Cees van Bladel

Cees van Bladel
Personal information
Full name Cornelis Wilhelmus Nicolaas van Bladel
Nationality Dutch
Born May 2, 1962
Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height 1.89 m (6.2 ft)
Class(es) Tornado
Updated on 2014-01-10.

Cornelis Wilhelmus Nicolaas "Cees" van Bladel (born May 2, 1962, in Eindhoven) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Pusan. With his older brother Willy van Bladel as crew, Van Bladel took the 9th place in the Tornado. Earlier during the 1984 Olympics Van Bladel vas a substitute for the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team.

Sailing career

After sailing Vaurien and 470 with his brother Willy van Bladel he made the move to the Tornado.

Professional life

Van Bladel holds an Bachelor's degree at the Fontys Hogescholen (1980–1984) and a Master's degree at the Vrije Universiteit (1984–1988) in Human Movement Science. Van Bladel held the following positions:

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