Willem Potma

Willem Potma

Personal information
Full name	Willem Nico Potma
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1969-03-12) March 12, 1969 Sneek
Height	1.79 m (5.9 ft)
Class(es)	Flying Dutchman Soling
Competition record Competitor for  Netherlands Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona Flying Dutchman 1996 Savannah Soling
Updated on 19 February 2014.

Willem Nico Potma (born March 12, 1969, in Sneek) is a sailor from the Netherlands,^[1] who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Potma as helmsman in the Dutch Flying Dutchman with his brother Gerhard Potma as crew took the 18th place.^[2][3][4] In 1996 Potma returned to the Olympics in Savannah. Again with his brother and Frank Hettinga as crew. Potma took 15th place in the Soling.

Professional life

Potma has an education in retail business. He now works as an self-employed sailmaker.^[5]

Further reading

1992 Olympics (Barcelona)  Spain (ESP)

• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume I The Challenge: From the idea to the nomination" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume II The Means: Objectives, resources and venues" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume III The Organisation: The preparation of the Games" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume IV The Games: Sixteen days in summer" (PDF). Barcelona. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "Official Report of the Games of the XXV Olympiad Barcelona 1992, Volume V The Results" (PDF). Barcelona: COOB'92 S.A. 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 

1996 Olympics (Savannah)  United States (USA)

• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume I Planning and Organization" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume II The Centennial Olympic Games" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Retrieved 19 February 2014. 

References

<1988 1992 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1996> Lechner A-390 Female Surfer: Dorien de Vries Lechner A-390 Male Surfer: Stephan van den Berg Europe Female Helmsman: Martine van Leeuwen Finn No Dutch Representation 470 Female No Dutch Representation 470 Male Helmsman: Ben Kouwenhoven Crew: Jan Kouwenhoven Flying Dutchman Helmsman: Willem Potma Crew: Gerhard Potma Tornado Helmsman: Ron van Teylingen Crew: Paul Manuel Star Helmsman: Mark Neeleman Crew: Jos Schrier Soling Helmsman: Roy Heiner Crew: Peter Burggraaff Han Bergsma Substitutes Unknown Officials Chef d' équipe: Nick de Jong Coach: Jeroen Pels Equipment: Henk Tebbertman Team size Female: 2 Male: 12 Officials: 3 Total: 16 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 1 Total: 1 Sources "Veertien zeilers naar Barcelona". Limburgsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1992-06-01. Retrieved 2014-02-01.  "Assenaar klusjesman Olympische zeilploeg Op weg naar Barcelona". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 1992-07-17. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

<1992 1996 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 2000> Mistral One Design Female Surfer: Dorien de Vries Mistral One Design Male Surfer: Martijn van Geemen Europe Female Helmsman: Margriet Matthijsse Laser Helmsman: Serge Kats Finn Helmsman: Roy Heiner 470 Female No Dutch Representation 470 Male Helmsman: Ben Kouwenhoven Crew: Jan Kouwenhoven Tornado Helmsman: Ron van Teylingen Crew: Herbert Dercksen Star No Dutch Representation Soling Helmsman: Willem Potma Crew: Frank Hettinga Gerhard Potma Substitutes Unknown Officials Unknown Team size Female: 2 Male: 10 Officials: 0 Total: 12 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 1 03 !: 1 Total: 2 Reference To be looked up