Hélder de Souza Martins (28 November 1901 – 2 February 1957) was a Portuguese

horse rider The horse (''Equus ferus caballus'') is a domesticated, one-toed, hoofed mammal. It belongs to the taxonomic family Equidae and is one of two extant subspecies of ''Equus ferus''. The horse has evolved over the past 45 to 55 million ...

who competed in the

1924 Summer Olympics The 1924 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the VIII Olympiad () and officially branded as Paris 1924, were an international multi-sport event held in Paris, France. The opening ceremony was held on 5 July, but some competitions had al ...

, the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics (), officially the Games of the IX Olympiad (), was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from 28 July to 12 August 1928 in Amsterdam, Netherlands. The city of Amsterdam had previously bid for ...

and the

1948 Summer Olympics The 1948 Summer Olympics, officially the Games of the XIV Olympiad and officially branded as London 1948, were an international multi-sport event held from 29 July to 14 August 1948 in London, United Kingdom. Following a twelve-year hiatus cau ...

. In 1924 he and his horse ''Avro'' won the bronze medal as part of the Portuguese

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team, after finishing twelfth in the individual jumping competition. Four years later he and his horse ''Avro'' finished sixth as part of the Portuguese

team, after finishing 16th in the individual jumping competition.

References

External links

Hélder de Souza at databaseOlympics.com
* 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 Place of birth missing Place of death missing Olympic medalists in equestrian Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics 20th-century Portuguese sportsmen {{Portugal-equestrian-bio-stub