Gerard de Vries Lentsch

Gerard de Vries Lentsch
Personal information
Full name Gerardus de Vries Lentsch
Nationality Dutch
Born (1883-11-23)23 November 1883
Nieuwendam, Netherlands
Died 9 July 1973(1973-07-09) (aged 89)
Oegstgeest, Netherlands
Sailing career
Class(es) 8 Metre
Updated on 2014-01-22.

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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