Naomi Visser

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Naomi Visser
Personal information
Country represented Netherlands
Born (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 22)
Papendrecht, Netherlands
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
Years on national team2015–present (NED)
ClubTopsportcentrum Noord
Head coach(es)Vincent Wevers
Medal record
Representing  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Antalya Team
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 1 0
World Challenge Cup 1 0 2
Total 1 1 2

Naomi Visser (born 24 August 2001)[1] is a Dutch artistic gymnast. She was part of the bronze medal-winning teams at the 2018 and 2023 European Championships.

Early life[edit]

Visser was born in 2001 in Papendrecht. She started gymnastics at the age of six.

Gymnastics career[edit]

2018–19[edit]

At the 2018 European Championships, Visser helped the Netherlands win the team bronze medal. At the 2018 World Championships, she finished 14th in the all-around.[2]

At the 2019 European Games, Visser finished seventh in the all-around and fifth on uneven bars. At the 2019 World Championships, she helped the Netherlands team finish eighth and finished 23rd in the all-around.

2021[edit]

At the 2021 European Championships Visser finished ninth in the all-around. She was initially an alternate for the Dutch team at the 2020 Olympic Games; however she tested positive for COVID-19 only weeks prior to departure for Tokyo and was unable to travel. In October Visser competed at the World Championships in Kitakyushu. She qualified to the all-around final where she finished fifth. In doing so she set a record as the highest placing Dutch female artistic gymnast in a World all-around final.[3]

2022[edit]

Visser competed at the Baku World Cup where she won silver on the uneven bars behind Lorette Charpy.[4] At the 2022 European Championships in Munich, Visser helped the Netherlands qualify to the team final, where they finished fourth behind Italy, Great Britain, and Germany. Individually Visser finished sixth in the all-around, sixth on floor exercise, and seventh on the uneven bars.[5] At the World Championships Visser qualified to three individual finals: all-around, uneven bars, and floor exercise. She finished eighteenth in the all-around, seventh on uneven bars, and fifth on floor exercise.

Vault (qualifications)
Uneven Bars Final
Uneven Bars Final
Uneven Bars Final

2023[edit]

Visser competed at the European Championships where she helped the Netherlands finish third as a team. Individually she placed seventh in the all-around, eighth on uneven bars, and fourth on floor exercise.

Competitive history[edit]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2015 Sidijk Tournament 4
FIT Challenge 7 33
Top Gym Tournament 8 10 9 15 7
2016 Sidijk Tournament 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Austrian Team Open 14
IAG SportEvent 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 9 7
Dutch Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 4 4 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Wase Gymcup 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dutch Team Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 5
Top Gym Tournament 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 7 8 5
Senior
2017 IAG SportEvent 1st place, gold medalist(s)
FIT Challenge 5 14
Dutch Championships 10 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4
Elite Gym Massilia 12 5
2018 Dutch Championships 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5
Heerenveen Friendly 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 10 8
European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Varsenare Friendly 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
World Championships 10 14
2019 FIT Challenge 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
Dutch Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Games 7 5
Heerenveen Friendly 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2nd Heerenveen Friendly 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships 8 23
2021 Heerenveen Friendly 2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships 9
World Championships 5
2022 Baku World Cup 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 6 8
Dutch Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships 4 6 7 6
Dutch World Trials 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 9 18 7 5
2023
European Championships 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 7 8 4
Varna Challenge Cup 4 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Osijek Challenge Cup 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships 7 12 7 6
2024 Antalya Challenge Cup 7

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Box". app.box.com.
  2. ^ "VISSER Naomi". gymnastics.sport. September 23, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2021.
  3. ^ "Dutch history-maker Naomi Visser: 'It felt like a victory for me'". International Gymnast. December 27, 2021.
  4. ^ "Kovtun's fourth consecutive title leads Ukraine to distinction at Baku World Cup". International Gymnastics Federation. April 4, 2022.
  5. ^ "2022 European Championships results". European Gymnastics. Retrieved 18 August 2022.