Nationality Dutch Role Speed Skater Country Netherlands Retired 1992 | Sport Speed skating Turned pro 1986 Name Leo Visser | |
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Born 13 January 1966 (age 58) ( 1966-01-13 ) Haastrecht, Netherlands Olympic medals Speed Skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics - Men's 5000m Similar People Falko Zandstra, Gerard Kemkers, Tomas Gustafson, Geir Karlstad, Johann Olav Koss | ||
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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.
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- Interview leo visser heading for his 1st winter olympics calgary 1988
- Personal records
- World records
- References
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.
Interview leo visser heading for his 1st winter olympics calgary 1988
Personal records
Source: SpeedskatingResults.com
World records
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com