Minus Verheijen

{{short description|Dutch weightlifter}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=December 2019}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Minus Verheijen

| full_name = Dominicus "Minus" Verheijen

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| nationality = Dutch

| sport = Weightlifting

| birth_date = {{birth date|1889|11|18|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Horst, Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|1955|10|6|1889|11|18|df=yes}}

| death_place = The Hague, Netherlands

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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.{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/minus-verheijen-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418052710/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ve/minus-verheijen-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=18 April 2020 |title=Minus Verheijen Olympic Results |accessdate=20 December 2019}}

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. {{cite web |title=Jan Verheijen |url=https://www.olympedia.org/athletes/56408 |access-date=30 November 2021 |work=Olympedia}}

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