Marrit Leenstra (; born 10 May 1989) is a Dutch former long track speed skater.
Skating career In the 2007 season she made her World Cup debut in Moscow.
In the 2008 season she skated a junior world record in the 1500 meters at the World Cup in Salt Lake City. Later this season she qualified for the European Championships and ranked 6th after all four distances. With this result she qualified for the World Allround. At the World Allround Championships in Berlin she placed 12th after four distances. In February 2008, Leenstra was crowned the World Junior Speed Skating Champion in Changchun, China. At the end of the season in March 2008 she improved the junior world records on the 1000 and 1500 meters and the mini combination. The latter two are still current junior world records.
In the 2009 season Marrit Leenstra did not qualify for the European Championships, World Sprint Championships or World Allround Championships; however she did qualify for the World Single Distance Championships in the 1500 metres where she finished tenth.
After a disappointing 2010 season, where she failed to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics, she had a breakthrough 2011 season. Leenstra won the Dutch Allround Championships and placed third in the European Championships and fourth in the World Allround Championships. Also she placed fourth in the World Single Distances at the 1000 meters, second in the World Single Distances at the team pursuit and second in the World Cup standings for the 1500 meters, including a World Cup win in Salt Lake City.
Leenstra retired from competitive skating in August 2018.
Personal life Leenstra is married to Italian Olympic gold medalist skater Matteo Anesi. Matteo e Marrit: un matrimonio tutto d'oro Corriere delle Alpi, 27 July 2014.
Records Personal records
World records
Tournament results Junior Season Category Dutch Allround Dutch Sprint World Allround 2003/04 Juniors C 3rd 2004/05 Juniors B 5th 7th 2005/06 Juniors B 2006/07 Juniors A 4th 2007/08 Juniors A After the 2008 season, she continued as a senior speed skater.
Senior Season DutchSingle Distance Dutch Sprint Dutch Allround EuropeanSingle Distance EuropeanSprint EuropeanAllround WorldSingle Distance World Sprint World Allround World Cup Olympic Games 2006/07 15th 500 m9th 1500 m 12th 3000 m 13th bgcolor=#EEEEEE rowspan=11 bgcolor=#EEEEEE rowspan=10 50th 1500 m bgcolor=#EEEEEE rowspan=3 2007/08 9th 500 m4th 1000 m 1500 m 10th 3000 m 4th 6th 12th 19th 1000 m23rd 1500 m 2008/09 17th 500 m5th 1000 m 1500 m8th 3000 m 4th 5th 28th 1000 m11th 1500 m 2009/10 15th 1000 m10th 1500 m12th 3000 m 9th 41st 1500 m did notparticipate 2010/11 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000 m 4th 1000 m team pursuit 4th 40th 500 m9th 1000 m 1500 m33rd 3000/5000 m bgcolor=#EEEEEE rowspan=3 2011/12 1000 m 1500 m9th 3000 m did notparticipate 8th 13th 1000 m 1500 m 2012/13 5th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 8th 1000 m team pursuit 11th 24th 500 m9th 1000 m 1500 m 2013/14 4th 500 m 1000 m4th 1500 m 5th 37th 500 m11th 1000 m5th 1500 m12th GWC 19th 500 m6th 1000 m4th 1500 m team pursuit 2014/15 1000 m 1500 m 11th 3000m 4th DSQ 7th 1000 m5th 1500 m team pursuit 1000 m 1500 m5th GWC bgcolor=#EEEEEE rowspan=3 2015/16 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 12th 3000m 7th 1000 m6th 1500 m team pursuit 4th 26th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m5th GWC 2016/17 4th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 4th 4th 1000 m4th 1500 m team pursuit 17th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m5th GWC 2017/18 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 1000 m 1500 m team pursuit bgcolor=#EEEEEE bgcolor=#EEEEEE bgcolor=#EEEEEE 4th 20th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m GWC 6th 1000 m 1500 m team pursuit Note: First European Sprint Championship was held in January 2017. During Olympic seasons World Single Distance Championships are not held.
World Cup results All results are sourced from the International Skating Union (ISU). + winner 1 ; second 2 ; third 3 ; did not compete (–); did not finish (nf); 5000 m races (*); division B races Season 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000/5000 m Team pursuit Team sprint 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points 1 2 3 4 5 Points 1 2 3 4 Points 2006/07 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 6 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 240 rowspan="2" colspan="5" – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –6 – – – – – –* – –* – – – – 2007/08 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 122 67 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 136 rowspan="2" colspan="5" – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22 194 13 7 9 – – – – 11 20 8 – – – – – – –* – –* – – – – – – 2008/09 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 64 177 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 200 rowspan="2" colspan="5" – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – –2 – 11 6 13 11 6 12 – – –* – –* – –1 – 2009/10 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 0 10 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 185 rowspan="2" colspan="5" – – – – – – – – – – – – – – –27 – – – – – – 1727 – – – –* – – – – – – – 2010/11 11 250 466 25 300 rowspan="2" colspan="5" 20 19 – – – – – – – – – – 7 6 – – – – 6232 412 –1 –* – –* – –312011/12 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 420 401 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 140 rowspan="2" colspan="5" – – – – – – – – – – – –3 4 5 623 63 7 12322 – – –* – –* –2 nf – – 2012/13 89 343 411 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 400 rowspan="2" colspan="5" 15 14 12 14 – – 16 – 17 – – – 4 4 5 – – 5 6 4 10212 63 8 – – –* – –* –2311 2013/14 17 140 242 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 450 rowspan="2" colspan="5" – – – – – –64 – – – – – – – 5 6 6 4 – – 4 9 4 – – –* – – – – –11 2014/15 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 507 410 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 350 rowspan="2" colspan="5" – – – – – – – – – – – –12 4 8 6232133 – 4 – –* – – – –111 2015/16 70 465 396 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 380 314 – – 182 11454 – – – – 6 4 5332 4 5 4333 5 – –* – – – –1222 – – – – 2016/17 126 451 460 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 430 290 11 10 14 17 – 16 8 – – –2 832 42 6232 42 4 – – – –* – –112 9 – – –1 2017/18 120 420 390 rowspan="2" style="width:22px;" 280 230 17 –1 –1 – – – 4 – – 4 43 –2 –1 2012222 – –* – – – – – nf22 – – –2
Note: Points column in team sprint and team pursuit events represents the point score of Netherlands team, hence results from the World Cup races that Leenstra did not participate are included.
