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.

Wim van der Voort
Wim van der Voort in 1952.
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born(1923-03-24)24 March 1923
's-Gravenzande, Netherlands
Died23 October 2016(2016-10-23) (aged 93)
Delft, Netherlands
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Medal record
Men's speed skating
Representing the  Netherlands
Men’s Speed skating
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1952 Oslo 1500 m
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1953 Helsinki Allround
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 1951 Oslo Allround
Silver medal – second place 1953 Hamar Allround

References edit

  1. ^ "Olympisch medaillewinnaar Wim van der Voort overleden". De Gelderlander (in Dutch). October 25, 2016. Retrieved October 25, 2016.
  2. ^ "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