Hein Verbruggen | |
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| Born | 21 June 1941 |
| Died | 14 June 2017 (aged 75) |
| Alma mater | Nyenrode Business Universiteit |
| Occupation | Sports administrator |
Hein Verbruggen (21 June 1941 – 14 June 2017) was a Dutch sports administrator who was president of the Union Cycliste Internationale (UCI) from 1991 till 2005 and president of SportAccord from 2004 to 2013. He was an honorary member of the International Olympic Committee (IOC) since 2008. Previously, he was a member of the IOC and Chairman of the Coordination Commission for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad in Beijing in 2008. He is highly suspected to have protected Lance Armstrong.