Ben Verhagen

Gijsbertus "Ben" Verhagen (29 September 1926 – 4 January 2020) was a 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.

Ben Verhagen

Ben Verhagen in 1964
Personal information
Full name	Gijsbertus "Ben" Verhagen
Nickname(s)	"Big Ben"
Nationality	Dutch
Born	29 September 1926 Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Died	4 January 2020 (aged 93)[1]
Height	1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight	84 kg (185 lb)
Sailing career
Class(es)	Flying Dutchman; Tempest; Soling
Coach	Jacques Stap 1968

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.

Sources

1. Ben Verhagen at Olympedia

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