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 (middle) at the 1928 Winter Olympics | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 28 January 1898 Amsterdam, Netherlands |
| Died | 15 January 1976 (aged 77) The Hague, Netherlands |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
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
edit- ^ 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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