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| Full name | Hélder de Souza Martins | ||||||||
| Nationality | Portuguese | ||||||||
| Born | (1901-11-28)28 November 1901 | ||||||||
| Died | 2 February 1957(1957-02-02) (aged 55) | ||||||||
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| Country | Portugal | ||||||||
| Sport | Equestrian | ||||||||
Medal record
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Hélder de Souza Martins (28 November 1901 – 2 February 1957) was a Portuguese horse rider who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics, the 1928 Summer Olympics and the 1948 Summer Olympics.
In 1924 he and his horse Avro won the bronze medal as part of the Portuguese show jumping team, after finishing twelfth in the individual jumping competition. Four years later he and his horse Avro finished sixth as part of the Portuguese show jumping team, after finishing 16th in the individual jumping competition.
References
- Ribeiro Ferreira Barbosa, Luís Filipe (July–September 2019). "Troféu do Comité Olímpico Internacional" (in Portuguese). Associação de Antigos Alunos do Colégio Militar. p. 10. Retrieved 9 November 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Hélder de Souza". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 14 April 2020.
- "Hélder de Souza". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.
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- 1901 births
- 1957 deaths
- Portuguese male equestrians
- Show jumping riders
- Olympic equestrians for Portugal
- Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics
- Equestrians at the 1948 Summer Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Portugal
- Olympic medalists in equestrian
- Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics
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