Camille Rasmussen

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Camille Rasmussen
2022-08-14 European Championships 2022 - Artistic Gymnastics Women's Apparatus Final Vault by Sandro Halank-011.jpg
Rasmussen at the 2022 European Championships
Personal information
Full nameCamille Lund Rasmussen
Born (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004 (age 20)
Copenhagen, Denmark
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country representedFlag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Years on national team2016–present (DEN)
College teamLong Island University (2025-2028)
LevelSenior International Elite
ClubKG66
Head coach(es)Taylor Colwell (Long Island University)
Assistant coach(es)Jazmyn Foberg (Long Island University)
Former coach(es)Bernadett Balazs (KG66) Aleksandr (KG66)
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing Flag of Denmark.svg  Denmark
Northern European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Tórshavn Floor Exercise
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Kópavogur Vault
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2017 Tórshavn Vault
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2019 Kópavogur All-Around
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2022 Jyväskylä Vault
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup010
World Challenge Cup010
Total020

Camille Lund Rasmussen (born 15 June 2004) is a Danish artistic gymnast. She represented Denmark at the inaugural junior World Championships. She is the 2020 and 2021 Danish senior national champion and is a two-time Northern European champion.

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Early life

Rasmussen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She began training in gymnastics when she was five years old. [1]

Junior gymnastics career

2016

Rasmussen competed at her first national championships where she placed first in the espoir division. [2] She competed at the Gymnova Cup where she placed third in the all-around in the espoir division behind Lisa Vaelen and Miriam Hamenni. She finished the year competing at the Turnkunst International where she placed first in the all-around.

2017

Rasmussen competed at the Austrian Team Open and finished third behind Jasmin Mader and Barbora Mokošová. She competed at the Nordic Junior Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Enni Kettunen. She finished first on balance beam, second on floor exercise behind Jessica Castles, third on vault behind Kettunen and Sani Mäkelä, and sixth on uneven bars. [3] Rasmussen ended the year competing at the Northern European Championships where she placed fifth in the all-around but won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault. [4]

2018

Rasmussen continued her dominance at the Danish Championships, winning her third gold in the all-around. In June she competed at the Nordic Championships where she placed third in the all-around behind Mari Kanter and Tonya Paulsson but won gold on floor exercise. [5] Rasmussen competed at the European Championships and finished 33rd in the all-around. [6]

2019

At the Nordic Championships Rasmussen placed first in the all-around ahead of Maisa Kuusikko. She won the junior national title at the Danish Championships and was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships. [7] Rasmussen finished 36th in the all-around. She next competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she qualified to the all-around final and was the third reserve for the balance beam final. She finished 19th in the all-around. Rasmussen ended her junior career competing at the Northern European Championships. She placed third in the all-around behind Welsh gymnasts Emily Thomas and Poppy Stickler. Rasmussen won gold on vault.

2019-06-28 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Vault (Martin Rulsch) 060.jpg
Vault
2019-06-28 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Balance beam (Martin Rulsch) 307.jpg
Balance Beam
2019-06-28 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Floor exercise (Martin Rulsch) 056.jpg
Floor Exercise
2019-06-28 1st FIG Artistic Gymnastics JWCH Women's All-around competition Subdivision 4 Floor exercise (Martin Rulsch) 049.jpg
Floor Exercise

Senior gymnastics career

2020

Rasmussen turned senior in 2020; however the mass majority of competitions were either canceled or postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In November Rasmussen competed at the Danish Championships where she won her first senior all-around title. Additionally she won gold on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam and placed second on floor exercise behind Victoria Gilberg. [8]

2021

Rasmussen made her senior international debut at the 2021 European Championships where she placed 44th in the all-around during qualifications [9] . In June she competed at the Danish Championships where she defended her all-around title. Additionally she defended her vault, uneven bars, and balance beam titles and placed third on floor exercise. [10] In October she competed at the 2021 World Championships. During qualifications she finished 36th in the all-around; she did not qualify for any event finals. However, by finishing 36th she became the highest placing Danish gymnast in World Championships history, surpassing Mette Hulgaard's 53rd place in 2013. [11]

2022

Rasmussen competed at the Varna Challenge Cup where she won silver on vault behind Aline Friess. [12] She next competed at the Nordic Championships, winning silver in the all-around [13] . At the European Championships Rasmussen finished 20th in the all-around. As a result she qualified to compete as an individual at the World Championships later in the year. Additionally Rasmussen qualified for the vault final where she finished sixth. [14] Rasmussen was the first Danish gymnast to ever compete in an event final at the European Championships. In October she competed at the 2022 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she placed 35th in the all-around and didn't qualify for any event finals. [15] In November she competed at the 2022 Northern European Gymnastics Championships where she won a bronze medal on vault and placed 13th in the all-around. [16]

2023

Rasmussen competed the Doha World Cup where she won silver on vault behind Coline Devillard [17] . In April she competed at the European Championships where she finished 35th in the all-around and 8th on vault [18] . Later that month she finished 5th on vault at the Cairo World Cup [19] . In May she became the senior Danish all-around champion [20] . She next competed at the Paris Challenge Cup where she placed 5th on vault [21] . She qualified to compete as an individual at 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the 2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships earlier in the year. She finished 87th in the all-around and did not qualify for any event finals. [22]

2024

Rasmussen started the 2024 season at the Cairo World Cup where she finished 8th on vault [23] . The week after she competed at the Cottbus World Cup however she didn't qualify for any event finals [24] . At this competition she fractured her fibula and had to pull out of the Baku World Cup and the Doha World Cup. [25] In May she competed at the 2024 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she placed 28th in the all-around and 6th on vault. [26]

She will be joining Long Island University in the 2024-2025 season. [27]

2025

In January she got injured during the warm-up for her first college meet with Long Island University. The injury was severe enough to need surgery. [28]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016 Danish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
Gymnova CupBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Turnkunst InternationalGold medal icon.svg
2017 Austrian Team Open4Bronze medal icon.svg
Danish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Nordic Championships 5Silver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg6Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Gymnova CupGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Northern European Championships 55Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
2018 Elek Matolay MemorialBronze medal icon.svg6Bronze medal icon.svg
Danish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Nordic Championships 4Bronze medal icon.svg4Bronze medal icon.svg5Gold medal icon.svg
European Championships 2433
2019 Elek Matolay MemorialSilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg45
Danish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Nordic Championships 4Gold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg6Bronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
Junior World Championships 36
Euro Youth Olympic Festival 19R3
Northern European Championships 6Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg55
Senior
2020 Danish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
2021 European Championships 44
Danish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
World Championships 36
Danish Team ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Northern European Championships 484
2022 Varna Challenge Cup Silver medal icon.svg
Danish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
Nordic Championships 4Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
European Championships 206
World Championships 29
Northern European Championships 13Bronze medal icon.svg
2023 Doha World Cup Silver medal icon.svg
European Championships 22358
Cairo World Cup 5
Danish ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
Paris Challenge Cup 5191415
World Championships 87
2024 Cairo World Cup 8
Cottbus World Cup 9
European Championships 286

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