Gerardus "Gerard" de Vries Lentsch (23 November 1883,

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– 9 July 1973,

Oegstgeest Oegstgeest () is a town and municipality in the province of South Holland in the western Netherlands. Its population was in . Etymology The portion ''geest'' in the name refers to the geest lands, which were excavated in the seventeenth cent ...

) was a

sailor A sailor, seaman, mariner, or seafarer is a person who works aboard a watercraft as part of its crew, and may work in any one of a number of different fields that are related to the operation and maintenance of a ship. The profession of the s ...

from the

Netherlands ) , anthem = ( en, "William of Nassau") , image_map = , map_caption = , subdivision_type = Sovereign state , subdivision_name = Kingdom of the Netherlands , established_title = Before independence , established_date = Spanish Netherl ...

, who represented his native country at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

Amsterdam Amsterdam ( , , , lit. ''The Dam on the River Amstel'') is the Capital of the Netherlands, capital and Municipalities of the Netherlands, most populous city of the Netherlands, with The Hague being the seat of government. It has a population ...

. 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 Lambertus Doedes (4 July 1878 in Zutphen – 17 May 1955 in The Hague) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Doedes, as crewmember on the Dutch 8 Metre ''Hollandia'', ...

Cornelis van Staveren Cornelis van Staveren (14 June 1889 in Leimuiden – 10 April 1982, Oude Wetering) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. Van Staveren, as crew member on the Dutch 8 ...

, Henk Kersken and

Maarten de Wit Maarten de Wit (30 May 1883 in Wormerveer – 30 March 1955 in Zaandam) was a sailor from the Netherlands who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. De Wit, as crew member on the Dutch 8 Metre ''Hollandia' ...

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

Wim de Vries Lentsch Willem "Wim" de Vries Lentsch, Jr. (20 June 1914, Amsterdam – 27 January 2007, Amsterdam) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Torbay. De Vries Lentsch Jr., as helmsman on the Dutc ...

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* * * 1883 births 1973 deaths Sportspeople from Amsterdam Dutch male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 8 Metre Olympic sailors of the Netherlands Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub