Adolf van der Voort van Zijp (1 September 1892 in Klambir Lima,

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– 8 March 1978 in

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) was a Dutch

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who competed in the

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and in the

1928 Summer Olympics The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...

Biography

Born into a Dutch patrician family, he was first and foremost a military man, and like the other members of his Olympic team he served in the Dutch armed forces. At the Olympics of 1924 first Olympic games he was a lieutenant in the Second Regiment of the Huzares. Eventually he would be promoted to Inspector of the Cavalry. In the

he won the gold medal in the individual three-day event as well as in the team three-day event. Four years later he again won the gold medal in the team three-day event and placed fourth in the individual three-day event. His compatriot Charles Pahud de Mortanges was awarded the gold medal in the latter case. In May 1940 Van der Voort van Zijp fought valiantly at the bloody

battle of the Grebbeberg The Battle of the Grebbeberg ( nl, Slag om de Grebbeberg) was a major engagement during the Battle of the Netherlands, which was a part of the World War II Operation ''Fall Gelb'' in 1940. Background In the 1930s, the Dutch government pursued ...

. After the German invasion of the Netherlands, he was imprisoned with other notables as a prisoner of war in Germany. Adolph van der Voort van Zijp died in Monaco on 8 March 1978.

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1892 births 1978 deaths Dutch male equestrians Dutch dressage riders Event riders Equestrians at the 1924 Summer Olympics Equestrians at the 1928 Summer Olympics Olympic equestrians of the Netherlands Olympic gold medalists for the Netherlands Olympic medalists in equestrian Royal Netherlands Army officers Royal Netherlands Army personnel of World War II Sportspeople from Medan Medalists at the 1928 Summer Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Dutch prisoners of war in World War II World War II prisoners of war held by Germany Sportspeople from North Sumatra Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies {{Netherlands-equestrian-bio-stub