Gerard de Vries Lentsch

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Gerard de Vries Lentsch sailing
Nationality: NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
Birthday: November 23, 1883
Place of birth: Nieuwendam
Date of death: July 9, 1973
Place of death: Oegstgeest
Boat classes: 8 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 1 × silver 0 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
silver Amsterdam 1928 8 m class

Gerardus "Gerard" de Vries Lentsch (born November 23, 1883 in Nieuwendam , † July 9, 1973 in Oegstgeest ) was a Dutch sailor .

successes

Gerard de Vries Lentsch won the silver medal at the Olympic Games in Amsterdam in 1928 in the 8-meter class. He was a crew member of Hollandia , which had two victories in seven races, finishing second behind the French boat L'Aile VI . The Swedes also came first twice with the Sylvia and, like the Hollandia, also reached second place twice, but ultimately the number of third places was decisive for the placement, which was three times for the Hollandia and only once for the Sylvia . The Hollandia crew also included Lambertus Doedes , Hendrik Kersken , Cornelis van Staveren and Maarten de Wit as well as skipper Johannes van Hoolwerff .

There were other Olympic sailors in his family. His brother Willem de Vries Lentsch won the bronze medal in the star boat in 1936 , his nephew Wim de Vries Lentsch took part in the Olympic sailing regattas in 1948 and 1952 .

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personal data
SURNAME Vries Lentsch, Gerard de
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Vries Lentsch, Gerardus de (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch sailor
DATE OF BIRTH November 23, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH Nieuwendam , the Netherlands
DATE OF DEATH July 9, 1973
Place of death Oegstgeest , Netherlands