Gerhard Potma

Gerhard Potma

Gerhard Potma in May 2005
Personal information
Full name Gerhardus Johannes Cornelis Potma
Nationality Dutch
Born (1967-08-29)August 29, 1967
Sneek
Died March 31, 2006(2006-03-31) (aged 38)
Height 1.84 m (6.0 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) Flying Dutchman
Soling
Updated on 20 February 2014.

Gerhard Potma (29 August 1967, in Sneek – 31 March 2006, in Sneek) was a sailor from the Netherlands,[1] who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Potma as crew in the Dutch Flying Dutchman[2] with his brother, Willem Potma,[3] as helmsman took the 18th place.[4][5] In 1996 Potma returned to the Olympics in Savannah. Again with his brother as helmsman and Frank Hettinga as crew. Potma took 15th place in the Soling.[1]

Further reading

1992 Olympics (Barcelona)  Spain (ESP)

1996 Olympics (Savannah)  United States (USA)

References

  1. 1 2 "Gerhard Potma Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-10.
  2. "Twentse surfster redt eer zeilvloot". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 3 April 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  3. "WAARDIG AFSCHEID VAN ZEILPLOEG". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 April 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  4. "Veertien zeilers naar Barcelona". Limburgsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1 June 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
  5. "Zeilers aan alle kanten voorbijgevarer". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 30 July 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.


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