Marrit Leenstra (speed skater)

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Marrit Leenstra Speed ​​skating
Marrit Leenstra at the World Cup in Heerenveen 2008
nation NetherlandsNetherlands Netherlands
birthday May 10, 1989
place of birth Wijckel ,  Netherlands
Career
status active
Medal table
Olympic medals 1 × gold 1 × silver 1 × bronze
World Cup medals 3 × gold 2 × silver 0 × bronze
EM medals 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings winter Olympics
gold 2014 Sochi Team tracking
silver 2018 Pyeongchang Team tracking
bronze 2018 Pyeongchang 1500 m
ISU Individual distance world championships
silver 2011 Inzell Team tracking
gold 2013 Sochi Team tracking
silver 2015 Heerenveen Team tracking
gold 2016 Kolomna Team tracking
gold 2017 Gangwon Team tracking
ISU All-around European Championships
bronze 2011 Klobenstein All-around
Placements in the speed skating world cup
 Debut in the World Cup 2006/07
 World Cup victories 18 (including 5 individual wins)
 Grand toilet 2. ( 2017/18 )
 Total toilet 1000 2. (2017/18)
 Total toilet 1500 1. ( 2012/13 , 2014/15 )
 Podium placements 1. 2. 3.
 1000 meters 2 9 7th
 1500 meters 3 14th 10
 Team competition 13 9 2
last change: December 2nd, 2018

Marrit Leenstra (born May 10, 1989 ) is a Dutch speed skater .

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Marrit Leenstra has been participating in international competitions since November 2006 and made her debut in Moscow . A year later she was able to reach the top ten positions for the first time as eighth over 1500 meters in Kolomna . In October 2007 she also won the bronze medal at the Dutch championships on the 1,500 meter course.

At the 2011 Individual Distance World Championships in Inzell she won the silver medal in the team pursuit together with Ireen Wüst and Diane Valkenburg .

In 2013 Leenstra became world champion in team pursuit at the World Championships in Sochi, together with Ireen Wüst and Diane Valkenburg . At the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang , she won the bronze medal over 1500 m.

Leenstra has won five titles at the Dutch championships so far. Among them is the victory over 1000 meters and in the sprint four-way fight in 2013.

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personal data
SURNAME Leenstra, Marrit
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Dutch speed skater
DATE OF BIRTH May 10, 1989