Ab Ekels

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Ab Ekels
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Full nameAlbert Sybrandus Ekels
NationalityDutch
Born (1950-12-05) 5 December 1950 (age 73)
Hilversum, Netherlands
Height1.90 m (6.2 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) Tempest, Star, Dragon
Club"Koninklijke Watersport Vereniging Loosdrecht"
Updated on 2013-12-21

Albert Sybrandus "Ab" Ekels (born 5 December 1950, in Hilversum) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Canada. With helmsman Ben Staartjes Ekels took the 8th place in the Tempest. Ekels later specialized in the Star and Dragon together with fellow crew members Harald de Vlaming and helmsman Pieter Keijzer.

Ab Ekels was head of the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

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