Frank de Vos

Frank de Vos (born Augustus 8, 1956 in Delft) is a sailor from the Netherlands, who represented his country at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Kingston, Ontario, Canada as substitute for the Dutch Flying Dutchman team of Erik Vollebregt and Sjoerd Vollebregt. In 1980 De Vos returned to the Olympics as substitute for the Dutch Flying Dutchman.

Frank de Vos
Personal information
Full nameFrank de Vos
NationalityDutch
Born (1956-08-08) 8 August 1956
Leiden
Height1.93 m (6 ft 4 in)
Sailing career
Class(es)Flying Dutchman
ClubWatersport Vereniging Braassemermeer
CoachJack van Hellemond
Updated on 2014-01-29.

Sailing career

De Vos started sailing in the Solo. In this class De Vos took the Dutch Championship 1975.

Controversy

Several countries did boycott the 1980 Summer Olympics, others like France did not go since they found the competition devaluated. As result only half of the expected fleet was present during the Olympic regattas.

Professional life

De Vos studied Law at the Leiden University and is nowadays partner at Clifford Chance LLP, Amsterdam.

Sources
  • "Nederlandse delegatie" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland. 1976-07-12. Retrieved 2014-01-28.
  • Gerrit Pranger (ed.). Journaal 1978 (in Dutch). Amsterdam: Koninklijk Nederlands Watersport Verbond, Uitgeverij Interdijk b.v.
  • "Nederlandse delegatie" (in Dutch). Leeuwarder courant : hoofdblad van Friesland. 1976-07-12. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Olympische zeilselectie" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 1976-05-20. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume I: Organization" (PDF). Ottawa: COJO. 1978. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume II: Facilities" (PDF). Ottawa: COJO. 1978. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Montréal 1976 Official Report,Volume III: Results" (PDF). Ottawa: COJO. 1978. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Zeilers: ,We gaan'" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 1980-05-16. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Zeilploeg bleef buiten de medailles" (in Dutch). De Telegraaf. 1980-07-30. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Staartjes: "Het heeft niet meegezeten" Geen medailles voor Nederlandse zeilers" (in Dutch). De waarheid. 1980-07-31. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Franse zeilploeg blijft thuis" (in Dutch). Amigoe. 1980-05-22. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Games of the XXII Olympiad,Volume I: Moscow, Tallinn, Leningrad, Kiev and Minsk" (PDF). Fizkultura i Sport Publishers. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Games of the XXII Olympiad,Volume II: Organisation" (PDF). Fizkultura i Sport Publishers. 1981. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-10-17. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Games of the XXII Olympiad,Volume III: Participants and Results" (PDF). Fizkultura i Sport Publishers. 1981. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Frank de Vos". www.linkedin.com. Retrieved 2014-01-29.
  • "Clifford Change LLP". www.cliffordchance.com. Retrieved 2014-01-30.


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