Nationality: | Dutch |
Wim van der Voort | |
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Country: | Netherlands |
Birth Date: | 24 March 1923 |
Birth Place: | 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands |
Death Place: | Delft, Netherlands |
Willem "Wim" van der Voort (24 March 1923 – 23 October 2016) was a Dutch speed skater.[1] At the 1952 Olympics in Oslo Van der Voort was the silver medalist in the men's 1500 meters, finishing 0.2 seconds behind Hjalmar Andersen of Norway.[2] He received a bronze medal at the 1953 World Allround Championships, and silver medals at the 1951 and 1953 European Championships.