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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. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Wim van der Voort has received more than 12,053 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia. Wim van der Voort is the 74th most popular skater, the 736th most popular biography from Netherlands and the 5th most popular Dutch Skater.

Memorability Metrics

  • 12k

    Page Views (PV)

  • 45.20

    Historical Popularity Index (HPI)

  • 16

    Languages Editions (L)

  • 5.95

    Effective Languages (L*)

  • 1.51

    Coefficient of Variation (CV)

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Among SKATERS

Among skaters, Wim van der Voort ranks 74 out of 315. Before him are Emília Rotter, Ireen Wüst, Kaija Mustonen, Yuna Kim, Christa Luding-Rothenburger, and Steven Bradbury. After him are Cecilia Colledge, Andrei Bukin, Finn Helgesen, Midori Ito, Ekaterina Gordeeva, and Dick Button.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1923, Wim van der Voort ranks 330. Before him are Walter Jens, James Stockdale, Liviu Ciulei, Mukesh, Patrick Moore, and Ivor Bueb. After him are Carlo Pavesi, Ralph Giordano, Jorge Daponte, Fats Navarro, Alice Coachman, and Óscar González. Among people deceased in 2016, Wim van der Voort ranks 360. Before him are Roger Dumas, Howard Marks, Hugh O'Brian, Richard Davalos, Tina Anselmi, and Fritz Herkenrath. After him are Muhamed Mujić, Alphons Egli, Michael Herr, Stanley Mandelstam, Alain Decaux, and Marcel Artelesa.

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In Netherlands

Among people born in Netherlands, Wim van der Voort ranks 736 out of 1,427. Before him are Hendrik Marsman (1899), Jan Flinterman (1919), Gregory van der Wiel (1988), Theo Heemskerk (1852), J. Slauerhoff (1898), and Ed de Goey (1966). After him are Junkie XL (1967), Afrojack (1987), Giovanni van Bronckhorst (1975), Louis Meijer (1809), C. George Boeree (1952), and Jan Zwartkruis (1926).

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Among SKATERS In Netherlands

Among skaters born in Netherlands, Wim van der Voort ranks 5. Before him are Ard Schenk (1944), Sjoukje Dijkstra (1942), Kees Verkerk (1942), and Ireen Wüst (1986). After him are Stien Kaiser (1938), Sven Kramer (1986), Kees Broekman (1927), Carry Geijssen (1947), Petra Burka (1946), Irene Schouten (1992), and Annie Borckink (1951).

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