Nationality Dutch Name Gerard Vries Died July 9, 1973 | Class(es) 8 Metre Role Sailor | |
Full name Gerardus de Vries Lentsch Born 23 November 1883 ( 1883-11-23 ) Nieuwendam, Netherlands Olympic medals Sailing at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre Similar People Philip Sandblom, Tore Holm, Virginie Heriot | ||
Gerardus "Gerard" de Vries Lentsch (23 November 1883, Nieuwendam, North Holland – 9 July 1973, Oegstgeest) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. De Vries Lentsch, as crew member on the Dutch 8 Metre Hollandia, took the 2nd place with helmsman Johannes van Hoolwerff and fellow crew members: Lambertus Doedes, Cornelis van Staveren, Henk Kersken and Maarten de Wit.
Gerard de Vries Lentsch is the older brother of Willem de Vries Lentsch and the uncle of Wim de Vries Lentsch.
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