Willem Potma

Willem Nico Potma (born 12 March 1969 in Sneek) is a sailor from the Netherlands,^[1] who represented his country at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. Potma as helmsman in the Dutch Flying Dutchman with his brother Gerhard Potma as crew took the 18th place.^[2]^[3]^[4] In 1996 Potma returned to the Olympics in Savannah. Again with his brother and Frank Hettinga as crew. Potma took 15th place in the Soling.

Professional life

Potma has an education in retail business. He now works as an self-employed sailmaker.^[5]

↑ "Willem Potma Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
↑ "WAARDIG AFSCHEID VAN ZEILPLOEG". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 4 April 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
↑ "Veertien zeilers naar Barcelona". Limburgsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1 June 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
↑ "Zeilers aan alle kanten voorbijgevarer". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 30 July 1992. Retrieved 19 February 2014.
↑ "Willem Nico Potma". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.

<1988 1992 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1996>

Lechner A-390 Female	Surfer: Dorien de Vries

Lechner A-390 Male	Surfer: Stephan van den Berg

Europe Female	Helmsman: Martine van Leeuwen

Finn	No Dutch Representation

470 Female	No Dutch Representation

470 Male	Helmsman: Ben Kouwenhoven Crew: Jan Kouwenhoven

Flying Dutchman	Helmsman: Willem Potma Crew: Gerhard Potma

Tornado	Helmsman: Ron van Teylingen Crew: Paul Manuel

Star	Helmsman: Mark Neeleman Crew: Jos Schrier

Soling	Helmsman: Roy Heiner Crew: Peter Burggraaff Han Bergsma

Substitutes	Unknown

Officials	Chef d' équipe: Nick de Jong Coach: Jeroen Pels Equipment: Henk Tebbertman

Team size	Female: 2 Male: 12 Officials: 3 Total: 16

Medals	01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 1 Total: 1

Sources	"Veertien zeilers naar Barcelona". Limburgsch dagblad (in Dutch). 1992-06-01. Retrieved 2014-02-01. "Assenaar klusjesman Olympische zeilploeg Op weg naar Barcelona". Nieuwsblad van het Noorden (in Dutch). 1992-07-17. Retrieved 2014-02-01.

<1992 1996 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 2000>

Mistral One Design Female	Surfer: Dorien de Vries

Mistral One Design Male	Surfer: Martijn van Geemen

Europe Female	Helmsman: Margriet Matthijsse

Laser	Helmsman: Serge Kats

Finn	Helmsman: Roy Heiner

470 Female	No Dutch Representation

470 Male	Helmsman: Ben Kouwenhoven Crew: Jan Kouwenhoven

Tornado	Helmsman: Ron van Teylingen Crew: Herbert Dercksen

Star	No Dutch Representation

Soling	Helmsman: Willem Potma Crew: Frank Hettinga Gerhard Potma

Substitutes	Unknown

Officials	Unknown

Team size	Female: 2 Male: 10 Officials: 0 Total: 12

Medals	01 !: 0 02 !: 1 03 !: 1 Total: 2

Reference	To be looked up

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