Hennie Dompeling

Hennie Dompeling
Personal information
Full nameHendrikus Dompeling
Nationality Netherlands
Born(1966-04-09)9 April 1966
Haarlemmermeer, The
Netherlands
Died25 March 2023(2023-03-25) (aged 56)
Haarlemmermeer, The
Netherlands
Height1.84 m (6 ft 12 in)
Weight126 kg (278 lb)
Sport
SportShooting
EventSkeet (SK125)
ClubKSV Claybusters
Coached byNella Heemskerk
Medal record
Men's shooting
Representing the  Netherlands
World Championships
1991 PerthSK
1995 NicosiaSK125
European Championships
1995 LahtiSK125
1990 UddevallaSK
1991 BolognaSK
1995 LisbonSK125

Hendrikus "Hennie" Dompeling (9 April 1966 25 March 2023) was a Dutch sport shooter. He was born in Haarlemmermeer. He has competed for the Netherlands in skeet shooting at five Olympics (1988 to 2004), and has been close to an Olympic medal in 2000 (finishing in fourth place). Outside the Olympic career, Dompeling has produced a phenomenal record of twenty-one medals in a major international competition: two bronze at the World Championships, a total of four (two golds and two silver) at the ISSF World Cup final, a total of nine (five golds, three silver, one bronze) at numerous ISSF World Cup meets, and a total of six (two golds, one silver, and three bronze) under both junior and senior category at the European Championships.