George Marthins
{{Short description|Indian field hockey player (1905–1989)}}
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George Eric McCarthy Marthins (24 December 1905 – 23 March 1989){{Olympedia|19213}} 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.
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).{{cite web | url=https://www.tribuneindia.com/news/archive/features/olympians-from-mussoorie-schools-who-made-india-proud-276456 | title=Olympians from Mussoorie schools who made India proud }}
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Category:Field hockey players from Chennai
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Category:Olympic gold medalists for India
Category:Olympic medalists in field hockey
Category:Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Category:Indian emigrants to Canada
Category:Canadian people of Anglo-Indian descent
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