Willy van Bladel

Willy van Bladel

Personal information
Full name	Wilhelmus Christiaan Franciscus van Bladel
Nickname(s)	Wil
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1960-03-26) 26 March 1960 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 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.

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's the primary coach of Evi Van Acker, sailing for gold in Rio...

Sources

• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Willy van Bladel Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2014-01-09.
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• "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.
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• "Surfgoud kan impuls geven Watersport wacht op frisse wind". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-08-11. Retrieved 2014-01-30.
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• 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.