Esmee Visser

Esmee Visser (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛsˈmeː ˈvɪsər]; born 26 January 1996) is a Dutch speed skater who specialises in long distances.

Esmee Visser
Visser in 2017
Personal information
NationalityDutch
Born (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996
Leiden, Netherlands
Height1.70 m (5 ft 7 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
Sport
CountryNetherlands
SportSpeed skating
Event(s)3000 m, 5000 m
ClubTalentNED

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 with a time of 6:50.23.[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]

Personal records

Personal records[6]
Speed skating
Event Result Date Location Notes
500 m41.4225 January 2020Heerenveen
1000 m1:19.8119 January 2019Heerenveen
1500 m1:57.6927 January 2019Heerenveen
3000 m3:54.029 March 2019Salt Lake CityDutch national record
5000 m6:45.7323 February 2019Calgary

At the end of the 2019–2020 speed skating season, Visser occupied the 43rd position on the adelskalender with a points total of 160.226

Source:[7]

Tournament overview

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
2013–201431st 500m
4th 1500m
21st 1000m
3000m
9th overall

2014–2015

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
2015–201621st 1500m
16th 3000m
20th 500m
10th 3000m
11th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
11th overall
2016–201718th 1500m
9th 3000m
6th 5000m
20th 500m
9th 3000m
12th 1500m
DNQ 5000m
12th overall

2017–2018

11th 3000m
5th 5000m
KOLOMNA

3000m
GANGNEUNG

5000m

2018–2019

4th 3000m
5000m

17th 500m
3000m
5th 1500m
5000m
overall
INZELL

5000m

3000/5000m

2019–2020

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
2020–202111th 3000m
4th 5000m
20th 500m
4th 3000m
16th 1500m
5000m
8th overall

Source:[8] [9] [10]


  • DNQ : Did not qualify for the 5000m distance
  • DNP : Did not participate
  • GWC : Grand World Cup
  • NC : No classification

World Cup overview

Season 1500m
2017–2018
2018–2019
2019–20207th(b)
Season 3000/5000 meter
2017–20181st (b)
2018–201912th4th4th
2019–20209th5th4th6th8th

Source:[11]

  • (b) = Division B
  • – = Did not participate

Medals won

Esmee Visser (2020)
Championship Gold
Silver
Bronze
Dutch Allround Classification001
Dutch Allround Distances200
Dutch Single Distances300
World Single Distances111
World Cup 3000/5000m210
World Cup Classification010
European Single Distances100
Olympic Games100
World Junior Team Pursuit100

References

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