Wim van der Voort

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
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 Men's speed skating Representing the  Netherlands Men’s Speed skating Olympic Games 1952 Oslo 1500 m World Championships 1953 Helsinki Allround European Championships 1951 Oslo Allround 1953 Hamar Allround

References

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 Jan Langedijk	Flagbearer for  Netherlands Oslo 1952	Succeeded by Kees Broekman