Women
NED
Marrit Leenstra
NED- Date of birth10 May 1989
- Height1700 CM
- ProfessionAthlete
- Home townBaselga di Piné
- Place of birthWijckel
- Start skating / She began skating at age three at the natural ice track in Wijckel, Netherlands. She joined a speed skating club at age 10 in Heerenveen, Netherlands. /
- HobbiesDrinking coffee, studying environmental and sustainability issues, cycling, hiking. (marrit-leenstra.nl, 13 Oct 2017; schaatsen.nl, 15 Sep 2017)
- languagesDutch, English, Frisian, Italian
- famliyHusband Matteo Anesi
- General Interest
- Sport Specific Information
Coach Jan van Veen. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
She suffered a broken ankle in 2011/12. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2017)
Winning gold in team pursuit at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2017)
RETIREMENT
In August 2018 she announced her retirement from competitive speed skating. She intended to start a course in geographical information science at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. (schaatsen.nl, 30 Aug 2018)
In August 2018 she announced her retirement from competitive speed skating. She intended to start a course in geographical information science at Wageningen University in the Netherlands. (schaatsen.nl, 30 Aug 2018)
"I grew up with speed skating, and I kept skating for the feeling of speed a good corner gives you."
