Gijsbertus "Ben" Verhagen (29 September 1926 – 4 January 2020) was a sailor from the
Netherlands, who represented his country at the
1960 Summer Olympics
The 1960 Summer Olympics ( it, Giochi Olimpici estivi del 1960), officially known as the Games of the XVII Olympiad ( it, Giochi della XVII Olimpiade) and commonly known as Rome 1960 ( it, Roma 1960), were an international multi-sport event held ...
in
Naples. Verhagen, as helmsman on the Dutch
Flying Dutchman ''Daisy'' (H102), took 5th place with crew
Gerard Lautenschutz (race 1–5) and
Jaap Helder (Race 6&7). During the
1964 Summer Olympics
The , officially the and commonly known as Tokyo 1964 ( ja, 東京1964), were an international multi-sport event held from 10 to 24 October 1964 in Tokyo, Japan. Tokyo had been awarded the organization of the 1940 Summer Olympics, but this ho ...
in
Naples 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
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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
Tempest but failed to qualify. He also tried the
Soling
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in the late 1970s and the 1980s.
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1926 births
2020 deaths
Sportspeople from Rotterdam
Dutch male sailors (sport)
Tempest class sailors
Soling class sailors
Sailors at the 1960 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
Sailors at the 1964 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
Sailors at the 1968 Summer Olympics – Flying Dutchman
Olympic sailors of the Netherlands