Henri Verbrugghe
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Hendrik "Henri" Verbrugghe (20 July 1929 – 9 July 2009) was a
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sprint canoeist who competed from the early 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the K-2 1000 m event at the
1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships The 1958 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships were held in Prague, Czechoslovakia. This event was held under the auspices of the International Canoe Federation. The men's competition consisted of four Canadian (single paddle, open boat) and nine ka ...
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. Verbrugghe also competed in four
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, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-2 1000 m event at
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* * * * 1929 births 2009 deaths Belgian male canoeists Canoeists at the 1952 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1956 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1960 Summer Olympics Canoeists at the 1964 Summer Olympics Olympic canoeists for Belgium ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships medalists in kayak {{Belgium-canoe-bio-stub