Esmee Visser
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| Born | 27 January 1996 Leiden, Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||||||||
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]
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.
Personal bests[edit]
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| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
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| 500 m | 41.55 | 22 December 2015 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| 1000 m | 1:21.30 | 20 December 2015 | Eisstadion Inzell, Inzell | |
| 1500 m | 2:02.23 | 24 January 2016 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 3000 m | 4:05.30 | 6 January 2018 | Kolomna Speed Skating Center, Kolomna | Gold medal |
| 5000 m | 6:50.23 | 16 February 2018 | Gangneung Oval, Gangneung | Olympic gold medal |
She is currently in 81st position in the adelskalender.[4]
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.
- ^ "Adelskalendern". evertstenlund.se. Retrieved 3 November 2018.
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