Marrit Leenstra (speed skater)

Born10 May 1989 (age 36)

Wijckel, Netherlands

Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight59 kg (130 lb)

Websitemarrit-leenstra.nl

Marrit Leenstra

Personal information

Born

10 May 1989 (age 36)

Wijckel, Netherlands

Height

1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)

Weight

59 kg (130 lb)

Website

marrit-leenstra.nl

Sport

Country

Netherlands

Sport

Speed skating

Turned pro

2008

Retired

2018

Achievements and titles

World finals

1st in 1500 m Overall World Cup (2013, 2015)

Medal record

Olympic Games

	2014 Sochi	Team pursuit
	2018 Pyeongchang	Team pursuit
	2018 Pyeongchang	1500 m
World Single Distance Championships
	2013 Sochi	Team pursuit
	2016 Kolomna	Team pursuit
	2017 Gangneung	Team pursuit
	2011 Inzell	Team pursuit
	2015 Heerenveen	Team pursuit
European Championships
	2018 Kolomna	Team pursuit
	2011 Collalbo	Allround
	2018 Kolomna	1000 m
	2018 Kolomna	1500 m

Marrit Leenstra^[1] (Dutch pronunciation: [ˈmɑrɪt ˈleːnstraː]; born 10 May 1989) is a Dutch former long track speed skater.

In the 2007 season she made her World Cup debut in Moscow.^[2]

In the 2008 season she skated a junior world record in the 1500 meters at the World Cup in Salt Lake City.^[3] 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. At the end of the season in March 2008 she improved the junior world records on the 1000^[4] and 1500 meters^[3] and the mini combination.^[5] The latter two are still current junior world records.^[6]

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 where she finished tenth.

After a disappointing 2010 season, where she failed to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics, she had a breakthrough 2011 season. Leenstra won the Dutch Allround Championships and placed third in the European Championships and fourth in the World Allround Championships. Also she placed fourth in the World Single Distances at the 1000 meters, second in the World Single Distances at the team pursuit and second in the World Cup standings for the 1500 meters, including a World Cup win in Salt Lake City.

Leenstra retired from competitive skating in August 2018.

Personal life

Leenstra is married to Italian Olympic gold medalist skater Matteo Anesi.^[7]^[8]^[9]^[10]

Records

Personal records

Personal records^[11]
Event	Result	Date	Location
Speed skating
500 m	37.95	3 December 2017	Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m	1.13.72	2 December 2017	Olympic Oval, Calgary
1500 m	1:52.06	3 December 2017	Olympic Oval, Calgary
3000 m	4:02.74	12 February 2011	Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m	7:06.74	13 February 2011	Olympic Oval, Calgary
Sprint allround	150.465	29 January 2012	Olympic Oval, Calgary
Mini allround	156.360	12–13 March 2008	Olympic Oval, Calgary
Small allround	159.620	13 February 2012	Olympic Oval, Calgary

World records

World records^[12]
Event	Result	Date	Location	Notes
Women's speed skating
1500 m jr.	1:56.47	10 November 2007	Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City	World record for juniors until beaten by herself on 12 March 2008.^[3]
1500 m jr.	1:55.14	12 March 2008	Olympic Oval, Calgary	World record for juniors until beaten by Joy Beune on 9 March 2018.^[3]
1000 m jr.	1:15.41	13 March 2008	Olympic Oval, Calgary	World record for juniors until beaten by Kim Hyun-yung on 10 November 2013.^[4]
Mini combination jr.	156.360	12–13 March 2008	Olympic Oval, Calgary	World record for juniors until beaten by Joy Beune on 10 March 2018.^[5]

Tournament results

Junior

Season	Category	Dutch Allround	Dutch Sprint
2003/04	Juniors C	3rd
2004/05	Juniors B	5th	7th
2005/06	Juniors B
2006/07	Juniors A	4th
2007/08	Juniors A

After the 2008 season, she continued as a senior speed skater.

