Frits Eddy Verheijen (born 21 March 1946) is a retired

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from the Netherlands. He competed at the

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in the 500 and 1500 meter events finishing in 25th and 19th place, respectively. Verheijen married Rieneke Demming, an international speed skater. Their two sons, Frank and

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, also became prominent speed skaters.

Personal records

Source
Verheijen has a score of 170.491 points on the Adelskalender

Tournament overview

* ISSL = International Speed Skating League efunct* NC = No classification * DNQ = Did not qualify for the final distance source:

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1946 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1972 Winter Olympics People from Vaals Sportspeople from Limburg (Netherlands) 20th-century Dutch sportsmen {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub