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Sep 29, 1926 Rotterdam, South Holland, Netherlands 97 years old
Dutch sailor
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About Ben Verhagen
- Gijsbertus "Ben" Verhagen (born 29 September 1926) is a retired sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1960 Summer Olympics in Naples.
- Verhagen, as helmsman on the Dutch Flying Dutchman Daisy (H102), took the 5th place with crew Gerard Lautenschutz (race 1 – 5) and Jaap Helder (Race 6 & 7).
- During the 1964 Summer Olympics in Naples and 1968 Summer Olympics in Acapulco he again helmed Daisy (H157/H187), this time with Nick de Jong, and finished in 6th and an 18th place, respectively. For the 1976 Olympics Verhagen made an attempt in the Tempest but failed to qualify.
- He also tried the Soling in the late 1970s and the 1980s.
