Willy van Bladel

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Willy van Bladel
Personal information
Full nameWilhelmus Christiaan Franciscus van Bladel
NicknameWil
Born (1960-03-26) 26 March 1960 (age 64)
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height1.76 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Class(es) 470; Tornado
Competition record
Sailing
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games Olympic rings without rims.svg
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.

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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]

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References

  1. "BRONZEN EVI VAN ACKER". HLN. Retrieved 2019-10-25.

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