Henri Verbrugghe, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henri Verbrugghe

canoer

Date of Birth: 20-Jul-1929

Place of Birth: Mechelen, Flemish Region, Belgium

Date of Death: 09-Jul-2009

Profession: canoeist

Nationality: Belgium

Zodiac Sign: Cancer

Hendrik "Henri" Verbrugghe (20 July 1929 – 9 July 2009) was a Belgian 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 in Prague. Verbrugghe also competed in four Summer Olympics, earning his best finish of sixth in the K-2 1000 m event at Melbourne in 1956.