Dennis Visser (speed skater)
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Dutch |
| Born | 13 April 1995 Sneek, Netherlands |
| Height | 1.88 m (6 ft 2 in) |
| Weight | 76 kg (168 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country |  Netherlands |
| Sport | Short track speed skating |
Dennis Visser (born 13 April 1995 in Sneek) is a Dutch short track speed skater.[1][2]
He won the gold medal in the 5000 metre relay event at the 2017 World Short Track Speed Skating Championships and also at the 2018 European Short Track Speed Skating Championships. He is selected for the 5000 m relay team at the 2018 Winter Olympics.[3]
Biography
[edit]Visser started with short track speed skating when he was 8 years old, in Thialf, Heerenveen. In February 2017 Visser torn his ankle ligament.
He studies management at the Friesland College in Heerenveen.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ NOC*NSF. "Dennis Visser".
- ^ "ShorttrackOnLine.info - Athletes". www.shorttrackonline.info.
- ^ a b "Dennis Visser". Pyeongchang 2018. Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 9 February 2018.
External links
[edit]- Dennis Visser at Olympedia (archive)
- Dennis Visser at Olympics.com
- Dennis Visser at TeamNL (archive) (in Dutch)
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- Olympic short-track speed skaters for the Netherlands
- Short-track speed skaters at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Sportspeople from Sneek
- Competitors at the 2015 Winter Universiade
- World Short Track Speed Skating Championships medalists
- 21st-century Dutch sportsmen
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