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Dianne de Leeuw
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| Olympic medal record | |||
| Figure skating | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Silver | 1976 Innsbruck | Ladies' singles | |
Dianne de Leeuw (born November 19, 1955 in the United States) is a Dutch figure skater.
Despite having been born in the U.S. and spending most of her time there as well, but having a Dutch mother, Dianne de Leeuw skated for the Netherlands.
Dianne de Leeuw became a European champion in 1976, World champion in 1975 and Olympic silver medallist in 1976. Her main rivals were Dorothy Hamill and Christine Errath.
She was voted the female athlete of the Netherlands in 1975. She was also flag carrier at the 1976 Winter Olympic Games for the Netherlands.
De Leeuw is the current skating director at Paramount Iceland in Paramount, California.
| Event/Season | 1971 | 1972 | 1973 | 1974 | 1975 | 1976 |
| European Championships | 19th | 9th | 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st |
| World Championships | - | 17th | 15th | 3rd | 1st | 3rd |
| Winter Olympics | - | 16th | - | - | - | 2nd |
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1930: Fritzi Burger | 1931-1936: Sonja Henie | 1937-1939: Cecilia Colledge | 1947-1948: Barbara Ann Scott | 1949: Eva Pawlik | 1950: Alena Vrzáňová | 1951: Jeannette Altwegg | 1952: Jeannette Altwegg | 1953: Valda Osborn | 1954: Gundi Busch | 1955: Hanna Eigel | 1956: Ingrid Wendl | 1957: Hanna Eigel | 1958: Ingrid Wendl | 1959: Hanna Walter | 1960-1964: Sjoukje Dijkstra | 1965-1966: Regine Heitzer | 1967: Gabriele Seyfert | 1968: Hana Mašková | 1969-1970: Gabriele Seyfert | 1971-1972: Beatrix Schuba | 1973-1975: Christine Errath | 1976: Dianne de Leeuw | 1977-1980: Anett Pötzsch | 1981: Denise Biellmann | 1982: Claudia Kristofics-Binder | 1983-1988: Katarina Witt | 1989: Claudia Leistner | 1990: Evelyn Großmann | 1991-1995: Surya Bonaly | 1996-1997: Irina Slutskaya | 1998-1999: Maria Butyrskaya | 2000-2001: Irina Slutskaya | 2002: Maria Butyrskaya | 2003: Irina Slutskaya | 2004: Júlia Sebestyén | 2005-2006: Irina Slutskaya | 2007: Carolina Kostner |
| Preceded by Enith Brigitha |
Dutch Sportswoman of the Year 1975 |
Succeeded by Keetie van Oosten |
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