Leo Visser

Leo Visser

Statue of Leo Visser
Personal information
Born	January 13, 1966 (1966-01-13) Haastrecht, Netherlands
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Turned pro	1986
Retired	1992
Medal record Competitor for the Netherlands Men's Speed Skating Olympic Games Silver 1988 Calgary 5,000 m Bronze 1988 Calgary 10,000 m Bronze 1992 Albertville 1,500 m Bronze 1992 Albertville 5,000 m World Championships Gold 1989 Oslo Allround European Championships Gold 1989 Gothenburg Allround

Leendert ("Leo") Visser (born 13 January 1966 in Haastrecht, Zuid-Holland) is s a former Dutch Speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championship, the same year in which Visser also became European champion.

At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a silver medal on the 5000 m and a bronze medal on the 10 000 meter. Four years later, at the 1992 Olympics in Albertville, Visser won a bronze medal on both the 1,500 and the 5,000 metres, two distances which was coincidently won by the two Norwegians Johann Olav Koss and Geir Karlstad.

After his career as a speed skater, Visser became a pilot and he is now captain on the Boeing 777 for Dutch airline KLM.

Records

Personal records

Personal records
Men's Speed skating
Distance	Time	Date	Location	Notes
500m	38.65		Davos
1,000m	1:16.21		Heerenveen
1,500m	1:54.65		Heerenveen
3,000m	3:59.27		Heerenveen
5,000m	6:44.98		Calgary
10,000m	13:58.47		Heerenveen

Source: www.isu.org

External links

• SkateResults

Awards
Preceded by Steven Rooks	Dutch Sportsman of the Year 1989	Succeeded by Erik Breukink
Preceded by Tomas Gustafson	Oscar Mathisen Award 1989	Succeeded by Johann Olav Koss