Ruurd Leegstra

Full name: Ruurd Gerbens Leegstra
Gender: Male
Born: June 29, 1877 in Wonokusumo, Jawa Timur, Indonesia
Died: January 17, 1933 in Utrecht, Utrecht, Netherlands
Affiliations: Njord, Leiden (NED)
Country: Netherlands
Sport: Rowing

Related Olympians: Father of Tjerk Leegstra.

Medals: 1 Bronze (1 Total)

Biography

Ruurd Leegstra, a student of nautical engineering, was a crewman of the Minerva eight that competed at the 1900 Olympics and placed third. Leegstra was born in the Dutch East Indies (now Indonesia), and lived there for much of his life.

Results

Games	Age	City	Sport	Event	Team	NOC	Rank	Medal
1900 Summer	22	Paris	Rowing	Men's Coxed Eights	Minerva Amsterdam	NED	3	Bronze

Men's Coxed Eights

Event History

Games	Age	City	Sport	Team	NOC	Phase	Unit	T
1900 Summer	22	Paris	Rowing	Minerva Amsterdam	NED	Final		6:23.0
1900 Summer	22	Paris	Rowing	Minerva Amsterdam	NED	Semi-Finals	Heat One	4:59.2

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