Sandra Voetelink (born 7 August 1970) is a retired

speed skater Speed skating is a competitive form of ice skating in which the competitors race each other in travelling a certain distance on skates. Types of speed skating are long track speed skating, short track speed skating, and marathon speed skating. ...

from the Netherlands who was active between 1988 and 1994. In 1992, she won a national title in the 1500 m and finished second in the 500 m and 1000 m. She competed in these three events at the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

with the best achievement of 16th place in the 1000 m. She married

Leo Visser Leendert "Leo" Visser (born 13 January 1966) is a Dutch former speed skater, who in 1989 won the World Allround championships and European championships. At the 1988 Olympics in Calgary he won a silver medal in the 5000 m and a bronze medal i ...

, also an Olympic speed skater. Sandra was also briefly known in the UK as Kisha (The Starburst) in ITV's action/entertainment television show

Ice Warriors (game show) ''Ice Warriors'' is a British game show which aired on ITV from 24 January to 21 March 1998 and was hosted by Dani Behr. It had a similar format to ''Gladiators'', except that the games were played on an ice rink rather than in an arena. During ...

in 1998. The series only lasted for one season but pitted various ice teams across the UK against Kisha and the rest of the Ice Warriors. Personal bests: *500 m – 41.00 (1992) * 1000 – 1:22.85 (1992) * 1500 – 2:07.04 (1991) * 3000 – 4:29.23 (1990) * 5000 – 7:54.42 (1992)

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1970 births Living people Dutch female speed skaters Olympic speed skaters of the Netherlands Speed skaters at the 1992 Winter Olympics People from Heerhugowaard Sportspeople from North Holland 21st-century Dutch women 20th-century Dutch women {{Netherlands-speed-skating-bio-stub