Senior

Season	Dutch Single Distance	Dutch Sprint	Dutch Allround	European Single Distance	European Sprint	European Allround	World Single Distance	World Sprint	World Allround	World Cup	Olympic Games
2006/07	15th 500 m 9th 1500 m 12th 3000 m		13th	N/a	N/a					50th 1500 m	N/a
2007/08	9th 500 m 4th 1000 m 1500 m 10th 3000 m		4th			6th			12th	19th 1000 m 23rd 1500 m
2008/09	17th 500 m 5th 1000 m 1500 m 8th 3000 m	4th	5th							28th 1000 m 11th 1500 m
2009/10	15th 1000 m 10th 1500 m 12th 3000 m	9th					N/a			41st 1500 m	did not participate
2010/11	500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000 m						4th 1000 m team pursuit		4th	40th 500 m 9th 1000 m 1500 m 33rd 3000/5000 m	N/a
2011/12	1000 m 1500 m 9th 3000 m						did not participate	8th	13th	1000 m 1500 m
2012/13	5th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m						8th 1000 m team pursuit	11th		24th 500 m 9th 1000 m 1500 m
2013/14	4th 500 m 1000 m 4th 1500 m	5th					N/a			37th 500 m 11th 1000 m 5th 1500 m 12th GWC	19th 500 m 6th 1000 m 4th 1500 m team pursuit
2014/15	1000 m 1500 m 11th 3000m	4th	DSQ				7th 1000 m 5th 1500 m team pursuit			1000 m 1500 m 5th GWC	N/a
2015/16	500 m 1000 m 1500 m 12th 3000m						7th 1000 m 6th 1500 m team pursuit	4th		26th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 5th GWC
2016/17	4th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m				4th		4th 1000 m 4th 1500 m team pursuit			17th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m 5th GWC
2017/18	500 m 1000 m 1500 m			1000 m 1500 m team pursuit	N/a	N/a	N/a	4th		20th 500 m 1000 m 1500 m GWC	6th 1000 m 1500 m team pursuit

Note: First European Sprint Championship was held in January 2017.
During Olympic seasons World Single Distance Championships are not held.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Skating Union (ISU).^[13]

winner 1 ; second 2 ; third 3 ; did not compete (–); did not finish (nf); 5000 m races (*); division B races
Season	500 m															1000 m											1500 m								3000/5000 m								Team pursuit						Team sprint
Season	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Points	1	2	3	4	5	6	7	Points	1	2	3	4	5	Points	1	2	3	4	Points

2006/07															N/a											N/a								6								N/a						240	N/a
2006/07	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			N/a	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	N/a	–	–	6	–	–	–		6	–	–	–*	–	–*	–		N/a	–	–	–			240	N/a

2007/08															N/a											122								67								N/a						136	N/a
2007/08	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	N/a	22	19	4	13	7	9	–	–	–	–	122	11	20	8	–	–	–	–	67	–	–	–*	–	–*	–	–	N/a	–	–	–	–		136	N/a

2008/09															N/a											64								177								N/a						200	N/a
2008/09	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		N/a	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	64	11	6	13	11	6	12		177	–	–	–*	–	–*	–		N/a	–	1	–			200	N/a

2009/10															N/a											0								10								N/a						185	N/a
2009/10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			N/a	–	–	–	27	–	–	–				0	–	–	–	17	27	–		10	–	–	–*	–	–	–		N/a	–	–	–	–		185	N/a

2010/11															11											250								466								25						300	N/a
2010/11	20	19	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			11	7	6	–	–	–	–	6	2			250	3	2	4	1	2			466	–	1	–*	–	–*	–		25	–	3	1			300	N/a

2011/12															N/a											420								401								N/a						140	N/a
2011/12	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			N/a	3	4	5	6	2	3	6				420	3	7	12	3	2	2		401	–	–	–*	–	–*	–		N/a	2	nf	–	–		140	N/a

2012/13															89											343								411								N/a						400	N/a
2012/13	15	14	12	14	–	–	16	–	17	–	–	–			89	4	4	5	–	–	5	6	4	10		343	2	1	2	6	3	8		411	–	–	–*	–	–*	–		N/a	2	3	1	1		400	N/a

2013/14															17											140								242								N/a						450	N/a
2013/14	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	4	–	–	–	–			17	–	–	–	5	6	6					140	4	–	–	4	9	4		242	–	–	–*	–	–	–		N/a	–	–	1	1		450	N/a

2014/15															N/a											507								410								N/a						350	N/a
2014/15	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–			N/a	1	2	4	8	6	2	3				507	2	1	3	3	–	4		410	–	–*	–	–	–	–		N/a	1	1	1			350	N/a

2015/16															70											465								396								N/a						380					314
2015/16	–	–	18	2	11	4	5	4	–	–	–	–			70	6	4	5	3	3	2	4				465	5	4	3	3	3	5		396	–	–*	–	–	–	–		N/a	1	2	2	2		380	–	–	–	–	314

2016/17															126											451								460								N/a						430					290
2016/17	11	10	14	17	–	16	8	–	–	–					126	2	8	3	2	4	2	6				451	2	3	2	4	2	4		460	–	–	–	–*	–	–		N/a	1	1	2	9	–	430	–	–	1		290

2017/18															120											420								390								N/a						280					230
2017/18	17	–	1	–	1	–	–	–	4	–	–				120	4	4	3	–	2	–	1				420	20	1	2	2	2	2		390	–	–*	–	–	–	–		N/a	–	nf	2	2		280	–	–	–	2	230

Note: Points column in team sprint and team pursuit events represents the point score of Netherlands team, hence results from the World Cup races that Leenstra did not participate are included.

