Gijsbertus "Ben" Verhagen (29 September 1926 – 4 January 2020) was a sailor from the

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, who represented his country at the

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. Verhagen, as helmsman on the Dutch

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''Daisy'' (H102), took 5th place with crew Gerard Lautenschutz (race 1–5) and Jaap Helder (Race 6&7). During the 1964 Summer Olympics in

and

1968 Summer Olympics The 1968 Summer Olympics ( es, Juegos Olímpicos de Verano de 1968), officially known as the Games of the XIX Olympiad ( es, Juegos de la XIX Olimpiada) and commonly known as Mexico 1968 ( es, México 1968), were an international multi-sport eve ...

in Acapulco he again helmed ''Daisy'' (H157/H187), this time with Nick de Jong, and finished in 6th and 18th place, respectively. For the 1976 Olympics Verhagen made an attempt in the

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but failed to qualify. He also tried the

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in the late 1970s and the 1980s.

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