Leo Visser
| File:Leo Visser 1988.jpg Leo Visser in 1988 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Full name | Leendert Visser | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 January 1966 Haastrecht, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse | Sandra Voetelink | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 1986 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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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
Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
| Men's Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 meter | 38.65 | 31 January 1992 | Davos | |
| 1000 meter | 1:16.21 | 2 January 1992 | Heerenveen | |
| 1500 meter | 1:54.65 | 19 January 1990 | Heerenveen | |
| 3000 meter | 3:59.27 | 19 March 1987 | Heerenveen | |
| 5000 meter | 6:44.98 | 13 February 1988 | Calgary | |
| 10000 meter | 13:58.47 | 2 January 1988 | Heerenveen | |
Source:[2] Visser has a score of 159.287 points on the Adelskalender
World records
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5000 meter | 6:47.01 | 14 February 1987 | Heerenveen | |
| 3000 meter | 3:59.27 | 19 March 1987 | Heerenveen |
Tournament overview
Source:[3]
Medals won
| Championship | Gold 1st place, gold medalist(s) |
Silver 2nd place, silver medalist(s) |
Bronze 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Single Distances | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Dutch Allround | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| European Allround | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| World Cup | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| World Allround | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[4]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Leo Visser. sports-reference.com
- ↑ "Leo Visser - Personal Records". Retrieved 2023-12-24.
- ↑ "Skater Profile | Leo Visser | Men | Netherlands".
- ↑ "Leo Visser". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
External links
- "Leo Visser". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- 1966 births
- Living people
- Dutch male speed skaters
- Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands
- Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands
- Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- People from Vlist
- Olympic medalists in speed skating
- World record setters in speed skating
- Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists
- Speed skaters from South Holland
- 20th-century Dutch sportsmen