Harry Droog
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| File:Harry Droog 1968.jpg Harry Droog in 1968 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| 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]
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- 1944 births
- Living people
- People from Beemster
- Dutch male rowers
- Olympic rowers for the Netherlands
- Rowers at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Delft University of Technology alumni
- Olympic medalists in rowing
- Medalists at the 1968 Summer Olympics
- Rowers from North Holland
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen
- Dutch rowing Olympic medalist stubs