# Esmee Visser

Esmee Michelle Visser (Dutch pronunciation:; born 26 January 1996) is a Dutch speed skater and Olympic Champion, who specialises in long distances.
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

Personal records :
| Speed skating |||||
| Event | Result | Date | Location | Notes |
| 500 m | 41.42 | 25 January 2020 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 1000 m | 1:19.81 | 19 January 2019 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 1500 m | 1:57.69 | 27 January 2019 | Thialf, Heerenveen | |
| 3000 m | 3:54.02 | 9 March 2019 | Utah Olympic Oval, Salt Lake City | |
| 5000 m | 6:45.73 | 23 February 2019 | Olympic Oval, Calgary | |
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
Source:

## 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 |
| 2013–14 | | | | 31st 500m 4th 1500m 21st 1000m 3000m 9th overall | | | | |
| 2014–15 | | 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 | | | | |
| 2015–16 | 21st 1500m 16th 3000m | 20th 500m 10th 3000m 11th 1500m DNQ 5000m 11th overall | | | | | | |
| 2016–17 | 18th 1500m 9th 3000m 6th 5000m | 20th 500m 9th 3000m 12th 1500m DNQ 5000m 12th overall | | | | | | |
| 2017–18 | 11th 3000m 5th 5000m | | | | KOLOMNA 3000m | | GANGNEUNG 5000m | |
| 2018–19 | 4th 3000m 5000m | 17th 500m 3000m 5th 1500m 5000m overall | | | | INZELL 5000m | | 3000/5000m |
| 2019–20 | 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 |
| 2020–21 | 11th 3000m 4th 5000m | 20th 500m 4th 3000m 16th 1500m 5000m 8th overall | | | | | | |
Source:
* DNQ : Did not qualify for the 5000m distance
* DNP : Did not participate
* GWC : Grand World Cup
* NC : No classification

## World Cup overview

| Season | 1500m | 1500m | 1500m | 1500m | 1500m |
| 2017–18 | | | | | |
| 2018–19 | | | | | |
| 2019–20 | – | – | 7th(b) | – | – |
| Season | 3000/5000 meter | 3000/5000 meter | 3000/5000 meter | 3000/5000 meter | 3000/5000 meter | 3000/5000 meter |
| 2017–18 | – | 1st (b) | – | – | – | – |
| 2018–19 | | 12th | | 4th | 4th | |
| 2019–20 | 9th | 5th | 4th | – | 6th | 8th |
Source:
* (b) = Division B
* – = Did not participate

## Medals won

| Championship | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| Dutch Allround Classification | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Dutch Allround Distances | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Dutch Single Distances | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| World Single Distances | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| World Cup 3000/5000m | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| World Cup Classification | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| European Single Distances | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Olympic Games | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| World Junior Team Pursuit | 1 | 0 | 0 |