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Dutch speed skater
Leo Visser
Leo Visser in 1988
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Full name
| Leendert Visser
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Nationality
| Dutch
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Born
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1966-01-13
)
13 January 1966
(age 58)
Haastrecht
, Netherlands
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Spouse
| Sandra Voetelink
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Country
| Netherlands
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Sport
| Speed skating
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Turned pro
| 1986
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Retired
| 1992
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Personal
best(s)
| 500 m: 38.65 (1992)
1000 m: 1:16.21 (1992)
1500 m: 1:54.65 (1990)
3000 m: 3:59.27 (1987)
5000 m: 6:44.98 (1988)
10 000 m: 13:58.47 (1988)
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Leendert "Leo" Visser
(born 13 January 1966) is a Dutch former
speed skater
, who in 1989 won the
World Allround championships
and
European championships
.
[1]
At the
1988 Olympics
in
Calgary
he won a silver medal in the 5000 m and a bronze medal in the 10 000 meter. Four years later, at the
1992 Olympics
in
Albertville
, Visser won a bronze medal in both the 1,500 and the 5,000 metres, behind Norwegians
Johann Olav Koss
and
Geir Karlstad
.
[1]
Nationally, he won the allround titles in 1988, 1989 and 1991, as well as four distance titles.
[1]
After his career as a speed skater, Visser became a pilot and he is now captain on the
Boeing 777
for Dutch airline
KLM
. In 2002, he was the chef de mission for the Dutch Olympic team. His wife,
Sandra Voetelink
, is also a former Olympic speed skater.
[1]
Records
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Personal records
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Personal records
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Men's
Speed skating
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Event
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Result
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Date
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Location
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Notes
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500 meter
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38.65
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31 January 1992
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Davos
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1000 meter
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1:16.21
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2 January 1992
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Heerenveen
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1500 meter
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1:54.65
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19 January 1990
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Heerenveen
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3000 meter
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3:59.27
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19 March 1987
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Heerenveen
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5000 meter
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6:44.98
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13 February 1988
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Calgary
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10000 meter
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13:58.47
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2 January 1988
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Heerenveen
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Source:
[2]
Visser has a score of 159.287 points on the
Adelskalender
World records
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Tournament overview
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Source:
[3]
Medals won
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Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
[4]
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to
Leo Visser
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External links
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- "Leo Visser"
. speedskatingstats.com
. Retrieved
28 January
2021
.