Marrit Leenstra (volleyball), Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Marrit Leenstra (volleyball)

Dutch beach volleyball player

Date of Birth: 18-Oct-1973

Place of Birth: Emmen, Drenthe, Netherlands

Profession: volleyball player, beach volleyball player

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Libra


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About Marrit Leenstra (volleyball)

  • Marrit Leenstra (born 18 October 1973) is a Dutch professional beach volleyball and indoor volleyball player born in Emmen, Drenthe.
  • In indoor volleyball Leenstra started her career in 1983 at OSV Pegasus Ter Apel.
  • Other teams she played for were Etiflex Ommen, Martinus Amstelveen, Vini Monteschiavo Jesi, Granzotto San Dona, Fiqurella Firenze and Mirabi Iandia Teodora Ravenna.
  • From 1988 to 1992 she was part of the Dutch youth teams in her age-range.
  • In 1992 she joined the Dutch senior volleyball team and was selected for the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, finishing 6th.
  • Four years later, during the 1996 Summer Olympics she and her team finished 5th.
  • Leenstra stayed in the Dutch team until 1998.
  • She started her international beach volleyball career already in 2001 after finishing her indoor contract in Italy.
  • She teamed up with Dutch star Rebekka Kadijk, whose sister Debora decided to quit beach volleyball after the 2000 Summer Olympics.
  • In 2001, 2002 and 2004, Kadijk and Leenstra won three Dutch national titles.
  • In Basel 2002 they reached the final of the European Championships.
  • They lost this final, but still won a silver medal.
  • Their main achievement was made in 2003 when they won the World Cup meeting in Lianyungang (China).
  • They qualified for the 2004 Summer Olympics which was not as successful as they hoped before the start.
  • After the Olympics they decided to split up.
  • Leenstra's next partner was Sanne Keizer with whom she did not reach any notable results with, except a 4th place at a tournament in Montreal.

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