World Cup podiums 18 wins 69 podiums Season 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000/5000 m Team pursuit Team sprint Total2008/09 1 colspan="3" 1 2009/10 colspan="3" 2010/11 1 1 2 1 1 1 colspan="3" 2 3 22011/12 1 2 2 2 1 colspan="3" 4 42012/13 1 2 1 2 1 1 colspan="3" 3 3 22013/14 2 colspan="3" 2 2014/15 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 colspan="3" 5 3 32015/16 1 2 3 1 3 1 4 52016/17 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 7 22017/18 1 1 1 4 2 1 1 8 1 Total 0 0 0 2 9 7 3 14 10 0 0 0 12 8 2 1 1 0 18 32 190 18 27 0 22 2 69
Individual podiums 5 wins 45 podiums No. Season Date Location Venue Discipline Place 1 2010/11 4 November 2010 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 3rd2 28 November 2010 Hamar, Norway Vikingskipet 1500 m 2nd3 19 February 2011 Salt Lake City, USA Utah Olympic Oval 1500 m 1st4 4 March 2011 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 2nd5 6 March 2011 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 2nd6 2011/12 19 November 2011 Chelyabinsk, Russia Uralskaya Molniya 1000 m 3rd7 20 November 2011 Chelyabinsk, Russia Uralskaya Molniya 1500 m 3rd8 22 January 2012 Salt Lake City, USA Utah Olympic Oval 1000 m 2nd9 11 February 2012 Hamar, Norway Vikingskipet 1500 m 3rd10 3 March 2012 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 2nd11 4 March 2012 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 3rd12 10 March 2012 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 1500 m 2nd13 2012/13 17 November 2012 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 2nd14 24 November 2012 Kolomna, Russia Kolomna Speed Skating Center 1500 m 1st15 2 December 2012 Astana, Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace 1500 m 2nd16 2 March 2013 Erfurt, Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle 1500 m 3rd17 2014/15 15 November 2014 Obihiro, Japan Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval 1000 m 1st18 16 November 2014 Obihiro, Japan Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval 1500 m 2nd19 22 November 2014 Seoul, South Korea Taereung International Ice Rink 1500 m 1st20 23 November 2014 Seoul, South Korea Taereung International Ice Rink 1000 m 2nd21 7 December 2014 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 1500 m 3rd22 14 December 2014 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 3rd23 8 February 2015 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 2nd24 22 March 2015 Erfurt, Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle 1000 m 3rd25 2015/16 6 December 2015 Inzell, Germany Eisstadion Inzell 1500 m 3rd26 12 December 2015 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 3rd27 13 December 2015 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 3rd28 29 January 2016 Stavanger, Norway Sørmarka Arena 1000 m 3rd29 30 January 2016 Stavanger, Norway Sørmarka Arena 1500 m 3rd30 31 January 2016 Stavanger, Norway Sørmarka Arena 1000 m 2nd31 2016/17 12 November 2016 Harbin, China Heilongjiang Indoor Rink 1000 m 2nd32 13 November 2016 Harbin, China Heilongjiang Indoor Rink 1500 m 2nd33 20 November 2016 Nagano, Japan M-Wave 1500 m 3rd34 3 December 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace 1000 m 3rd35 4 December 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace 1500 m 2nd36 11 December 2016 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 2nd37 28 January 2017 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 1500 m 2nd38 29 January 2017 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 1000 m 2nd39 2017/18 2 December 2017 Calgary, Canada Olympic Oval 1000 m 3rd40 3 December 2017 Calgary, Canada Olympic Oval 1500 m 2nd41 9 December 2017 Salt Lake City, USA Utah Olympic Oval 1500 m 2nd42 19 January 2018 Erfurt, Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle 1000 m 2nd43 20 January 2018 Erfurt, Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle 1500 m 2nd44 17 March 2018 Minsk, Belarus Minsk-Arena 1000 m 1st45 18 March 2018 Minsk, Belarus Minsk-Arena 1500 m 2nd
Team podiums 13 wins – (12 , 1 ) 24 podiums – (22 , 2 )