early 1960s,[3] and graduated from UBC in 1960.[4] He was later selected for the Canada men's national field hockey team that contested the men's tournament at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo.[5] He scored once in the tournament, in a pool game against Belgium.[5][6]
Later acting as president of the Canadian Field Hockey Association,[7] Warren was the manager of the national team during the 1970s and coached the team that represented Canada at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal.[3][8] He later served as the Canadian national team's vice-president,[3] and was one of the founding members of the VRC Jokers Field Hockey Club.[9]
Warren was inducted into the Field Hockey Canada's "hall of fame" in 2021.[10]
References
- ^ a b Victor Warren at Olympedia
- ^ "The Harry Warren Collection". bcsportshall.com. January 2016. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ a b c d Hume, Fred. "UBC Sports Hall of Fame - Victor Warren". gothunderbirds.ca. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ Rosengarten, Herbert (22 August 2018). "Photographs from the album of Victor Warren". legacies.alumni.ubc.ca. University of British Columbia. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Victor Warren Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 1 October 2019.
- ^ Games of the XVIII Olympiad, Tokyo 1964: Official report of the Organizing Committee, International Olympic Committee, p. 439, retrieved 26 January 2026 – via digital.la84.org
- ^ Miliokas, Nick (30 April 1983). "Good timing for drive". The Leader-Post. Regina, Saskatchewan. p. 23 – via newspapers.com.
Victor Warren, who was a member of the national team in 1964, is now president of the Canadian Field Hockey Association
- ^ "Hall of Fame Class of 2021 – Victor Warren". Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Vancouver Rowing Club - Our History". vancouverrowingclub.ca. Retrieved 26 January 2026.
- ^ "Victor Warren (Builder)". Field Hockey Canada. Retrieved 26 January 2026.