Adrie Voorting

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.[1] 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.

Adri Voorting
Adri Voorting in 1956
Personal information
Born(1931-02-15)15 February 1931
Haarlem, the Netherlands
Died1 August 1961(1961-08-01) (aged 30)
Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands
Team information
DisciplineRoad and track

He died a few days after a traffic accident, aged 30. His elder brother Gerrit was also an Olympic cyclist.[1]

See also

References

  1. "Adrie Voorting Olympic Results". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18. Retrieved 2012-12-28.
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