Marrit Leenstra is a Dutch long track speed skater

Long track speed skating

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In the 2007 season

2007 in speed skating

The year 2007 in speed skating also includes events in the autumn of 2006, since they belong to the same long track speed skating season.-Chronology:...

 she made her World Cup debut in Moscow http://www.isuresults.eu/2006-2007/worldcup/moscow/result331.html.

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

European Speed Skating Championships for Women

The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1970, but they were discontinued after the 1974 tournament because of lack of interest...

 and ranked 6th after all four distances. With this result she qualified for the World Allround

World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women

The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1936. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1933-1935.-Distances used:...

. At the World Allround Championships in Berlin

World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Women

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 she placed 12th after four distances. In February 2008, Leenstra was crowned the World Junior Speed Skating Champion

World Junior Speed Skating Championships

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 in Changchun, China.

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

World Single Distance Championships for Women

The International Skating Union has organised the World Single Distance Championships for Women since 1996.-Locations:* 1996 Hamar, Norway* 1997 Warsaw, Poland* 1998 Calgary, Canada* 1999 Heerenveen, Netherlands* 2000 Nagano, Japan...

 in the 1500 metres.

Personal records

Junior

Year	Category	Dutch Allround	Dutch Sprint	World Allround World Junior Speed Skating Championships ||valign=top width=50%|In 1971, when the ISU had a congress they decided to hold a World Junior Speed Skating Championships. After 2 test-championships , where only boys where allowed to skate, the first official championship was introduced in Cortina d'Ampezzo. In this championship boys and girls...
2004	Juniors C	3rd
2005	Juniors B	5th	7th
2006	Juniors B
2007	Juniors A	4th
2008	Juniors A

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

Senior

Year	Dutch Distance KNSB Dutch Single Distance Championships The Dutch Single Distance Championships of speed skating, organised by the KNSB, is the official Dutch championship to determine the Dutch champion over a single distance, in contrast to the KNSB Dutch Allround Championships, which determine the Dutch allround champion...	Dutch Sprint	Dutch Allround KNSB Dutch Allround Championships The national Dutch Allround speedskating championships are first held in 1901 for man and since 1955 for women-Men's Allround:Source: -Women's Allround:Source: -References:NotesBibliography...	European European Speed Skating Championships for Women The International Skating Union has organised the European Speed Skating Championships for Women since 1970, but they were discontinued after the 1974 tournament because of lack of interest...	World Allround World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men The International Skating Union has organised the World Allround Speed Skating Championships for Men since 1893. Unofficial Championships were held in the years 1889-1892.-History:-Distances used:...	World Cup Speed Skating World Cup The Speed Skating World Cup is a series of international speed skating competitions, organised yearly by the International Skating Union since the winter of 1985–86. Every year during the winter, a number of competitions on a number of different distances are held...
2007	15th 500 m 9th 1500 m 12th 3000 m		13th			50th 1500 m
2008	9th 500 m 4th 1000 m 1500 m 10th 3000 m		4th	6th	12th	19th 1000 m 23rd 1500 m
2009	17th 500 m 5th 1000 m 1500 m 8th 3000 m	4th	5th			28th 1000 m 11th 1500 m Team Pursuit
2010	15th 1000 m 10th 1500 m 12th 3000 m
2011	500 m 1000 m 1500 m 3000 m

External links

• http://www.speedskating-online.com/newsjanuary2008.htm
• http://www.sskating.com/index.php?&season=2007/2008&name=LEENSTRA&fname=Marit&nat=NED&lm=l
• http://www.desg.de/?page_id=813&anzeige=result&eventresultID=39735