Gerard Hallie (24 October 1911 – 7 July 2002) was a Dutch

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. He competed at the 1936 Summer Olympics in

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with the men's coxed four where they came fourth.

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1911 births 2002 deaths Dutch male rowers Olympic rowers for the Netherlands Rowers at the 1936 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Zaanstad Coxswains (rowing) European Rowing Championships medalists {{Netherlands-rowing-bio-stub