Marrit Leenstra (speed skater)’s biography, net worth, fact, career, awards and life story

Intro Dutch speed skater
Is Athlete 
Speed skater 
From Netherlands 
Type Sports 
Gender female
Birth 10 May 1989, Wijckel, Gaasterlân-Sleat, Friesland, Netherlands
Age: 31 years
Star sign Taurus
Family
Spouse: Matteo Anesi

Marrit Leenstra (born 10 May 1989) is a Dutch long track speed skater.

Skating career

In the 2007 season she made her World Cup debut in Moscow.

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. At the end of the season in March 2008 she improved the junior world records on the 1000 and 1500 meters and the mini combination. The latter two are still current junior world records.

In the 2009 season Marrit Leenstra did not qualify for the European Championships, World Sprint Championships or World Allround Championships, however she did qualify for the World Single Distance Championships in the 1500 metres where she finished tenth.

After a disappointing 2010 season, where she failed to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics, she had a breakthrough 2011 season. Leenstra won the Dutch Allround Championships and placed third in the European Championships and fourth in the World Allround Championships. Also she placed fourth in the World Single Distances at the 1000 meters, second in the World Single Distances at the team pursuit and second in the World Cup standings for the 1500 meters, including a World Cup win in Salt Lake City.

Personal life

Leenstra is married to Italian Olympic gold medalist Matteo Anesi.

Records

Personal records

Personal records
Women’s speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m 37.98 21 November 2015 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1000 m 1.13.88 27 January 2013 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m 1:53.38 19 February 2011 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
3000 m 4:02.74 12 February 2011 Olympic Oval, Calgary
5000 m 7:06.74 13 February 2011 Olympic Oval, Calgary
Sprint allround 150.465 29 January 2012 Olympic Oval, Calgary
Mini allround 156.360 13 March 2008 Olympic Oval, Calgary Current world record for juniors.
Small allround 159.620 13 February 2012 Olympic Oval, Calgary

World records

World records
Women’s speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
1500 m jr. 1:56.47 10 November 2007 Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City
1500 m jr. 1:55.14 12 March 2008 Olympic Oval, Calgary
1000 m jr. 1:15.41 13 March 2008 Olympic Oval, Calgary
Mini combination jr. 156.360 13 March 2008 Olympic Oval, Calgary

Tournament results

Junior

  Season     Category    Dutch Allround   Dutch Sprint   World Allround 
 2003/04  Juniors C 3rd
 2004/05  Juniors B 5th 7th
 2005/06  Juniors B 01 ! 02 !
 2006/07  Juniors A 4th 03 !
 2007/08  Juniors A 01 ! 01 !

After the 2008 season, she continued as a senior speed skater.

Senior

  Season   Dutch
Single Distance		  Dutch Sprint   Dutch Allround  European
Sprint		 European
Allround		 World
Single Distance		  World Sprint  World Allround  World Cup  Olympic Games
 2006/07  15th 500 m
9th 1500 m
 12th 3000 m 		 13th N/A 50th 1500 m N/A
 2007/08  9th 500 m
4th 1000 m
03 ! 1500 m
 10th 3000 m 		 4th 6th 12th 19th 1000 m
23rd 1500 m
 2008/09  17th 500 m
5th 1000 m
03 ! 1500 m
8th 3000 m		 4th 5th 28th 1000 m
11th 1500 m
 2009/10  15th 1000 m
10th 1500 m
12th 3000 m		 9th 03 ! N/A 41st 1500 m did not
participate
 2010/11  03 ! 500 m
01 ! 1000 m
02 ! 1500 m
02 ! 3000 m		 01 ! 03 ! 4th 1000 m
 02 ! team pursuit 		 4th 40th 500 m
9th 1000 m
02 ! 1500 m
33rd 3000/5000 m 		 N/A
 2011/12  02 ! 1000 m
02 ! 1500 m
9th 3000 m		 03 ! 01 ! did not
participate		 8th 13th 03 ! 1000 m
03 ! 1500 m
 2012/13  5th 500 m
01 ! 1000 m
03 ! 1500 m		 01 ! 8th 1000 m
 01 ! team pursuit 		 11th 24th 500 m
9th 1000 m
01 ! 1500 m
 2013/14  4th 500 m
01 ! 1000 m
4th 1500 m		 5th N/A 37th 500 m
11th 1000 m
5th 1500 m
12th GWC		 19th 500 m
6th 1000 m
4th 1500 m
01 ! team pursuit
 2014/15  01 ! 1000 m
02 ! 1500 m
11th 3000m		 4th DSQ 7th 1000 m
5th 1500 m
 02 ! team pursuit 		 02 ! 1000 m
01 ! 1500 m
5th GWC		 N/A
 2015/16  03 ! 500 m
02 ! 1000 m
03 ! 1500 m
12th 3000m		 02 ! 7th 1000 m
6th 1500 m
 01 ! team pursuit 		 4th 26th 500 m
03 ! 1000 m
03 ! 1500 m
5th GWC
 2016/17  4th 500 m
02 ! 1000 m
03 ! 1500 m		 4th 4th 1000 m
4th 1500 m
 01 ! team pursuit 		 17th 500 m
03 ! 1000 m
02 ! 1500 m
5th GWC

