Jeffrey Victor Archibald (born 2 February 1952) is a former

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player from New Zealand. He competed at three

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, and was a member of the New Zealand men's team that won the hockey gold medal at the 1976 Montreal Olympics. In the 1989 Queen's Birthday Honours, Archibald was appointed a

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, for services to hockey.

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* 1952 births Living people Field hockey players from Auckland New Zealand male field hockey players Olympic field hockey players of New Zealand Field hockey players at the 1972 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1976 Summer Olympics Field hockey players at the 1984 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in field hockey New Zealand Members of the Order of the British Empire Medalists at the 1976 Summer Olympics Olympic gold medalists for New Zealand {{NewZealand-fieldhockey-bio-stub