World Cup podiums

18 wins
69 podiums

Season	500 m			1000 m			1500 m			3000/5000 m			Team pursuit			Team sprint			Total
Season
2008/09													1			N/a			1
2009/10																N/a
2010/11					1		1	2	1				1		1	N/a			2	3	2
2011/12					1	2		2	2					1		N/a				4	4
2012/13							1	2	1				2	1	1	N/a			3	3	2
2013/14													2			N/a			2
2014/15				1	2	1	1	1	2				3			N/a			5	3	3
2015/16					1	2			3				1	3					1	4	5
2016/17					3	1		3	1				2	1		1			3	7	2
2017/18				1	1	1		4						2			1		1	8	1
Total	0	0	0	2	9	7	3	14	10	0	0	0	12	8	2	1	1	0	18	32	19
Total	0			18			27			0			22			2			69

Individual podiums

5 wins
45 podiums

No.	Season	Date	Location	Venue	Discipline	Place
1	2010/11	4 November 2010	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1500 m	3rd
2		28 November 2010	Hamar, Norway	Vikingskipet	1500 m	2nd
3		19 February 2011	Salt Lake City, USA	Utah Olympic Oval	1500 m	1st
4		4 March 2011	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1500 m	2nd
5		6 March 2011	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1000 m	2nd
6	2011/12	19 November 2011	Chelyabinsk, Russia	Uralskaya Molniya	1000 m	3rd
7		20 November 2011	Chelyabinsk, Russia	Uralskaya Molniya	1500 m	3rd
8		22 January 2012	Salt Lake City, USA	Utah Olympic Oval	1000 m	2nd
9		11 February 2012	Hamar, Norway	Vikingskipet	1500 m	3rd
10		3 March 2012	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1500 m	2nd
11		4 March 2012	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1000 m	3rd
12		10 March 2012	Berlin, Germany	Sportforum Hohenschönhausen	1500 m	2nd
13	2012/13	17 November 2012	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1500 m	2nd
14		24 November 2012	Kolomna, Russia	Kolomna Speed Skating Center	1500 m	1st
15		2 December 2012	Astana, Kazakhstan	Alau Ice Palace	1500 m	2nd
16		2 March 2013	Erfurt, Germany	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle	1500 m	3rd
17	2014/15	15 November 2014	Obihiro, Japan	Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval	1000 m	1st
18		16 November 2014	Obihiro, Japan	Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval	1500 m	2nd
19		22 November 2014	Seoul, South Korea	Taereung International Ice Rink	1500 m	1st
20		23 November 2014	Seoul, South Korea	Taereung International Ice Rink	1000 m	2nd
21		7 December 2014	Berlin, Germany	Sportforum Hohenschönhausen	1500 m	3rd
22		14 December 2014	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1500 m	3rd
23		8 February 2015	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1000 m	2nd
24		22 March 2015	Erfurt, Germany	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle	1000 m	3rd
25	2015/16	6 December 2015	Inzell, Germany	Eisstadion Inzell	1500 m	3rd
26		12 December 2015	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1000 m	3rd
27		13 December 2015	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1500 m	3rd
28		29 January 2016	Stavanger, Norway	Sørmarka Arena	1000 m	3rd
29		30 January 2016	Stavanger, Norway	Sørmarka Arena	1500 m	3rd
30		31 January 2016	Stavanger, Norway	Sørmarka Arena	1000 m	2nd
31	2016/17	12 November 2016	Harbin, China	Heilongjiang Indoor Rink	1000 m	2nd
32		13 November 2016	Harbin, China	Heilongjiang Indoor Rink	1500 m	2nd
33		20 November 2016	Nagano, Japan	M-Wave	1500 m	3rd
34		3 December 2016	Astana, Kazakhstan	Alau Ice Palace	1000 m	3rd
35		4 December 2016	Astana, Kazakhstan	Alau Ice Palace	1500 m	2nd
36		11 December 2016	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	1000 m	2nd
37		28 January 2017	Berlin, Germany	Sportforum Hohenschönhausen	1500 m	2nd
38		29 January 2017	Berlin, Germany	Sportforum Hohenschönhausen	1000 m	2nd
39	2017/18	2 December 2017	Calgary, Canada	Olympic Oval	1000 m	3rd
40		3 December 2017	Calgary, Canada	Olympic Oval	1500 m	2nd
41		9 December 2017	Salt Lake City, USA	Utah Olympic Oval	1500 m	2nd
42		19 January 2018	Erfurt, Germany	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle	1000 m	2nd
43		20 January 2018	Erfurt, Germany	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle	1500 m	2nd
44		17 March 2018	Minsk, Belarus	Minsk-Arena	1000 m	1st
45		18 March 2018	Minsk, Belarus	Minsk-Arena	1500 m	2nd

