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]