Wim van der Voort
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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24 March 1923 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died |
23 October 2016 (aged 93) Delft, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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.
References
- ↑ "Olympisch medaillewinnaar Wim van der Voort overleden" (in Dutch). De Gelderlander. October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ↑ "1952 Winter Olympics – Oslo, Norway – Speed Skating" (Retrieved on February 27, 2008)
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| Preceded by Jan Langedijk |
Flagbearer for  NetherlandsOslo 1952 |
Succeeded by Kees Broekman |
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