Wim van der Voort
Dutch speed skater
Wim van der Voort in 1952. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1923-03-24)24 March 1923 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 23 October 2016(2016-10-23) (aged 93) Delft, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
|
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". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
- ^ "1952 Winter Olympics – Oslo, Norway – Speed Skating" Archived 2007-04-07 at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved on February 27, 2008)
Olympic Games | ||
---|---|---|
Preceded by | Flagbearer for Netherlands Oslo 1952 | Succeeded by |
- v
- t
- e
This article about a Dutch Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e
This article about a Winter Olympic medalist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |
- v
- t
- e