Team podiums

13 wins – (12 TP, 1 TS)
24 podiums – (22 TP, 2 TS)

No.	Season	Date	Location	Venue	Discipline	Place
1	2008/09	16 November 2008	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	Team pursuit	1st	with Ireen Wüst and Renate Groenewold
2	2010/11	28 November 2010	Hamar, Norway	Vikingskipet	Team pursuit	3rd	with Jorien Voorhuis and Marije Joling
3	2010/11	30 January 2011	Moscow, Russia	Krylatskoye Skating Hall	Team pursuit	1st	with Ireen Wüst and Diane Valkenburg
4	2011/12	20 November 2011	Chelyabinsk, Russia	Uralskaya Molniya	Team pursuit	2nd	with Ireen Wüst and Diane Valkenburg
5	2012/13	18 November 2012	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	Team pursuit	2nd	with Diane Valkenburg and Marije Joling
6		2 December 2012	Astana, Kazakhstan	Alau Ice Palace	Team pursuit	3rd	with Diane Valkenburg and Linda de Vries
7		3 March 2013	Erfurt, Germany	Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle	Team pursuit	1st	with Ireen Wüst and Diane Valkenburg
8		8 March 2013	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	Team pursuit	1st	with Ireen Wüst and Linda de Vries
9	2013/14	8 December 2013	Berlin, Germany	Sportforum Hohenschönhausen	Team pursuit	1st	with Ireen Wüst and Jorien ter Mors
10	2013/14	16 March 2014	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	Team pursuit	1st	with Lotte van Beek and Linda de Vries
11	2014/15	15 November 2014	Obihiro, Japan	Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval	Team pursuit	1st	with Ireen Wüst and Marije Joling
12		6 December 2014	Berlin, Germany	Sportforum Hohenschönhausen	Team pursuit	1st	with Ireen Wüst and Marije Joling
13		13 December 2014	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	Team pursuit	1st	with Linda de Vries and Carlijn Achtereekte
14	2015/16	14 November 2015	Calgary, Canada	Olympic Oval	Team pursuit	1st	with Antoinette de Jong and Marije Joling
15		5 December 2015	Inzell, Germany	Eisstadion Inzell	Team pursuit	2nd	with Antoinette de Jong and Marije Joling
16		12 December 2015	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	Team pursuit	2nd	with Antoinette de Jong and Linda de Vries
17		12 March 2016	Heerenveen, Netherlands	Thialf	Team pursuit	2nd	with Ireen Wüst and Antoinette de Jong
18	2016/17	12 November 2016	Harbin, China	Heilongjiang Indoor Rink	Team pursuit	1st	with Ireen Wüst and Antoinette de Jong
19		19 November 2016	Nagano, Japan	M-Wave	Team pursuit	1st	with Antoinette de Jong and Marije Joling
20		3 December 2016	Astana, Kazakhstan	Alau Ice Palace	Team pursuit	2nd	with Antoinette de Jong and Linda de Vries
21		13 March 2017	Stavanger, Norway	Sørmarka Arena	Team sprint	1st	with Floor van den Brandt and Anice Das
22	2017/18	8 December 2017	Salt Lake City, USA	Utah Olympic Oval	Team pursuit	2nd	with Melissa Wijfje and Lotte van Beek
23		17 March 2018	Minsk, Belarus	Minsk-Arena	Team pursuit	2nd	with Antoinette de Jong and Lotte van Beek
24		18 March 2018	Minsk, Belarus	Minsk-Arena	Team sprint	2nd	with Letitia de Jong and Lotte van Beek