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| Full name | Esmee Michelle Visser | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Nationality | Dutch | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 27 January 1996 Leiden, Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.70 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | 3000 m, 5000 m | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TalentNED | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Esmee Michelle Visser (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛsˈmeː ˈvɪsər]; born 26 January 1996) is a Dutch speed skater and Olympic Champion, who specialises in long distances.
Born in Leiden, she qualified for the 5000 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics in December 2017.[1] At the 2018 European Championships, she won the 3000 metres in her second-ever international race.[2] On 16 February 2018, she won the gold medal in the women's 5000 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics with a time of 6:50.23.[3][4]
At the first competition weekend of the 2018–19 ISU World Cup in Obihiro, Japan, she won the 3000m event, the first World Cup victory of her career.[5]
Personal records[edit]
| Personal records[6] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 500 m | 41.42 | 25 January 2020 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 1000 m | 1:19.81 | 19 January 2019 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 1500 m | 1:57.69 | 27 January 2019 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 3000 m | 3:54.02 | 9 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 5000 m | 6:45.73 | 23 February 2019 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
At the end of the 2019–20 speed skating season, Visser occupied the 43rd position on the adelskalender with a points total of 160.226
Source:[7]
Tournament overview[edit]
| Season | Dutch Championships Single Distances | Dutch Championships Allround | World Championships Junior | Dutch Championships Junior | European Championships Single Distances | World Championships Single Distances | Olympic Games | World Cup GWC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2013–14 | 31st 500m 4th 1500m 21st 1000m  3000m 9th overall | |||||||
2014–15 | 22nd 500m 17th 3000m 20th 1500m DNQ 5000m 17th overall | WARSAW 22nd 1500m 7th 3000m  Team pursuit | 22nd 500m 1500m 8th 1000m 3000m 4th overall | |||||
| 2015–16 | 21st 1500m 16th 3000m | 20th 500m 10th 3000m 11th 1500m DNQ 5000m 11th overall | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 18th 1500m 9th 3000m 6th 5000m | 20th 500m 9th 3000m 12th 1500m DNQ 5000m 12th overall | ||||||
2017–18 | 11th 3000m 5th 5000m | KOLOMNA 3000m | GANGNEUNG 5000m | |||||
2018–19 | 4th 3000m 5000m | 17th 500m 3000m 5th 1500m 5000m overall | INZELL  5000m | 3000/5000m | ||||
2019–20 | 11th 1500m 3000m 5000m | 16th 500m 5th 3000m DNP 1500m DNP 5000m NC overall | HEERENVEEN 3000m | SALT LAKE CITY 5th 3000m 5000m | 45th 1500m 10th 3000/5000m | |||
| 2020–21 | 11th 3000m 4th 5000m | 20th 500m 4th 3000m 16th 1500m 5000m 8th overall |
- DNQ : Did not qualify for the 5000m distance
- DNP : Did not participate
- GWC : Grand World Cup
- NC : No classification
World Cup overview[edit]
| Season | 1500m | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | |||||
| 2018–19 | |||||
| 2019–20 | – | – | 7th(b) | – | – |
| Season | 3000/5000 meter | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017–18 | – | 1st (b) | – | – | – | – |
| 2018–19 | | 12th | | 4th | 4th | |
| 2019–20 | 9th | 5th | 4th | – | 6th | 8th |
Source:[11]
- (b) = Division B
- – = Did not participate
Medals won[edit]
| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dutch Allround Classification | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dutch Allround Distances | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Single Distances | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| World Single Distances | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| World Cup 3000/5000m | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| World Cup Classification | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| European Single Distances | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| World Junior Team Pursuit | 1 | 0 | 0 |
References[edit]
- ^ Lisette van der Geest (30 December 2017). "Visser: Wanneer zijn de Olympische Spelen eigenlijk?". AD (in Dutch).
- ^ "ISU European Championships 2018 – Result 3000m Ladies". International Skating Union (ISU). 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Speed Skating Event Schedule – Ladies' 5,000m". 18 February 2018. Archived from the original on 16 February 2018. Retrieved 16 February 2018.
- ^ "Esmee Visser wins women's 5,000 as Dutch claim more speedskating gold". Japan Times. 16 February 2018.
- ^ "First career World Cup gold for Olympic Champion Visser". International Skating Union (ISU). 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Esmee Visser". speedskatingresults.com.
- ^ "Adeld". evertstenlund.se.
- ^ "Esmee Visser". SpeedSkatingNews.
- ^ "Esmee Visser". speedskatingstats.com. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "Esmee Visser". schaatsstatistieken.nl. Retrieved 28 January 2021.
- ^ "ISU Speed Skating Results - Live".
External links[edit]
Media related to Esmee Visser at Wikimedia Commons- Esmee Visser at the International Skating Union
- Esmee Visser in SpeedSkatingBase.eu (archived)
- Esmee Visser at SpeedSkatingNews.info
- Esmee Visser at SpeedSkatingStats.com
- Esmee Visser at Olympics.com
- Esmee Visser at Olympedia
- Esmee Visser at NOC*NSF (in Dutch)
- Esmee Visser at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Eurosport profile
- iSkate profile
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