Ben Verhagen
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FullnameGijsbertus "Ben" Verhagen
Nickname
"Big Ben"NationalityDutch
Born29 September 1926
Rotterdam, the Netherlands
 Ben Verhagen in 1964 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gijsbertus "Ben" Verhagen |
Nickname | "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) |
| Sport | |
| Sailing career | |
| Class(es) | Flying Dutchman; Tempest; Soling |
| Coach | Jacques Stap 1968 |
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 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 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.
