Willem de Vries Lentsch

Summary

Willem de Vries Lentsch (10 September 1886, Nieuwendam, North Holland – 6 March 1980, Amsterdam) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam in the 12' Dinghy. In 1936, with Bob Maas as helmsmen, De Vries Lentsch took part in the Dutch Star BEM II and took the Bronze.

Willem de Vries Lentsch
Personal information
Full nameWillem de Vries Lentsch
NationalityDutch
Born(1886-09-10)10 September 1886
Nieuwendam, North Holland, Netherlands
Died6 March 1980(1980-03-06) (aged 93)
Amsterdam, Netherlands
Sailing career
Class(es)12' Dinghy, Star
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1936 Berlin Star
Updated on 2014-01-22.

Willem de Vries Lentsch is the younger brother of Gerard de Vries Lentsch and the father of Wim de Vries Lentsch.

Sources edit

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  • "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.
  • "Na de Olympische Spelen te Berlijn. Ons land behoort tot de sterkste Sport-naties der wereld" (in Dutch) (Dag ed.). De Graafschap-bode. 1936-08-19. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  • "The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume I" (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V. 1936. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2014-01-23.
  • "The XITH Olympic Games Berlin, 1936: Officiel Report, Volume II" (PDF). Berlin: the Organisationskomitee für die XI. Olympiade Berlin 1936 e. V. 1936. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2007-07-09. Retrieved 2014-01-23.