Wim van der Voort

In this Dutch name, the surname is van der Voort, not Voort.
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

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.

  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)