Harald de Vlaming

Summary

Harald de Vlaming (28 June 1954 – 23 January 2023) was a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1976 Summer Olympics Kingston, Ontario, Canada. With helmsman Geert Bakker and fellow crew member Pieter Keijzer De Vlaming took the 5th place in the Soling. De Vlaming later specialized as crew in the Dragon, racing together with Ab Ekels and helmsman Pieter Keijzer.

Harald de Vlaming
De Vlaming in 1976
Personal information
Full nameHarald Frederik de Vlaming
NationalityDutch
Born(1954-06-28)28 June 1954
Baarn, Netherlands
Died23 January 2023(2023-01-23) (aged 68)
Obergurgl, Austria
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)Soling; Dragon
ClubKoninklijke Nederlandsche Zeil en Roei Vereeniging
CoachJack van Hellemond
Medal record
Sailing
Representing  Netherlands
European Championship
Silver medal – second place 1979 La Rochelle Soling
Updated on 2 February 2023.

Harald was retired from a career in the banking industry.

Sources edit

  • "Harald de Vlaming Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  • "Nederlandse delegatie" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland. 12 July 1976. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  • "Olympische zeilselectie" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 20 May 1976. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  • "Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume I: Organization" (PDF). Ottawa: COJO. 1978. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  • "Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume II: Facilities" (PDF). Ottawa: COJO. 1978. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  • "Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume III: Results" (PDF). Ottawa: COJO. 1978. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  • "Uitslagen Nederlandse Draken Club". Uitslagen. dragonclass.nl. Retrieved 9 January 2014.
  • "Harald de Vlaming". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  • "In memoriam Harald de Vlaming". Nederlandse Vereniging Van Olympische Deelnemers (in Dutch). 12 February 2023. Retrieved 1 June 2023.