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Born | Haarlem, the Netherlands | 15 February 1931
Died | 1 August 1961 Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands | (aged 30)
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Discipline | Road and track |
Adrianus ("Adri" or "Adrie") Voorting (15 February 1931 – 1 August 1961) was a road bicycle and track cyclist from the Netherlands, who represented his native country at the 1952 Summer Olympics in Helsinki, Finland.[1] There he was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the men's 4,000 m team pursuit, alongside Jan Plantaz, Daan de Groot and Jules Maenen. In the individual road race Voorting ended up in 49th place.
He died a few days after a traffic accident, aged 30. His elder brother Gerrit was also an Olympic cyclist.[1]