Esmee Michelle Visser (Dutch pronunciation: [ɛsˈmeː ˈvɪsər]; born 26 January 1996) is a Dutch speed skater and Olympic Champion who specialises in long-distance events.
Born in Leiden, she qualified for the 5000 metres at the 2018 Winter Olympics in December 2017. At the 2018 European Championships, she won the 3000 metres in her second-ever international race. 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.
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.
Personal records
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
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Tournament overview
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- DNQ : Did not qualify for the 5000m distance
- DNP : Did not participate
- GWC : Grand World Cup
- NC : No classification
World Cup overview
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- (b) = Division B
- – = Did not participate
Medals won
References
External links
- 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 NOC*NSF (in Dutch)
- Esmee Visser at Olympedia
- Esmee Visser at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
- Eurosport profile
- iSkate profile
