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Olympic sailor
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Male
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Birth:
29 August 1967(Sneek, Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands)
Death:
31 March 2006(Sneek, Súdwest-Fryslân, Friesland, Netherlands)
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The details
Biography
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.