Gerard de Vries Lentsch

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

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	8 Metre
Medal record Sailing Representing Netherlands Olympic Games 1928 Amsterdam 8 Metre
Updated on 2014-01-22

Gerard de Vries Lentsch is the older brother of Willem de Vries Lentsch and the uncle of Wim de Vries Lentsch.

Sources

• "Gerard de Vries Lentsch Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 2014-01-03. Retrieved 2014-01-08.
• "Zeilen, een bij uitstek Nederlandsche sport. De Olympische wedstrijden ditmaal zeer goed bezet. — Wat zal de wind doen ?" (in Dutch) (Morning ed.). Het volk : dagblad voor de arbeiderspartij. 1928-08-02. Retrieved 2014-01-22.
• "The Ninth Olympiad Amsterdam 1928:Officiel Report" (PDF). Amsterdam: The Netherlands Olympic Committee. 1928. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2008-04-08. Retrieved 2014-01-22.