Cees van Bladel

Cornelis Wilhelmus Nicolaas "Cees" van Bladel (born 2 May 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 a 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:

• Taakveldcoordinator sector welzijn, Eindhoven (1991–2005)
• Projectmanager, Sports and Technology (2005 – present)
• Owner Planeer b.v. (2005 – present)
• Director InnoSportLab Sailing (2009 – present)
• Owner, Director Volans Solutions b.v (2010 – present)

Sources

• "Cees van Bladel Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Retrieved 10 January 2014. 
• "Oranje équipe met 207 personen op de Zomerspelen". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 11 July 1984. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
• "Toppers bijeen in Hyeres Olympisch zeilexamen". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 19 April 1984. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
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• "Zeilers smeken om meer wind". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 3 August 1984. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
• "Zeilers verspelen kansen op medaille Tijdperk 'Vliegende Hollanders' voorbij". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 8 August 1984. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
• "Surfgoud kan impuls geven Watersport wacht op frisse wind". Dagblad De Telegraaf (in Dutch). 11 August 1984. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
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• Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 1: Organization and Planning (part 2) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
• Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 1: Organization and Planning (part 3) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
• Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results (part 1) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
• Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results (part 2) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
• Official Report Los Angeles 1984,Volume 2: Competition and Summary and Results (part 3) (PDF). Los Angeles: Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee. 1985. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 
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• "Cees van Bladel". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 30 January 2014. 

<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.