Willem Potma

{{Short description|Dutch sailor (born 1969)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=March 2025}} {{Infobox sailor | name = Willem Potma | image = | image_size = | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = Willem Nico Potma | nickname = | nationality = Dutch | birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1969|03|12}} | birth_place = [[Sneek]] | death_date = | death_place = | height = {{convert|1.79|m|ft|abbr=on}} | weight = | classes = [[Flying Dutchman (dinghy)|Flying Dutchman]]<br />[[Soling]] | club = | collegeteam = | coach = | medaltemplates-title = | medaltemplates = | show-medals = yes | updated = 19 February 2014 }}

'''Willem Nico Potma''' (born 12 March 1969 in [[Sneek]]) is a [[sailing (sport)|sailor]] from the Netherlands,<ref name="A" /> who represented his country at the [[Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics|1992 Summer Olympics]] in Barcelona. Potma as helmsman in the Dutch [[Sailing at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman|Flying Dutchman]] with his brother [[Gerhard Potma]] as crew took the 18th place.<ref name="C" /><ref name="D" /><ref name="E" /> In [[Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics|1996]] Potma returned to the Olympics in [[Savannah, Georgia|Savannah]]. Again with his brother and [[Frank Hettinga]] as crew. Potma took 15th place in the [[Sailing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Soling|Soling]].

==Professional life== Potma has an education in retail business. He now works as a self-employed sailmaker.<ref name="B" /> {{Footer Dutch Championship Winners in Soling}} {{1992DutchOlympicSailingTeam}} {{1996DutchOlympicSailingTeam}}

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<ref name="A">{{cite web |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/willem-potma-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418121354/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/po/willem-potma-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |title = Willem Potma Bio, Stats, and Results |publisher = Sports-Reference.com |work = Olympic Sports |accessdate = 19 February 2014 }}</ref> <ref name="B">{{cite web |url = http://www.linkedin.com/profile/view?id=233198906&authType=NAME_SEARCH&authToken=0svh&locale=nl_NL&srchid=72527541392117774267&srchindex=1&srchtotal=2&trk=vsrp_people_res_name&trkInfo=VSRPsearchId%3A72527541392117774267%2CVSRPtargetId%3A233198906%2CVSRPcmpt%3Aprimary |title = Willem Nico Potma |via = LinkedIn |accessdate = 11 February 2014 }}</ref> <ref name="C">{{cite web |url = http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010646702:mpeg21:a0404 |title = WAARDIG AFSCHEID VAN ZEILPLOEG |newspaper = De Telegraaf |date = 4 April 1992 |language = Dutch |accessdate = 19 February 2014 }}</ref> <ref name="D">{{cite web |url = http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010637398:mpeg21:a0182 |title = Veertien zeilers naar Barcelona |newspaper = Limburgsch dagblad |date = 1 June 1992 |language = Dutch |accessdate = 19 February 2014 }}</ref> <ref name="E">{{cite web |url = http://resolver.kb.nl/resolve?urn=ddd:010646586:mpeg21:a0537 |title = Zeilers aan alle kanten voorbijgevarer |newspaper = [[De Telegraaf]] |date = 30 July 1992 |language = Dutch |accessdate = 19 February 2014 }}</ref>

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