John Ross Gillespie MBE (2 June 1935 – 29 January 2023) was a New Zealand field hockey player and coach.

[2][7] He was first selected for the New Zealand national team in 1958,[8] making his debut in the first test against Pakistan at Lancaster Park, Christchurch, on 12 April that year.

[2] In 1971, he co-coached, with Ray Mackinlay, the New Zealand men's team that finished second at the Southeast Asian regional tournament in Singapore.

[11][12] The following year, he was the sole head coach of the New Zealand side that placed ninth at the 1972 Summer Olympics (where he was listed as 17th man on the team sheet, but did not make an appearance on the field).

[2] Gillespie retired from international coaching after the 1976 Olympics, to concentrate on his sawmill business and his family, although he remained a national selector for a period.