Marrit Leenstra (speed skater)

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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.

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[edit] Personal records

Personal records
Women's speed skating
Distance Time Date Location Notes
500 m 38.92 2008-03-12 Calgary
1000 m 1:15.41 2008-03-13 Calgary Junior World Record
1500 m 1:55.14 2008-03-12 Calgary Junior World Record
3000 m 4:08.13 2008-03-13 Calgary
5000 m 7:16.55 2008-01-13 Kolomna
allround 163.385 2008-01-13 Kolomna

[edit] Tournament results

[edit] 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 2007/2008 season, she will continue as a senior speed skater.

[edit] Senior

year Dutch Distance Dutch Allround European World Allround World Cup
2007 15th 500 m
9th 1500 m
12th 3000 m		 13th 50th 1500 m
2008 9th 500 m
4th 1000 m
1500 m
10th 3000 m		 4th 6th 12th 19th 1000 m
23rd 1500 m

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