Ben Staartjes

Ben Staartjes

Personal information
Full name	Bernard Staartjes
Nickname(s)	Benny, Big Ben
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1928-12-09)9 December 1928 Amsterdam, Netherlands
Died	March 17, 2014(2014-03-17) (aged 85) Kapellen, Belgium
Height	1.72 m (5.6 ft)
Class(es)	Tempest; Star
Club	Koninklijke Watersport Vereniging Loosdrecht
Medal record Competitor for  Netherlands World Championships Silver 1970 Quiberon Tempest European Championships Gold 1972 La Rochelle Tempest
Updated on 18 March 2014.

Bernard "Ben" Staartjes (9 December 1928, Amsterdam – 17 March 2014, Kapellen) ^[1] was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel, Germany. With crew Cees Kurpershoek he took the 5th place in the Tempest. In 1976 Staartjes represent the Netherlands again in the Tempest. This time with crew Ab Ekels They took 8th place. Later Staartjes specialized in the Star.

In 1980 Staartjes was Chef de Equipe of the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Tallinn. This was the first time, and so far the only time, the Netherlands was represented at all Olympic Sailing events.

Controversy

Several countries did boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics, others like France did not go since they found the competition devaluated. As result only half of the expected fleet was present during the Olympic regattas. It was the effort of Staartjes and Geert Bakker that the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team went to Tallinn.

Sources

• "Ben Staartjes Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 2014-01-09. 
• "OS-zeilers" (in Dutch). Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad. 1972-06-22. Retrieved 2014-01-28. 
• "GOED WERK VAN ZEILERS IN KIEL" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland. 1972-08-31. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "Topzeilers vallen tegen" (in Dutch). De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland. 1972-09-13. Retrieved 2014-01-21. 
• "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 1 The organization" (PDF). Munich: proSport. 1974. Retrieved 2014-01-28. 
• "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 2 The constructions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. 1974. Retrieved 2014-01-28. 
• "The official report of the Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXth Olympiad Munich 1972, Volume 3 The competitions" (PDF). Munich: proSport. 1974. Retrieved 2014-01-28. 
• "Nederlandse delegatie" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland. 1976-07-12. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Olympische zeilselectie" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 1976-05-20. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume I: Organization" (PDF). Ottawa: COJO. 1978. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume II: Facilities" (PDF). Ottawa: COJO. 1978. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume III: Results" (PDF). Ottawa: COJO. 1978. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Zeilers: ,We gaan’" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 1980-05-16. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Zeilploeg bleef buiten de medailles" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 1980-07-30. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Staartjes: "Het heeft niet meegezeten" Geen medailles voor Nederlandse zeilers" (in Dutch). De waarheid. 1980-07-31. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Franse zeilploeg blijft thuis" (in Dutch). Amigoe. 1980-05-22. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Games of the XXII Olympiad,Volume I: Moscow, Tallinn, Leningrad, Kiev and Minsk" (PDF). Fizkultura i Sport Publishers. 1981. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Games of the XXII Olympiad,Volume II: Organisation" (PDF). Fizkultura i Sport Publishers. 1981. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 
• "Games of the XXII Olympiad,Volume III: Participants and Results" (PDF). Fizkultura i Sport Publishers. 1981. Retrieved 2014-01-29. 

<1968 1972 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1976> Finn Helmsman: Kees Douze Flying Dutchman Helmsman: Fred Imhoff Crew: Simon Korver Tempest Helmsman: Ben Staartjes Crew: Cees Kurpershoek Star No Dutch Representation Soling No Dutch Representation Dragon No Dutch Representation Substitutes Finn: Kees Kruyer Officials Chef d'équipe: Tom Kasemier Coach: Jack van Hellemond Rules specialist: Klaas Schat Course area coach: Jacques Stap Team size Female: 0 Male: 6 Officials: 4 Total: 10 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 0 Reference "OS-zeilers" (in Dutch). Het vrije volk : democratisch-socialistisch dagblad. 1972-06-22. Retrieved 2014-01-28.  "GOED WERK VAN ZEILERS IN KIEL" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland. 1972-08-31. Retrieved 2014-01-21.  "Topzeilers vallen tegen" (in Dutch). De tijd : dagblad voor Nederland. 1972-09-13. Retrieved 2014-01-21.

<1972 1976 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1980> Finn No Dutch Representation 470 Helmsman: Joop van Werkhoven Crew: Robert van Werkhoven Flying Dutchman Helmsman: Erik Vollebregt Crew: Sjoerd Vollebregt Tornado No Dutch Representation Tempest Helmsman: Ben Staartjes Crew: Ab Ekels Soling Helmsman: Geert Bakker Crew: Pieter Keijzer Harald de Vlaming Substitutes 470: Jaap de Zeeuw Flying Dutchman, Tempest: Frank de Vos Soling: Dick Coster Officials Chef d'équipe: André du Pon Substitute Chef d'équipe: Gerald Leverland Trainer-Coach: Jack van Hellemond Rules specialist: Klaas Schat Physiotherapist: Bret van Lavieren Team size Female: 0 Male: 9 Officials: 8 Total: 17 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 0 Sources "Nederlandse delegatie" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland. 1976-07-12. Retrieved 2014-01-21.

<1976 1980 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1984> Finn Helmsman: Mark Neeleman 470 Helmsman: Henk van Gent Crew: Jan Willem van den Hondel Flying Dutchman Helmsman: Erik Vollebregt Crew: Sjoerd Vollebregt Tornado Helmsman: Willem van Walt Meijer Crew: Govert Brasser Star Helmsman: Boudewijn Binkhorst Crew: Kobus Vandenberg Soling Helmsman: Geert Bakker Crew: Dick Coster Steven Bakker Substitutes Flying Dutchman: Henri van der Aat Star: Kees Douze Soling: Frank de Vos Officials Chef de Equipe: Ben Staartjes Coach: Jack van Hellemond Ben de Roos Equipment: Gert Pauli Team size Female: 0 Male: 13 Officials: 3 Total: 19 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 0 Sources "Zeilers: ,We gaan’". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1980-05-16. Retrieved 2014-01-29.

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