Leendert "Leo" Visser (born 13 January 1966) is a Dutch former

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, who in 1989 won the World Allround championships and

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. At the 1988 Olympics in

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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

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, 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

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for Dutch airline

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. In 2002, he was the chef de mission for the Dutch Olympic team. His wife, Sandra Voetelink, is also a former Olympic speed skater.

Records

Personal records

Source: Visser has a score of 159.287 points on the Adelskalender

World records

Tournament overview

Source:

Medals won

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Visser, Leo 1966 births Living people Dutch male speed skaters Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands Olympic speed skaters for the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics People from Vlist Olympic medalists in speed skating World record setters in speed skating Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists Speed skaters from South Holland 20th-century Dutch sportsmen