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
{{PersonalRecordsTop}}{{PersonalRecordsSport| Men's Speed skating}}{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 500m | 38.65 | 31 January 1992 | Davos | }}{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 1,000m | 1:16.21 | 2 January 1992 | Heerenveen | }}{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 1,500m | 1:54.65 | 19 January 1990 | Heerenveen | }}{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 3,000m | 3:59.27 | 19 March 1987 | Heerenveen | }}{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 5,000m | 6:44.98 | 13 February 1988 | Calgary |}}{{PersonalRecordsMiddle| 10,000m | 13:58.47 | 2 January 1988 | Heerenveen | }}{{PersonalRecordsBottom}}Source: SpeedskatingResults.com[1] World records
| Event | Time | Date | Venue |
|---|
| 5000 m | 6.47,01 | 14 February 1987 | Heerenveen |
| 3000 m | 3.59,27 | 19 March 1987 | Heerenveen |
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2] References
{{Commons category}}1. ^{{cite web|title=Leo Visser|url=http://speedskatingresults.com/index.php?p=17&s=693|publisher=SpeedskatingResults.com|accessdate=29 August 2012}}
2. ^{{cite web|title=Leo Visser|url=http://www.speedskatingstats.com/index.php?file=skater&code=1966011301|publisher=SpeedSkatingStats.com|accessdate=29 August 2012}}
External links
- Leo Visser at SpeedSkatingStats.com
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| before = Jan Ykema
| title = Flagbearer for {{NED}}
| years = Albertville 1992
| after = Christine Aaftink
}}{{s-end}}{{Footer World Allround Champions Speed Skating Men}}{{DEFAULTSORT:Visser, Leo}} 14 : 1966 births|Living people|Dutch male speed skaters|Olympic silver medalists for the Netherlands|Olympic bronze medalists for the Netherlands|Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands|Speed skaters at the 1988 Winter Olympics|Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics|People from Vlist|Olympic medalists in speed skating|Former world record holders in speed skating|Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics|Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics|World Allround Speed Skating Championships medalists