Esmee Visser
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| 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 Visser (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛsˈmeː ˈvɪsər]; born 26 January 1996) is a Dutch speed skater from Beinsdorp who specialises in long distances. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, she won a gold medal in the women's 5000 metres with a time of 6:50.23.
Born in Leiden, she qualified for the 5000 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics in December 2017.[1] At the 2018 European Speed Skating 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.[3][4]
At the first competition weekend of the 2018–19 ISU Speed Skating World Cup in Obihiro, Japan she won the 3000m event, the first World Cup victory of her career.[5]
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Personal records[edit]
| Personal records[6] | ||||
| Speed skating | ||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 41.55 | 22 December 2015 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| 1000 m | 1:19.81 | 19 January 2019 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 1500 m | 1:57.69 | 21 October 2018 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 3000 m | 3:54.02 | 9 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | NR* |
| 5000 m | 6:45.73 | 23 February 2019 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
- NR : Dutch national record
At the end of the 2018/2019 speed skating season, Visser occupied the 41st position on the adelskalender with a points total of 160.356 (up from position 160).[7]
Results timeline[edit]
| Season | Dutch Single Distances |
Dutch Allround | World Championship Junior |
Dutch Championship Junior |
European Championship Single Distances |
World Championship Single Distances |
Olympic Games |
World Cup |
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| 2013-2014 | 9th allround | |||||||
| 2014-2015 | 22nd 500m 17th 3000m 20th 1500m DNQ 5000m 17th allround |
22nd 1500m 7th 3000m  Team pursuit |
4th allround | |||||
| 2015-2016 | 21st 1500m 16th 3000m |
20th 500m 10th 3000m 11th 1500m DNQ 5000m 11th allround |
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| 2016-2017 | 18th 1500m 9th 3000m 6th 5000m |
20th 500m 9th 3000m 12th 1500m DNQ 5000m 12th allround |
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| 2017-2018 | 11th 3000m 5th 5000m |
3000m |
5000m |
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| 2018-2019 | 4th 3000m 5000m |
17th 500m 3000m 5th 1500m 5000m  allround |
 5000m |
3000/5000m
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- DNQ : Did not qualify for the 5000m distance
World Cup Overview[8][edit]
| Season | 3000/5000 meter | |||||||||||||
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| 2017-2018 | - | 1st (b) | - | - | - | - | ||||||||
| 2018-2019 | |
12th | |
4th | 4th |
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- b = B-division
- - = did not participate
Medals won[edit]
| Championship | Gold
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Silver
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Bronze
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| Dutch Allround Classification | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dutch Allround Distances | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Single Distances | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| World Single Distances | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| World Cup 3000/5000m | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| World Cup classification | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| European Single Distance | 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.
- ^ "Esmee Visser wins women's 5,000 as Dutch claim more speedskating gold". The Japan Times. 16 February 2018.
- ^ "First career World Cup gold for Olympic Champion Visser". International Skating Union (ISU). 18 November 2018.
- ^ "Esmee Visser". www.speedskatingresults.com.
- ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 28 January 2019.
- ^ "ISU World Cup Results"
External links[edit]
- Esmee Visser at the International Skating Union
- SpeedSkatingNews profile
- Eurosport profile
- iSkate profile
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