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

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)
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