Willy van Bladel

Willy van Bladel

Personal information
Full name	Wilhelmus Christiaan Franciscus van Bladel
Nickname(s)	Wil
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1960-03-26) March 26, 1960 Eindhoven, Netherlands
Height	1.76 m (5.8 ft)
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 March 26, 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, Businee Administration at the Nyenrode University (1978–1981). He nowadays is owner of the company Hoblad b.v..

Sources

• "Willy van Bladel Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Retrieved 2014-01-09. 
• "Oranje équipe met 207 personen op de Zomerspelen". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-07-11. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 
• "Toppers bijeen in Hyeres Olympisch zeilexamen". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-04-19. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 
• "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. 
• "Zeilers smeken om meer wind". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-08-03. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 
• "Zeilers verspelen kansen op medaille Tijdperk 'Vliegende Hollanders' voorbij". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-08-08. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 
• "Surfgoud kan impuls geven Watersport wacht op frisse wind". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-08-11. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 
• Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 1: Organization and Planning (part 1) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 
• Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 1: Organization and Planning (part 2) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 2014-01-30. 
• Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 1: Organization and Planning (part 3) (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 1) (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 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. 

<1980 1984 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1988> Windglider Male Surfer: Stephan van den Berg Finn Helmsman: Mark Neeleman 470 Helmsman: John Stavenuiter Crew: Guido Alkemade Flying Dutchman No Dutch Representation Tornado Helmsman: Willy van Bladel Crew: Huub Lambriex Star Helmsman: Boudewijn Binkhorst Crew: Willem van Walt Meijer Soling No Dutch Representation Substitutes Windglider Male: Onno Tellier Finn: Ron van Manen 470: Cees van Bladel Tornado: Sjaak Haakman Officials Chef d' équipe: André du Pon Coach: Henri van der Aat Bart Jan Wilton Team size Female: 0 Male: 8 Officials: 0 Total: 7 Medals 01 !: 1 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 1 Sources "Oranje équipe met 207 personen op de Zomerspelen". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1984-07-11. Retrieved 2014-01-30.

<1984 1988 Dutch Olympic Sailing Team 1992> Division II Male Surfer: Bart Verschoor Finn Helmsman: Roy Heiner 470 Female Helmsman: Henny Vegter Crew: Marion Bultman 470 Male Helmsman: Robert Drontmann Crew: Mark Drontmann Flying Dutchman Helmsman: Henry Koning Crew: Hans Schelling Tornado Helmsman: Willy van Bladel Crew: Cees van Bladel Star Helmsman: Steven Bakker Crew: Kobus Vandenberg Soling No Dutch Representation Substitutes Division II Male: Paul Tellier 470 Female: Ester de Block van Kuffeler 470 Male/Flying Dutchman/Tornado: Guido Alkemade Finn/Star Peter Peet Officials Chef d'équipe: André du Pon Coach: Henri van der Aat Team size Female: 3 Male: 13 Officials: 2 Total: 18 Medals 01 !: 0 02 !: 0 03 !: 0 Total: 0 Sources "OLYMPISCHE PLOEG NAAR RECORDOMVANG". De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 1988-08-05. Retrieved 2014-01-21.