George Marthins

George Eric McCarthy Marthins (24 December 1905 23 March 1989)[1] was an Indian field hockey player who competed in the 1928 Summer Olympics as a member of the Indian field hockey team, which won the gold medal.

Olympic medal record
Men's field hockey
Representing  India
Gold medal – first place 1928 Amsterdam Team competition

He studied at St. George's College, Mussoorie, India, which produced six Olympic hockey players (Earnest Goodsir-Cullen, William Goodsir-Cullen, Michael Gateley, Lionel Emmett, Carlyle Tapsell and Marthins himself).

References

  • George Marthins at Olympedia
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "George Marthins". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 3 March 2012.



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