Ruurd Leegstra

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRuurd Gerbens•Leegstra
Used nameRuurd•Leegstra
Born29 June 1877 in Wonokusumo, Jawa Timur (INA)
Died17 January 1933 in Utrecht, Utrecht (NED)
AffiliationsNjord, Leiden (NED)
NOC Netherlands
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 0
Bronze 1
Total 1

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 Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1900 Summer Olympics Rowing NED Ruurd Leegstra
Eights, Men (Olympic) Minerva Amsterdam 3 Bronze

Olympic family relations