Edwin Teixeira de Mattos
Dutch bobsledder
![]() Teixeira de Mattos (middle) at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
Personal information | |
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Nationality | Dutch |
Born | (1898-01-28)28 January 1898 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
Died | 15 January 1976(1976-01-15) (aged 77) The Hague, Netherlands |
Sport | |
Sport | Bobsleigh |
Edwin Teixeira de Mattos (28 January 1898 – 15 January 1976) was a Dutch bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.[1] At the last moment he was selected for the team, after Albert Levy Themans had to withdraw due to heavy strikes at his factory.[2] He was the flagbearer, and so the first Dutch flagbearer at the Olympic Winter Games.
Teixeira de Mattos was a jonkheer, coming from a noble family with Portuguese-Jewish roots.[2][3] He was employed by the Netherlands Government Information Service.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Edwin Teixeira de Mattos Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ a b "Twaalf manieren om de Olympische Winterspelen te missen". 7 March 2014.
- ^ "Olympedia – Edwin, Jonkheer Teixeira de Mattos". www.olympedia.org.
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