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Women

Marrit Leenstra

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    • Date of birth10 May 1989
    • Height170 CM
    • ProfessionAthlete
    • HometownBaselga di Piné
    • Place of birthWijckel
    • Start skatingShe 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.
    • Club N/A
    • HobbiesDrinking coffee, studying environmental and sustainability issues, cycling, hiking. (marrit-leenstra.nl, 13 Oct 2017; schaatsen.nl, 15 Sep 2017)
    • LanguagesDutch, English, Frisian, Italian
    • FamilyHusband Matteo Anesi
    • CoachN/A
    • Former CoachN/A
    • General Interest
    • Sport Specific Information
    Winning gold in team pursuit at the 2014 Olympic Winter Games in Sochi. (Athlete, 10 Mar 2017)
    Coach Jan van Veen. (Athlete, 10 Dec 2013)
    She suffered a broken ankle in 2011/12. (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)
    "I grew up with speed skating, and I kept skating for the feeling of speed a good corner gives you."