Ramón Balcells Rodón

Ramón Balcells Rodón (17 November 1919 in Valls – 31 March 1999 in Barcelona) was a sailor from Spain.^[1]

FullnameRamón Balcells Rodón

NicknameBalcells

NationalitySpanish

Born(1919-11-17)17 November 1919

Valls, Spain

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Ramón Balcells Rodón

Personal information
Full name	Ramón Balcells Rodón
Nickname	Balcells
Nationality	Spanish
Born	(1919-11-17)17 November 1919 Valls, Spain
Died	31 March 1999(1999-03-31) (aged 79) Barcelona, Spain
Height	1.76 m (5.8 ft)
Sailing career
Sport	Sailing
Club	Real Club Marítimo de Barcelona
Classes	Snipe, Finn, Soling

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Balcells won the Snipe Spanish National Championship in 1945 and represented his country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Harmaja. Balcells took 10th place in the Finn. With his son Ramón Balcells and Juan Llort as fellow crew members, Balcells returned to the 1972 Summer Olympics in Kiel. Balcells then took 9th place in the Soling.