Bob Maas

Bob Maas

Bob Maas (left) & Eddy Stutterheim
Personal information
Full name	Adrianus Lambertus Joseph Maas
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1907-10-18)18 October 1907 Batavia, Dutch East Indies
Died	17 December 1996(1996-12-17) (aged 89) Hilversum, Netherlands
Height	1.73 m (5.7 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)	Snowbird, Star
Medal record Sailing Representing Netherlands Olympic Games 1932 Los Angeles Snowbird 1932 Los Angeles Star (6th) 1936 Berlin Star 1948 London Star 1952 Helsinki Star (8th)
Updated on 8 May 2015

Adrianus Lambertus Joseph "Bob" Maas (18 October 1907, Batavia, Dutch East Indies – 17 December 1996. Hilversum) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1932 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles and took the Silver medal. In that same Olympics, Maas and his brother Jan Maas, competed in the Dutch Star Holland. In this series Maas took the 6th place. The Maas brothers took part at their own cost.

In 1936, with Willem de Vries Lentsch as crew, Maas took part in the Dutch Star BEM II and took the Bronze. During the 1948 Summer Olympics Bob Maas also took a Bronze medal in the Star. This time with Eddy Stutterheim as crew. His last Olympic appearance was in 1952 again with Eddy Stutterheim as crew. This time they finished 8th.

Bob Maas is the older brother of Jan Maas.

Sources

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