Tjerk Leegstra | |
Nationality: | American |
Sport: | Field hockey |
Birth Date: | 27 January 1912 |
Birth Place: | Surabaya, Dutch East Indies |
Death Place: | Praia do Carvoeiro, Algarve, Portugal |
Tjerk Hidde Leegstra (January 27, 1912 - October 23, 1980) was an American and Dutch field hockey player. He became an American citizen in June 1955 and competed in the men's tournament at the 1956 Summer Olympics.[1]
Leegstra was also a pilot for the Royal Netherlands Air Force before and during World War II.[2]