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Willy van Bladel

Personal information
Full name	Wilhelmus Christiaan Franciscus van Bladel
Nickname	Wil
Born	(1960-03-26) 26 March 1960 (age 64) Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es)	470; Tornado
Competition record Sailing Representing  Netherlands Olympic Games 1984 Long Beach Tornado 9th 1988 Pusan Tornado
Updated on 2014-01-31

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.

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.

References

1. "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.

v t e <1980 1984 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1988>
Windglider Male	Surfer: Stephan van den Berg
Finn	Helmsman: Mark Neeleman
470	Helmsman: John Stavenuiter Crew: Guido Alkemade
Flying Dutchman	No Dutch Representation
Tornado	Helmsman: Willy van Bladel Crew: Huub Lambriex
Star	Helmsman: Boudewijn Binkhorst Crew: Willem van Walt Meijer
Soling	No Dutch Representation
Substitutes	Windglider Male: Onno Tellier Finn: Ron van Manen 470: Cees van Bladel Tornado: Sjaak Haakman
Officials	Chef d' équipe: André du Pon Coach: Henri van der Aat Bart Jan Wilton
Team size	Female: 0 Male: 8 Officials: 0 Total: 7
Medals	: 1 : 0 : 0 Total: 1
Sources	"Oranje équipe met 207 personen op de Zomerspelen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-07-11. Retrieved 2014-01-30.

v t e <1984 1988 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1992>
Division II Male	Surfer: Bart Verschoor
Finn	Helmsman: Roy Heiner
470 Female	Helmsman: Henny Vegter Crew: Marion Bultman
470 Male	Helmsman: Robert Drontmann Crew: Mark Drontmann
Flying Dutchman	Helmsman: Henry Koning Crew: Hans Schelling
Tornado	Helmsman: Willy van Bladel Crew: Cees van Bladel
Star	Helmsman: Steven Bakker Crew: Kobus Vandenberg
Soling	No Dutch Representation
Substitutes	Division II Male: Paul Tellier 470 Female: Ester de Block van Kuffeler 470 Male/Flying Dutchman/Tornado: Guido Alkemade Finn/Star Peter Peet
Officials	Chef d'équipe: André du Pon Coach: Henri van der Aat
Team size	Female: 3 Male: 13 Officials: 2 Total: 18
Medals	: 0 : 0 : 0 Total: 0
Sources	"OLYMPISCHE PLOEG NAAR RECORDOMVANG". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1988-08-05. Retrieved 2014-01-21.

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