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| Full name | Wilhelmus Christiaan Franciscus van Bladel | |||||||||||||||||
| Nickname | Wil | |||||||||||||||||
| Born | 26 March 1960 Eindhoven, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.76 m (5.8 ft) | |||||||||||||||||
| Sailing career | ||||||||||||||||||
| Class(es) | 470; Tornado | |||||||||||||||||
Competition record
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| 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.