Adrie Voorting

{{Short description|Dutch cyclist (1931–1961)}}

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| caption = Adri Voorting in 1952

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| birth_date = {{Birth date|1931|2|15|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Haarlem, the Netherlands

| death_date = {{death date and age|1961|8|1|1931|2|15|df=yes}}

| death_place = Bergen op Zoom, the Netherlands

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| discipline = Road and track

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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.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/adrie-voorting-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200418105004/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/vo/adrie-voorting-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-18 |title=Adrie Voorting Olympic Results |accessdate=2012-12-28 |work=sports-reference.com}} 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.

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