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Gerhard Potma

Potma in May 2005
Personal information
Full name	Gerhardus Johannes Cornelis Potma
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1967-08-29)29 August 1967 Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
Died	31 March 2006(2006-03-31) (aged 38) Sneek, Friesland, Netherlands
Height	1.84 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, who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Potma as crew in the Dutch Flying Dutchman with his brother, Willem Potma, as helmsman took the 18th place. 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.

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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 August 2011. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 8 August 2012. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2012. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 27 September 2007. 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. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 June 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume II The Centennial Olympic Games" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 15 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
• "The Official Report of the Centennial Olympic Games, Volume III The Competition Results" (PDF). Atlanta: Peachtree Publishers. 1997. Archived from the original (PDF) on 16 July 2012. Retrieved 19 February 2014.

References

1. ^ 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.

External links

• Gerhard Potma at World Sailing
• Gerhard Potma at Olympics.com
• Gerhard Potma at Olympedia (archive)

v t e Soling Dutch Championship Winners

Fleet racing

1971: Klein, S. Bakker & J. Schäfer 1972: G. Bakker, Lucas & F. Bakker 1973:  East Germany Below, Engelhardt & Zachries 1974: Blok, Vandenberg & Kurpershoek 1975 - 77 Not held 1978: G. Bakker 1979:  United Kingdom Simonds 1980:  Denmark Kantman 1981: G. Bakker, Coster & Behrend 1982:  Denmark Bandolowski, Palm & Hansen 1983:  West Germany Kuhweide 1984 - 85 Not held 1986:  West Germany Jungblut 1987:  West Germany Jungblut 1988:  Italy Lamaro, Della Vecchia, Romano 1989: Heiner 1990: Heiner 1991: Kimman, Keijser & Unger 1992: den Outer, Samdahl  Norway & Ruys 1993: W. Potma, G. Potma, Hettinga 1994: W. Potma, G. Potma, Hettinga 1995: den Outer, de Zeeuw & Determan 1996 - 97 Not held 1998: den Outer, Offermans & den Arend 1999: den Outer, Determan & den Arend 2000: den Outer, de Lange & Determan 2001: Not held 2002: Offermans, Schoof & Copper 2003:  United States Walker, Zijlstra & Brown 2004 - 07 Not held 2008: den Outer, Determan, den Arend 2009 - 10 Not held 2011: den Outer, Determan, Lidlow 2012: den Outer, Lidlow, D. Bakker 2013: Offermans, Hillige & van Braam 2014: den Outer, lidlow, Souli 2015: den Outer, lidlow, Souli 2016: den Outer, de Lange & Souli 2017: Heinonen  Finland, Helmhout & Werf 2018: Heinonen  Finland, Helmhout & Palmu  Finland 2019: den Outer, de Lange & Bosch 2020: NOT held because of COVID-19 2021: den Outer, de Lange & Souli

v t e <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	: 0 : 0 : 1 Total: 1
Sources	"Veertien zeilers naar Barcelona". Limburgsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1 June 1992. Retrieved 1 February 2014. "Assenaar klusjesman Olympische zeilploeg Op weg naar Barcelona". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 17 July 1992. Retrieved 1 February 2014.

v t e <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	: 0 : 1 : 1 Total: 2
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