 Harry Droog in 1968 | ||||||||||||
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| Born | 17 December 1944 Beemster, the Netherlands | |||||||||||
| Height | 1.91 m (6 ft 3 in) | |||||||||||
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) | |||||||||||
| Sport | ||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||
| Club | Proteus-Eretes, Delft | |||||||||||
Medal record
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Henricus Antonius "Harry" Droog (born 17 December 1944) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics and won a silver medal in the double sculls event, together with Leendert van Dis. [1] In 1975 he won the Silver Goblets and Nickalls' Challenge Cup at the Henley Royal Regatta with Roel Luijnenburg.
In 2025, he set a world record for indoor rowing marathon (42,195 meters) for 80-84 year old men. His time was 2:59:37.7. [2] He also set records for most meters in one hour [3] and fastest half-marathon (21,097 meters ) in the 80-84 year old age bracket. [4]
