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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.

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

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.

External links

• Walter Campbell at Olympedia
• Walter Campbell's profile at Sports Reference.com

v t e Ireland squad – 1908 Summer Olympics – Silver medal
1 Allman-Smith 2 Brown 3 Campbell 4 Graham 5 Gregg 6 Holmes 7 Kennedy 8 Murphy 9 J. Peterson 10 W. Peterson 11 Power 12 Robinson

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