Leo Visser

Leo Visser

Leo Visser in 1988
Personal information
Full name	Leendert Visser
Nationality	Dutch
Born	(1966-01-13) 13 January 1966 (age 58) Haastrecht, Netherlands
Spouse	Sandra Voetelink
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Speed skating
Turned pro	1986
Retired	1992
Achievements and titles
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 Representing the  Netherlands Men's Speed Skating Olympic Games 1988 Calgary 5,000 m 1988 Calgary 10,000 m 1992 Albertville 1,500 m 1992 Albertville 5,000 m World Championships 1989 Oslo Allround 1988 Alma-Ata Allround European Championships 1989 Gothenburg Allround 1988 The Hague Allround 1991 Sarajevo Allround 1990 Heerenveen Allround

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]

Source:^[2]

Visser has a score of 159.287 points on the Adelskalender

Season	Dutch Championships Single Distances	Dutch Championships Allround	European Championships Allround	Olympic Games	World Cup	World Championships Allround
1984–1985		ALKMAAR 16th 500m 21st 5000m 15th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall
1985–1986		ASSEN 7th 500m 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall			44th 1500m 16th 5000/10000m	INZELL 15th 500m 8th 5000m 8th 1500m 7th 10000m 8th overall
1986–1987	THE HAGUE 19th 500m 1500m 5000m 10000m	DEVENTER 6th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	TRONDHEIM 12th 500m 5000m 16th 1500m 10000m 5th overall		10th 1500m 5000/10000m	HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 5000m 15th 1500m 10000m 4th overall
1987–1988	HEERENVEEN 1500m 20th 5000m 10000m	ALKMAAR 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	THE HAGUE 4th 500m 5000m 4th 1500m 4th 10000m overall	CALGARY 5000m 10000m	15th 1500m 5000/10000m	ALMA ATA 15th 500m 12th 5000m 21st 1500m 10000m overall
1988–1989	HEERENVEEN 1500m 5000m 10000m	THE HAGUE 9th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	GÖTEBORG 12th 500m 5000m 7th 1500m 10000m overall		28th 1500m 14th 5000/10000m	OSLO 14th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall
1989–1990	HEERENVEEN 19th 500m 1500m 5th 5000m 7th 10000m	ASSEN 500m 14th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall	HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 4th 10000m overall
1990–1991	THE HAGUE 1500m 5000m 4th 10000m	ALKMAAR 10th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall	SARAJEVO 5th 500m 5000m 1500m 4th 10000m overall		4th 1500m 5000/10000m	HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 5th 5000m 5th 1500m 10000m 4th overall
1991–1992	HEERENVEEN 1000m 1500m 5000m			ALBERTVILLE 1500m 5000m	20th 1500m

Source:^[3]

Championship	Gold	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^[4]

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Awards
Preceded by Steven Rooks	Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1989	Succeeded by Erik Breukink
Preceded by Tomas Gustafson	Oscar Mathisen Award 1989	Succeeded by Johann Olav Koss
Olympic Games
Preceded by Jan Ykema	Flagbearer for  Netherlands Albertville 1992	Succeeded by Christine Aaftink