Herman Boelen (born 12 May 1939) is a retired Dutch rower. He competed at the 1964 Summer Olympics in the coxless fours, together with Jim Enters, Sipke Castelein and Sjoerd Wartena, and finished in fourth place. He won a European bronze in the coxless pairs with Enters in 1963.

Boelen's daughter Femke is also an Olympic rower. After retiring from compe*ions he worked as a rowing coach with the national junior team and as the chairman of his rowing club Willem III in Amsterdam. In 2005 he became Knight of the Order of Orange-N*au.

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