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.[2]

Hélder de Souza
Personal information
Full nameHélder de Souza Martins
NationalityPortuguese
Born(1901-11-28)28 November 1901
Died2 February 1957(1957-02-02) (aged 55)[1]
Sport
CountryPortugal
SportEquestrian
Medal record
Men's Equestrian
Bronze medal – third place 1924 Paris Team jumping

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.[2] 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.[3]

References edit

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ a b 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.
  3. ^ "Hélder de Souza". Olympedia. Retrieved 24 October 2021.

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