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. He is the father of Indian tennis player Leander Paes. He is also a doctor in sports medicine.

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.[1] He is married to Jennifer Dutton, a great-granddaughter of Michael Madhusudan Dutt.

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