Adrie Voorting, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Adrie Voorting

Racing cyclist

Date of Birth: 15-Feb-1931

Place of Birth: Haarlem, County of Holland, Netherlands

Date of Death: 01-Aug-1961

Profession: sport cyclist, track cyclist

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

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.
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.