Eric Franciscus Maria Verdonk (28 May 1959 – 3 April 2020) was a New Zealand rower who won bronze medals in the single sculls events at the 1988 Summer Olympics, 1986 Commonwealth Games, and 1990 World Rowing Championships.

Verdonk began rowing at Westlake Boys High School in Forrest Hill, Auckland.

He won his heat, came third in his semi-final,[4] and finished third in the final[3][5] behind Thomas Lange and Peter-Michael Kolbe.

[6] In total, he competed at five World Rowing Championships,[7] and his best result was third, at the 1990 in Tasmania, Australia.

[5] Another year, Verdonk came second in the single sculls event at the Henley Royal Regatta.