Willem de Vries Lentsch (10 September 1886,

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– 6 March 1980,

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) was a

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from the

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, who represented his native country at the

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in the 12' Dinghy. In

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

, with Bob Maas as helmsmen, De Vries Lentsch took part in the Dutch

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''BEM II'' and took the Bronze. Willem de Vries Lentsch is the younger brother of

Gerard de Vries Lentsch Gerardus "Gerard" de Vries Lentsch (23 November 1883, Nieuwendam, North Holland – 9 July 1973, Oegstgeest) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam. De Vries Lentsch, as crew ...

and the father 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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* * * * * * 1886 births 1980 deaths Sportspeople from Amsterdam Dutch male sailors (sport) Sailors at the 1928 Summer Olympics – 12' Dinghy Sailors at the 1936 Summer Olympics – Star Olympic sailors of the Netherlands Medalists at the 1936 Summer Olympics Olympic medalists in sailing Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub