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Wim van der Voort

1923 - 2016

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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. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 18 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Wim van der Voort is the 92nd most popular skater (up from 100th in 2024), the 822nd most popular biography from Netherlands (up from 884th in 2019) and the 4th most popular Dutch Skater.

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Wim van der Voort ranks 92 out of 483. Before him are Wolfgang Schwarz, Felix Kaspar, Ria Baran, Eva Pawlik, Cecilia Colledge, and Barbara Wagner. After him are Alexei Ulanov, Alexander Hurd, Vera Ralston, Hana Mašková, Yuna Kim, and Sissy Schwarz.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Wim van der Voort ranks 376. Before him are Adolfo Schwelm Cruz, Paddy Chayefsky, Eugénio de Andrade, Zeffiro Furiassi, Murray Walker, and John Holt. After him are Eric Wolf, Hrant Shahinyan, Ine Schäffer, Buddy DeFranco, Rose Marie, and Harish-Chandra. Among people deceased in 2016, Wim van der Voort ranks 413. Before him are Burt Kwouk, Tapio Mäkelä, Kiichirō Furukawa, Piers Sellers, Henning Christophersen, and Siegbert Horn. After him are Gideon Toury, Paulo Emilio, Engelbert Kraus, Fazu Aliyeva, George Voinovich, and Tom Hayden.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Wim van der Voort ranks 822 out of 1,646. Before him are Royston Drenthe (1987), Bas van Fraassen (1941), John van Loen (1965), Berry van Aerle (1962), Ronald Brautigam (1954), and Janine Jansen (1978). After him are Ryan Babel (1986), Charles Pahud de Mortanges (1896), Jan van Beveren (1948), Adrie van Kraay (1953), Antonius van den Broek (1870), and Renée Soutendijk (1957).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Wim van der Voort ranks 4. Before him are Sjoukje Dijkstra (1942), Ard Schenk (1944), and Stien Kaiser (1938). After him are Kees Verkerk (1942), Kees Broekman (1927), Ans Schut (1944), Carry Geijssen (1947), Annie Borckink (1951), Petra Burka (1946), Ireen Wüst (1986), and Sven Kramer (1986).

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