Wim van der Voort explained

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.

Notes and References

  1. News: Olympisch medaillewinnaar Wim van der Voort overleden . Dutch . October 25, 2016 . . October 25, 2016 .
  2. http://www.databaseolympics.com/games/gamessport.htm?g=32&sp=SPE "1952 Winter Olympics  - Oslo, Norway  - Speed Skating"