Note: First European Sprint Championship was held in January 2017.
           During Olympic seasons World Single Distance Championships are not held.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Skating Union (ISU).

winner  1 ; second  2 ; third  3 ; did not compete (–); did not finish (nf); 5000 m races (*); division B races    
  Season   500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000/5000 m Team pursuit
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 Points 1 2 3 4 5 Points
2006/07 N/A N/A 6 N/A 240
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – –* – –* – – – –
2007/08 N/A 122 67 N/A 136
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – 22 19 4 13 7 9 – – – – 11 20 8 – – – – – – –* – –* – – – – – –
2008/09 N/A 64 177 N/A 200
– – – – – – – – – – – – – 6 – – – – – – – 2 – 11 6 13 11 6 12 – – –* – –* – – 1 –
2009/10 N/A 0 10 N/A 185
– – – – – – – – – – – – – – – 27 – – – – – – 17 27 – – – –* – – – – – – –
2010/11 11 250 466 25 300
20 19 – – – – – – – – – – 7 6 – – – – 6 2 3 2 4 1 2 – 1 –* – –* – – 3 1
2011/12 N/A 420 401 N/A 140
– – – – – – – – – – – – 3 4 5 6 2 3 6 3 7 12 3 2 2 – – –* – –* – 2 nf – –
2012/13 89 343 411 N/A 400
15 14 12 14 – – 16 – 17 – – – 4 4 5 – – 5 6 4 10 2 1 2 6 3 8 – – –* – –* – 2 3 1 1
2013/14 17 140 242 N/A 450
– – – – – – 6 4 – – – – – – – 5 6 6 4 – – 4 9 4 – – –* – – – – – 1 1
2014/15 N/A 507 410 N/A 350
– – – – – – – – – – – – 1 2 4 8 6 2 3 2 1 3 3 – 4 – –* – – – – 1 1 1
2015/16 70 465 396 N/A 380
– – 18 2 11 4 5 4 – – – – 6 4 5 3 3 2 4 5 4 3 3 3 5 – –* – – – – 1 2 2 2
2016/17 126 451 460 N/A 430
11 10 14 17 – 16 8 – – – 2 8 3 2 4 2 6 2 3 2 4 2 4 – – – –* – – 1 1 2 9 –

World Cup podiums

  • 17 wins
  • 59 podiums
  Season   500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000/5000 m Team pursuit Team sprint Total
01 ! 02 ! 03 ! 01 ! 02 ! 03 ! 01 ! 02 ! 03 ! 01 ! 02 ! 03 ! 01 ! 02 ! 03 ! 01 ! 02 ! 03 ! 01 ! 02 ! 03 !
2008/09 1 N/A 1
2009/10 N/A
2010/11 1 1 2 1 1 1 N/A 2 3 2
2011/12 1 2 2 2 1 N/A 4 4
2012/13 1 2 1 2 1 1 N/A 3 3 2
2013/14 2 N/A 2
2014/15 1 2 1 1 1 2 3 N/A 5 3 3
2015/16 1 2 3 1 3 1 4 5
2016/17 3 1 3 1 2 1 1 3 7 2
Total 0 0 0 1 8 6 3 10 10 0 0 0 12 6 2 1 0 0 17 24 18
0 15 23 0 20 1 59

