# Fame.am profile — machine-readable export
# Canonical URL: https://fame.am/person/gerrit-wolsink
# Generated: 2026-08-14T07:14:32.404Z

schema: https://schema.org/Person
url: "https://fame.am/person/gerrit-wolsink"
name: "Gerrit Wolsink"
slug: "gerrit-wolsink"
description: "Gerrit Wolsink is a Dutch former professional Grand Prix motocross racer. He competed in the Motocross World Championships from 1968 to 1982, most prominently as a member of the Suzuki factory racing team alongside five-time World Champion Roger De Coster. A two-time 500cc Class Vice Champion, Wolsink was one of the top competitors in the 500cc Motocross World Championships. He is notable for winning the 500cc United States Motocross Grand Prix five times within a six-year span."
tagline: "Dutch motocross rider"
image: "https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Special:FilePath/Wolsink_1979.jpg?width=1200"
gender: "male"
country:
  name: "Netherlands"
  isoCode: "NL"
category:
  name: "Athletes"
  slug: "athletes"
profileType:
  name: "Athlete"
  slug: "athlete"
  entityType: "https://www.wikidata.org/entity/Q2066131"
birthDate: "1947-03-03"
livingStatus: "LIVING"
scores:
  popularity:           40.64
  momentum:             0
  historical:           4.416596
  currentAttention:     0
  sourceConfidence:     35
  profileCompleteness:  75
  trendDirection:       "FALLING"
ranks:
  global:   null
  country:  null
  category: null
platforms:
  - platform:  "FACEBOOK"
    url:       "https://www.facebook.com/gerrit.wolsink.3"
    handle:    "gerrit.wolsink.3"
sources:
  - url: "https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Wolsink"
    title: "Gerrit Wolsink"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Wolsink"
    title: "Gerrit Wolsink"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://mg.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Wolsink"
    title: "Gerrit Wolsink"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nds_nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Wolsink"
    title: "Gerrit Wolsink"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerrit_Wolsink"
    title: "Gerrit Wolsink"
    type:  "WIKIPEDIA"
  - url: "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2676659"
    title: "Wikidata"
    type:  "WIKIDATA"

# bio (long form, separated for readability)
bio: |
  Imported from discovery source: wikidata-dump