Ab Ekels Explained

Ab Ekels
Fullname:	Albert Sybrandus Ekels
Nationality:	Dutch
Birth Date:	5 December 1950
Birth Place:	Hilversum, Netherlands
Height:	1.9m (06.2feet)
Classes:	Tempest, Star, Dragon
Club:	"Koninklijke Watersport Vereniging Loosdrecht"
Show-Medals:	yes
Updated:	2013-12-21

Albert Sybrandus "Ab" Ekels (born 5 December 1950, in Hilversum) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Canada. With helmsman Ben Staartjes Ekels took the 8th place in the Tempest. Ekels later specialized in the Star and Dragon together with fellow crew members Harald de Vlaming and helmsman Pieter Keijzer.

Ab Ekels was head of the Dutch Olympic Sailing Team for the 2012 Summer Olympics.

Sources

• Ab Ekels . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105116/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ek/ab-ekels-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2014-01-09.
• Web site: Nederlandse delegatie . Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland . 1976-07-12 . Dutch . 2014-01-29.
• Web site: Olympische zeilselectie . De Telegraaf . 1976-05-20 . Dutch . 2014-01-29.
• Web site: Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume I: Organization . COJO . Ottawa . 1978 . PDF . 2014-01-29.
• Web site: Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume II: Facilities . COJO . Ottawa . 1978 . PDF . 2014-01-29.
• Web site: Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume III: Results . COJO . Ottawa . 1978 . PDF . 2014-01-29.
• Web site: Albert (Ab) S. Ekels . linkedin.com . 2014-01-29.