Individual podiums

  • 4 wins
  • 38 podiums
 No.    Season   Date Location Venue    Discipline     Place 
1  2010/11  4 November 2010 Heerenveen, Netherlands   Thialf 1500 m 3rd
2 28 November 2010 Hamar, Norway Vikingskipet 1500 m 2nd
3 19 February 2011 Salt Lake City, USA Utah Olympic Oval 1500 m 1st
4 4 March 2011 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 2nd
5 6 March 2011 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 2nd
6  2011/12  19 November 2011 Chelyabinsk, Russia Uralskaya Molniya 1000 m 3rd
7 20 November 2011 Chelyabinsk, Russia Uralskaya Molniya 1500 m 3rd
8 22 January 2012 Salt Lake City, USA Utah Olympic Oval 1000 m 2nd
9 11 February 2012 Hamar, Norway Vikingskipet 1500 m 3rd
10 3 March 2012 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 2nd
11 4 March 2012 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 3rd
12 10 March 2012 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 1500 m 2nd
13  2012/13  17 November 2012 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 2nd
14 24 November 2012 Kolomna, Russia Kolomna Speed Skating Center 1500 m 1st
15 2 December 2012 Astana, Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace 1500 m 2nd
16 2 March 2013 Erfurt, Germany  Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle  1500 m 3rd
17  2014/15  15 November 2014 Obihiro, Japan Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval 1000 m 1st
18 16 November 2014 Obihiro, Japan Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval 1500 m 2nd
19 22 November 2014   Seoul, South Korea Taereung International Ice Rink 1500 m 1st
20 23 November 2014  Seoul, South Korea Taereung International Ice Rink 1000 m 2nd
21 7 December 2014 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 1500 m 3rd
22 14 December 2014 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 3rd
23 8 February 2015 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 2nd
24 22 March 2015 Erfurt, Germany Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle 1000 m 3rd
25  2015/16  6 December 2015 Inzell, Germany Eisstadion Inzell 1500 m 3rd
26 12 December 2015 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 3rd
27 13 December 2015 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1500 m 3rd
28 29 January 2016 Stavanger, Norway Sørmarka Arena 1000 m 3rd
29 30 January 2016 Stavanger, Norway Sørmarka Arena 1500 m 3rd
30 31 January 2016 Stavanger, Norway Sørmarka Arena 1000 m 2nd
31  2016–17  12 November 2016 Harbin, China Heilongjiang Indoor Rink 1000 m 2nd
32 13 November 2016 Harbin, China Heilongjiang Indoor Rink 1500 m 2nd
33 20 November 2016 Nagano, Japan M-Wave 1500 m 3rd
34 3 December 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace 1000 m 3rd
35 4 December 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace 1500 m 2nd
36 11 December 2016 Heerenveen, Netherlands Thialf 1000 m 2nd
37 28 January 2017 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 1500 m 2nd
38 29 January 2017 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen 1000 m 2nd

Team podiums

  • 13 wins – (12 TP, 1 TS)
  • 21 podiums – (20 TP, 1 TS)
 No.    Season   Date Location Venue    Discipline     Place 
1  2008/09  16 November 2008 Heerenveen, Netherlands   Thialf  Team pursuit  1st  with Ireen Wüst and Renate Groenewold
2  2010/11  28 November 2010 Hamar, Norway Vikingskipet Team pursuit 3rd  with Jorien Voorhuis and Marije Joling
3 30 January 2011 Moscow, Russia Krylatskoye Skating Hall Team pursuit 1st  with Ireen Wüst and Diane Valkenburg
4  2011/12  20 November 2011 Chelyabinsk, Russia Uralskaya Molniya Team pursuit 2nd  with Ireen Wüst and Diane Valkenburg
5  2012/13  18 November 2012 Heerenveen, Netherlands   Thialf Team pursuit 2nd  with Diane Valkenburg and Marije Joling
6 2 December 2012 Astana, Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace Team pursuit 3rd  with Diane Valkenburg and Linda de Vries
7 3 March 2013 Erfurt, Germany  Gunda Niemann-Stirnemann Halle  Team pursuit 1st  with Ireen Wüst and Diane Valkenburg
8 8 March 2013 Heerenveen, Netherlands   Thialf Team pursuit 1st  with Ireen Wüst and Linda de Vries
9  2013/14  8 December 2013 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen Team pursuit 1st  with Ireen Wüst and Jorien ter Mors
10 16 March 2014 Heerenveen, Netherlands   Thialf Team pursuit 1st  with Lotte van Beek and Linda de Vries
11  2014/15  15 November 2014   Obihiro, Japan Meiji Hokkaido-Tokachi Oval Team pursuit 1st  with Ireen Wüst and Marije Joling
12 6 December 2014 Berlin, Germany Sportforum Hohenschönhausen Team pursuit 1st  with Ireen Wüst and Marije Joling
13 13 December 2014 Heerenveen, Netherlands   Thialf Team pursuit 1st  with Linda de Vries and Carlijn Achtereekte 
14  2015/16  14 November 2015 Calgary, Canada Olympic Oval Team pursuit 1st  with Antoinette de Jong and Marije Joling
15 5 December 2015 Inzell, Germany Eisstadion Inzell Team pursuit 2nd  with Antoinette de Jong and Marije Joling
16 12 December 2015 Heerenveen, Netherlands   Thialf Team pursuit 2nd  with Antoinette de Jong and Linda de Vries
17 12 March 2016 Heerenveen, Netherlands   Thialf Team pursuit 2nd  with Ireen Wüst and Antoinette de Jong
18  2016/17  12 November 2016 Harbin, China Heilongjiang Indoor Rink Team pursuit 1st  with Ireen Wüst and Antoinette de Jong
19 19 November 2016 Nagano, Japan M-Wave Team pursuit 1st  with Antoinette de Jong and Marije Joling
20 3 December 2016 Astana, Kazakhstan Alau Ice Palace Team pursuit 2nd  with Antoinette de Jong and Linda de Vries
21 13 March 2017 Stavanger, Norway Sørmarka Arena Team sprint 1st  with Floor van den Brandt and Anice Das
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