Leo Visser

Leo Visser in 1988

Personal information

Full name

Leendert Visser

Nationality

Dutch

Born

13 January 1966 (age 51)
Haastrecht, Netherlands

Spouse(s)

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
	1991 Heerenveen	Allround

Leendert "Leo" Visser (born 13 January 1966) is 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.

Source: SpeedskatingResults.com

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

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