Wim van der Voort, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Wim van der Voort

Dutch speed skater

Date of Birth: 24-Mar-1923

Place of Birth: 's-Gravenzande, South Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 23-Oct-2016

Profession: speed skater

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aries

Willem "Wim" van der Voort (24 March 1923 – 23 October 2016) was a Dutch speed skater.
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.
He received a bronze medal at the 1953 World Allround Championships, and silver medals at the 1951 and 1953 European Championships.