Gerhard Oswald "Geert" Lotsij (13 January 1878 in Dordrecht – 29 June 1959 in

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) was a Dutch rower who competed in the

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. He was part of the Dutch boat ''

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'', which won the silver medal in the coxed fours final B. He is the older brother of

Paul Lotsij Paulus Jan Lotsij (4 February 1880 in Dordrecht – 19 September 1910 in Amsterdam) was a Dutch rower who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics. He was part of the Dutch boat ''Minerva Amsterdam'', which won the silver medal in the coxed four ...

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1878 births 1959 deaths Olympic rowers of the Netherlands Rowers at the 1900 Summer Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Sportspeople from Dordrecht Olympic medalists in rowing Dutch male rowers Medalists at the 1900 Summer Olympics {{Netherlands-Olympic-medalist-stub