Minus Verheijen Explained

Minus Verheijen
Full Name:Dominicus "Minus" Verheijen
Nationality:Dutch
Sport:Weightlifting
Birth Date:18 November 1889
Birth Place:Horst, Netherlands
Death Place:The Hague, Netherlands

Minus Verheijen (18 November 1889  - 6 October 1955) was a Dutch weightlifter. He competed in the men's heavyweight event at the 1928 Summer Olympics.[1]

Minus was the brother of Hendrik and Jan Verheijen. All three brothers competed in weightlifting events at the 1928 Summer Olympics, where Jan was the only brother to win a medal, a bronze in the light heavyweight division. [2]

Notes and References

  1. Minus Verheijen Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052710/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/minus-verheijen-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 20 December 2019.
  2. Web site: Jan Verheijen . 30 November 2021 . Olympedia.