Adolf van der Voort van Zijp

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Adolf van der Voort van Zijp medal table
Adolf van der Voort van Zijp 1928
Adolf van der Voort van Zijp 1928

Eventing rider

NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
Olympic Summer Games
gold 1924 Paris Eventing (individual)
gold 1924 Paris Eventing (team)
gold 1928 Amsterdam Eventing (team)

Adolf Dirk Coenraad van der Voort van Zijp (born September 1, 1892 in Klambir Lima , Sumatra Utara , † March 8, 1978 in Monaco ) was a Dutch eventing rider. He took part in the 1924 Summer Olympics in Paris with his horse Silver Piece , where he won the gold medal in both individual and team competitions. The latter success he was able to repeat at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam , while he finished fourth in the individual. Again he rode Silver Piece .

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SURNAME Voort van Zijp, Adolf van der
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Voort van Zijp, Adolf Dirk Coenraad van der (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch eventing rider
DATE OF BIRTH September 1, 1892
PLACE OF BIRTH Klambir Lima , Sumatra Utara
DATE OF DEATH March 8, 1978
Place of death Monaco