Hendrik Verheijen (16 March 1899 – 18 December 1967) was a Dutch weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

. Hendrik's brothers,

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Jan Verheijen Johannes "Jan" Verheijen (30 November 1896 – 29 April 1973) was a Dutch weightlifter who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Summer Olympics. He was born and died in The Hague The Hague ( ; nl, Den Haag or ) ...

, were also weightlifters. All three brothers competed in weightlifting events at the 1928 Summer Olympics, where Jan was the only brother to win a medal, a bronze in the light heavyweight division.

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1899 births 1967 deaths Dutch male weightlifters Olympic weightlifters for the Netherlands Weightlifters at the 1928 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from The Hague 20th-century Dutch people {{Netherlands-weightlifting-bio-stub