Willy van Bladel
Wilhelmus Christiaan Franciscus "Willy" van Bladel (born 26 March 1960 in Eindhoven) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles. With Huub Lambriex as crew, Van Bladel took the 11th place in the Tornado. At the 1988 Olympics in Pusan Van Bladel made his second appearance in the Olympic regattas with his brother Cees van Bladel as crew. They took 9th place.
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Full name | Wilhelmus Christiaan Franciscus van Bladel | ||||||||||||||||
Nickname(s) | Wil | ||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||
Born | Eindhoven, Netherlands | 26 March 1960||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.76 m (5.8 ft) | ||||||||||||||||
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Class(es) | 470; Tornado | ||||||||||||||||
Competition record
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Updated on 2014-01-31. |
Sailing career
After sailing Vaurien and 470 with his brother Cees van Bladel Van Bladel then moved into the Tornado.
Professional life
Van Bladel studied BBA, Business Administration at the Nyenrode University (1978–1981). He nowadays is owner of the company Hoblad b.v..
Since 2007, Wil is head coach of the Flemish Olympic team (VYF). He is the primary coach of Evi Van Acker.[1]
References
- "BRONZEN EVI VAN ACKER". HLN. Retrieved 2019-10-25.
Sources
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Willy van Bladel Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
- "Oranje équipe met 207 personen op de Zomerspelen". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-07-11. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "Toppers bijeen in Hyeres Olympisch zeilexamen". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-04-19. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "Aspiraties". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-04-30. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "Verwachtingen voor Los Angeles hoog gespannen Gouden kansen voor olympische zeilptoeg". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-07-28. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "Zeilcoach rekent op een medaille". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-07-31. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "Zeilers smeken om meer wind". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-08-03. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "Zeilers verspelen kansen op medaille Tijdperk 'Vliegende Hollanders' voorbij". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-08-08. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "Surfgoud kan impuls geven Watersport wacht op frisse wind". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-08-11. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 1: Organization and Planning (part 1) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 1: Organization and Planning (part 2) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 1: Organization and Planning (part 3) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results (part 1) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results (part 2) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- Official Report Los Angeles 1984, Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results (part 3) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
- "De Nederlandse olympische zeilploeg". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1988-09-10. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- "Nederlandse zeilploeg met lege handen naar huis". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1988-09-28. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- Official Report, Volume 1: Organization and Planning (PDF). Seoul: Olympic Organizing Committee. 1989. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- Official Report, Volume 2: Competition, Summary and Results (PDF). Seoul: Seoul Olympic Organizing Committee. 1989. Retrieved 2014-01-31.
- "Wil van Bladel". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.