Edwin Teixeira de Mattos

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.

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

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