Vece Paes

Vece Paes (born 30 April 1945) is a former Indian hockey midfielder, and representing the Indian team in the 1972 Munich Olympics, that won the bronze medal.[1] He is the father of Indian 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]

Vece Paes
Medal record
Representing  India
Men's Field hockey
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place1972 MunichTeam
Hockey World Cup
Bronze medal – third place 1971 Barcelona Team

He attended La Martiniere College in Lucknow.[5] He is married to Jennifer Dutton, a great-granddaughter of Michael Madhusudan Dutt.

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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