Adrie Voorting Explained

Adri Voorting
Birth Date:15 February 1931
Birth Place:Haarlem, the Netherlands
Death Place:Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands
Discipline:Road and track

Adrianus ("Adri" or "Adrie") Voorting (15 February 1931  - 1 August 1961) was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1] There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's 4,000 m team pursuit, alongside Jan Plantaz, Daan de Groot and Jules Maenen. In the individual road race Voorting ended up in 49th place.

He died a few days after a traffic accident, aged 30. His elder brother Gerrit was also an Olympic cyclist.[1]

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  1. Web site: Adrie Voorting Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/adrie-voorting-1.html . dead . 2020-04-18 . 2012-12-28 . sports-reference.com.