- Marrit Leenstra (speed skater)
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Medal record Women's speed skating Competitor for Netherlands
World Championships Silver 2011 Inzell Team pursuit Marrit Leenstra (b. May 10, 1989, Wijckel) is a Dutch long track speed skater.
In the 2007 season she made her World Cup debut in Moscow [1].
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.
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.
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Personal records
Personal records Women's speed skating Distance Time Date Location Notes 500 m 38.53 2011-02-12 Calgary 1000 m 1:15.41 2008-03-13 Calgary Junior World Record 1500 m 1:53.39 2011-02-19 Salt Lake City 3000 m 4:02.74 2011-02-12 Calgary 5000 m 7:06.74 2011-02-13 Calgary mini allround 156.360 2008-03-13 Calgary Junior World Record small allround 163.385 2008-01-13 Kolomna Tournament results
Junior
Year Category Dutch Allround Dutch Sprint World Allround 2004 Juniors C 3rd 2005 Juniors B 5th 7th 2006 Juniors B 2007 Juniors A 4th 2008 Juniors A After the 2008 season, she continued as a senior speed skater.
Senior
Year Dutch Distance Dutch Sprint Dutch Allround European World Allround World Cup 2007 15th 500 m
9th 1500 m
12th 3000 m13th 50th 1500 m 2008 9th 500 m
4th 1000 m
1500 m
10th 3000 m4th 6th 12th 19th 1000 m
23rd 1500 m2009 17th 500 m
5th 1000 m
1500 m
8th 3000 m4th 5th 28th 1000 m
11th 1500 m
Team Pursuit
2010 15th 1000 m
10th 1500 m
12th 3000 m2011 500 m
1000 m
1500 m
3000 m
External links
Categories:- 1989 births
- Living people
- Dutch speed skaters
- People from Friesland
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