Walter Campbell (field hockey)

Walter Islay Hamilton Campbell (14 October 1886 – 11 July 1967), later Verschoyle-Campbell, was an Irish field hockey player who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics. In 1908, he represented the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland as a member of the Irish national team, winning the silver medal.[1]

Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing United Kingdom Great Britain
( Ireland)
Silver medal – second place 1908 London Team

He was the son of Rev. Richard Campbell and Lily Verschoyle. He was educated at Marlborough College and later worked as a civil engineer.[2] He married Elizabeth Florence Veda Macpherson, granddaughter of Sir David Lewis Macpherson, in London in 1916.[3]

References
  1. "Walter Campbell". Olympedia. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
  2. James, L. Warwick (1952). Marlborough College Register: 1843-1952. The College. p. 446. Retrieved 5 June 2023.
  3. "Engagements". Vancouver Daily World. 12 July 1916. p. 5. Retrieved 5 June 2023.


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