Gerhard Potma

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)
Sport
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,^[1] who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Potma as crew in the Dutch Flying Dutchman^[2] with his brother, Willem Potma,^[3] as helmsman took the 18th place.^[4][5] 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.^[1]

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