Marrit Leenstra (speed skater)
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.
Personal records
| Personal records | ||||
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 38.87 | 2008-03-15 | 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 | |
| mini allround | 156.360 | 2008-03-13 | Calgary | Junior World Record |
| small allround | 163.385 | 2008-01-13 | Kolomna | |
Tournament results
Junior
| year | category | Dutch Allround | Dutch Sprint | World Allround |
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| 2004 | juniors C | 3rd | ||
| 2005 | juniors B | 5th | 7th | |
| 2006 | juniors B | 
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| 2007 | juniors A | 4th | 
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| 2008 | juniors A |
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After the 2007/2008 season, she will continue as a senior speed skater.
Senior
| year | Dutch Distance | Dutch Sprint | Dutch Allround | European | World Allround | World Cup |
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| 2007 | 15th 500 m 9th 1500 m 12th 3000 m |
13th | 50th 1500 m | |||
| 2008 | 9th 500 m 4th 1000 m 1500 m10th 3000 m |
4th | 6th | 12th | 19th 1000 m 23rd 1500 m | |
| 2009 | 17th 500 m 5th 1000 m 1500 m8th 3000 m |
4th | 5th |