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Edwin Teixeira de Mattos

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Edwin Teixeira de Mattos
Teixeira de Mattos (middle) at the 1928 Winter Olympics
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1898-01-28)28 January 1898
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died15 January 1976(1976-01-15) (aged 77)
The Hague, Netherlands
Sport
SportBobsleigh

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

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  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b "Twaalf manieren om de Olympische Winterspelen te missen". 7 March 2014.
  3. ^ "Olympedia – Edwin, Jonkheer Teixeira de Mattos". www.olympedia.org.