Leendert "Leo" Visser (born 13 January 1966) is a Dutch former speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championships and European championships.
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.
Nationally, he won the allround titles in 1988, 1989 and 1991, as well as four distance titles.
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.
Records
Personal records
Source:
Visser has a score of 159.287 points on the Adelskalender
World records EventResultDateLocationNotes5000 meter6:47.0114 February 1987 Heerenveen 3000 meter3:59.2719 March 1987 Heerenveen
Tournament overview SeasonDutch Championships Single DistancesDutch Championships AllroundEuropean Championships AllroundOlympic GamesWorld CupWorld Championships Allround 1984–1985 16th 500m 21st 5000m 15th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall 1985–1986 7th 500m 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall 44th 1500m 16th 5000/10000m 15th 500m 8th 5000m 8th 1500m 7th 10000m 8th overall 1986–1987 19th 500m 1500m 5000m 10000m 6th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall 12th 500m 5000m 16th 1500m 10000m 5th overall 10th 1500m 5000/10000m 16th 500m 5000m 15th 1500m 10000m 4th overall 1987–1988 1500m 20th 5000m 10000m 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall 4th 500m 5000m 4th 1500m 4th 10000m overall 5000m 10000m 15th 1500m 5000/10000m ALMA ATA 15th 500m 12th 5000m 21st 1500m 10000m overall 1988–1989 1500m 5000m 10000m 9th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall 12th 500m 5000m 7th 1500m 10000m overall 28th 1500m 14th 5000/10000m 14th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall 1989–1990 19th 500m 1500m 5th 5000m 7th 10000m 500m 14th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall 16th 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 4th 10000m overall 1990–1991 1500m 5000m 4th 10000m 10th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall 5th 500m 5000m 1500m 4th 10000m overall 4th 1500m 5000/10000m 10th 500m 5th 5000m 5th 1500m 10000m 4th overall 1991–1992 1000m 1500m 5000m 1500m 5000m 20th 1500m Source:
Medals won ChampionshipGold Silver Bronze 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
References
Leo Visser. sports-reference.com
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