Eduardus Ludovicus Baron van Voorst tot Voorst (17 November 1874 – 2 April 1945) was a Dutch sport shooter who competed at the

1908 Summer Olympics The 1908 Summer Olympics (officially the Games of the IV Olympiad and also known as London 1908) were an international multi-sport event held in London, England, United Kingdom, from 27 April to 31 October 1908. The 1908 Games were ori ...

and the

1920 Summer Olympics The 1920 Summer Olympics (french: Jeux olympiques d'été de 1920; nl, Olympische Zomerspelen van 1920; german: Olympische Sommerspiele 1920), officially known as the Games of the VII Olympiad (french: Jeux de la VIIe olympiade; nl, Spelen van ...

. He was born in Bagoe, Kraksaän, Probolinggo,

Dutch East Indies The Dutch East Indies, also known as the Netherlands East Indies ( nl, Nederlands(ch)-Indië; ), was a Dutch colony consisting of what is now Indonesia. It was formed from the nationalised trading posts of the Dutch East India Company, which ...

and died in Warnsveld. He was the older brother of

Franciscus van Voorst tot Voorst van Voorst tot Voorst is an old Dutch noble family from the Dutch province of Overijssel. History The family has been noble since at least the 14th century (" Uradel"). The first documented ancestor is Fredericus van Hekeren van der Ese (in 13 ...

. In 1908 he finished fourth with the Dutch team in the team trap shooting event. In the individual trap competition he finished 15th. Twelve years later he finished sixth as a member of the Dutch team in the team clay pigeons event.

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list of Dutch shooters
1874 births 1945 deaths Dutch male sport shooters Olympic shooters for the Netherlands Shooters at the 1908 Summer Olympics Shooters at the 1920 Summer Olympics Trap and double trap shooters Barons of Voorst tot Voorst People from Probolinggo Dutch people of the Dutch East Indies {{Netherlands-sportshooting-bio-stub