# Leo Visser

Leendert "Leo" Visser (born 13 January 1966) is a Dutch former speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championships and European championships.
At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary 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 Albertville, 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 Boeing 777 for Dutch airline KLM. 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

Personal records :
| Men's Speed skating |||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500 meter | 38.65 | 31 January 1992 | Davos | |
| 1000 meter | 1:16.21 | 2 January 1992 | Heerenveen | |
| 1500 meter | 1:54.65 | 19 January 1990 | Heerenveen | |
| 3000 meter | 3:59.27 | 19 March 1987 | Heerenveen | |
| 5000 meter | 6:44.98 | 13 February 1988 | Calgary | |
| 10000 meter | 13:58.47 | 2 January 1988 | Heerenveen | |
Source:
Visser has a score of 159.287 points on the Adelskalender

### World records

| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 5000 meter | 6:47.01 | 14 February 1987 | Heerenveen | |
| 3000 meter | 3:59.27 | 19 March 1987 | Heerenveen | |

## Tournament overview

| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Allround | European Championships Allround | Olympic Games | World Cup | World Championships Allround |
| 1984–1985 | | ALKMAAR 16th 500m 21st 5000m 15th 1500m DNQ 10000m NC overall | | | | |
| 1985–1986 | | ASSEN 7th 500m 5000m 1500m 5th 10000m 4th overall | | | 44th 1500m 16th 5000/10000m | INZELL 15th 500m 8th 5000m 8th 1500m 7th 10000m 8th overall |
| 1986–1987 | THE HAGUE 19th 500m 1500m 5000m 10000m | DEVENTER 6th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | TRONDHEIM 12th 500m 5000m 16th 1500m 10000m 5th overall | | 10th 1500m 5000/10000m | HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 5000m 15th 1500m 10000m 4th overall |
| 1987–1988 | HEERENVEEN 1500m 20th 5000m 10000m | ALKMAAR 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | THE HAGUE 4th 500m 5000m 4th 1500m 4th 10000m overall | CALGARY 5000m 10000m | 15th 1500m 5000/10000m | ALMA ATA 15th 500m 12th 5000m 21st 1500m 10000m overall |
| 1988–1989 | HEERENVEEN 1500m 5000m 10000m | THE HAGUE 9th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | GÖTEBORG 12th 500m 5000m 7th 1500m 10000m overall | | 28th 1500m 14th 5000/10000m | OSLO 14th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall |
| 1989–1990 | HEERENVEEN 19th 500m 1500m 5th 5000m 7th 10000m | ASSEN 500m 14th 5000m DNS 1500m DNS 10000m NC overall | HEERENVEEN 16th 500m 4th 5000m 1500m 4th 10000m overall | | | |
| 1990–1991 | THE HAGUE 1500m 5000m 4th 10000m | ALKMAAR 10th 500m 5000m 1500m 10000m overall | SARAJEVO 5th 500m 5000m 1500m 4th 10000m overall | | 4th 1500m 5000/10000m | HEERENVEEN 10th 500m 5th 5000m 5th 1500m 10000m 4th overall |
| 1991–1992 | HEERENVEEN 1000m 1500m 5000m | | | ALBERTVILLE 1500m 5000m | 20th 1500m | |
Source:

## Medals won

| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Dutch Single Distances | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Dutch Allround | 3 | 0 | 1 |
| European Allround | 1 | 2 | 1 |
| Olympic Games | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| World Cup | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| World Allround | 1 | 1 | 0 |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com