Otilia Mascarenhas
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Nationality | Indian |
Born | Goa |
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Country | India |
Sport | Field hockey |
Otilia Mascarenhas is an Indian field hockey player and a former member and captain of the Indian women’s hockey team during the 60s. She hails from Goa. She received Arjuna Award in 1973.[1][2] She is also an Orthopedic Surgeon and specialist in Sports Medicine. She now lives in Cologne, Germany.[3]
Early life
Otilia Mascarhenhas was born in Goa. She shifted to Pune to study at the Armed Forces Medical College, Pune. Later, she went to Germany to study sports medicine. She married Lothar Brunst, a former football player in the German second division.[3]
Career
Awards
- Arjuna Award - 1973
- Shiv Chhatrapati Award in 1971[4]
- Hall of Fame - All-India Armed Forces Medical Services.[4]
References
- ^ "Arjuna Award". Hockey India. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ "Fraudulent sale deeds case hearing on Friday". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
- ^ a b c d "Otilia, the one..." The Times of India. 2002-12-01. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 2023-09-15.
- ^ a b "Dr Otilia is an Orthopedics surgeon". oHeraldo. Retrieved 2023-09-25.
Categories:
- Articles with short description
- Short description matches Wikidata
- Living people
- Field hockey players from Goa
- Sportswomen from Goa
- Indian female field hockey players
- Recipients of the Arjuna Award
- Indian orthopedic surgeons
- Indian emigrants to Germany
- Indian sports physicians
- Year of birth missing (living people)