Esmee Visser
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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.
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Full name | Esmee Michelle Visser |
Nationality | Dutch |
Born | (1996-01-27) 27 January 1996 (age 28) 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 |
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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]