About Wim de Vries Lentsch
Lived 1919 – 2007 (aged 87). Wim de Vries Lentsch was a Dutch skipper.
Willem "Wim" de Vries Lentsch Jr. (20 June 1914 – 27 January 2007) was a Dutch sailor who represented his native country at the 1948 Summer Olympics in Torbay. De Vries Lentsch Jr., as helmsman on the Dutch Swallow St. Margrite, took the 11th place with crew Flip Keegstra. In the 1952 Olympics De Vries Lentsch returned as helmsman of the Dutch 5.5 Metre De Ruyter, with crew members Flip Keegstra and Piet Jan van der Giessen. There he took the 13th place.
Wim de Vries Lentsch was the son of Willem de Vries Lentsch.
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Who was Wim de Vries Lentsch?
Olympic sailor
When was Wim de Vries Lentsch born?
Wim de Vries Lentsch was born on 31 May 1919 in Nieuwendam.
When did Wim de Vries Lentsch die?
Wim de Vries Lentsch died on 27 January 2007 in Amsterdam.
What was Wim de Vries Lentsch's occupation?
Wim de Vries Lentsch was a skipper.
What nationality was Wim de Vries Lentsch?
Wim de Vries Lentsch was Dutch.
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