Gerhard Potma
Potma in May 2005
Personal information
Full nameGerhardus Johannes Cornelis Potma
NationalityDutch
Born(1967-08-29)29 August 1967
Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
Died31 March 2006(2006-03-31) (aged 38)
Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)Flying Dutchman
Soling
Competition record
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
1992 Barcelona Flying Dutchman
1996 Savannah 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. ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gerhard Potma". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 13 December 2013. Retrieved 10 January 2014.
  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.