Wim van der Voort
Dutch speed skater
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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.
NationalityDutch
Born24 March 1923
's-Gravenzande, Netherlands
Died23 October 2016 (aged 93)
Delft, Netherlands
CountryNetherlands
Wim van der Voort in 1952. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 24 March 1923 's-Gravenzande, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 October 2016 (aged 93) Delft, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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