Naomi Visser

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Naomi Visser
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Personal information
Born (2001-08-24) 24 August 2001 (age 23)
Papendrecht, Netherlands
Gymnastics career
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Country
represented
Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands
(2015–present)
ClubTopsportcentrum Noord
Head coach(es)Vincent Wevers
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
European Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Glasgow Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Antalya Team
FIG World Cup
Event1st2nd3rd
Apparatus World Cup010
World Challenge Cup102
Total112

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. She represented the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics.

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Early life

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

Gymnastics career

2018–19

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

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

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.

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

2023

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. At the 2023 World Championships she helped the Netherlands finish seventh as a team. Individually she finished twelfth in the all-around, seventh on uneven bars, and sixth on floor exercise. [6]

2024

Visser competed at the Antalya World Challenge Cup in March where she finished seventh on the floor exercise. [7] In July Visser was selected to represent the Netherlands at the 2024 Summer Olympics alongside Lieke Wevers, Sanne Wevers, Vera van Pol, and Sanna Veerman. [8]

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2015 Sidijk Tournament4
FIT Challenge733
Top Gym Tournament8109157
2016 Sidijk TournamentSilver medal icon.svg
Austrian Team Open14
IAG SportEventSilver medal icon.svg
European Championships 97
Dutch ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg44Gold medal icon.svg
Wase GymcupGold medal icon.svg
Dutch Team ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svg5
Top Gym TournamentBronze medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg785
Senior
2017 IAG SportEventGold medal icon.svg
FIT Challenge514
Dutch Championships10Gold medal icon.svg4
Elite Gym Massilia125
2018 Dutch Championships4Bronze medal icon.svg5
Heerenveen FriendlySilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg108
European Championships Bronze medal icon.svg
Varsenare FriendlySilver medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svg
World Championships 1014
2019 FIT ChallengeGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
Dutch ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svg
European Games 75
Heerenveen FriendlySilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
2nd Heerenveen FriendlyGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
World Championships 823
2021 Heerenveen FriendlySilver medal icon.svg
European Championships 9
World Championships 5
2022 Baku World Cup Silver medal icon.svg68
Dutch ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
European Championships 4676
Dutch World TrialsBronze medal icon.svg
World Championships 91875
2023
European Championships Bronze medal icon.svg784
Varna Challenge Cup 4Bronze medal icon.svg
Osijek Challenge Cup Gold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg
World Championships 71276
2024 Antalya Challenge Cup 7
Olympic Games 910
Arthur Gander Memorial5
Swiss Cup 5
2025
European Championships 568

References

  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.
  6. "2023 World Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 11, 2023.
  7. "2024 Antalya Challenge Cup Results". The Gymternet. April 1, 2024.
  8. "Olympisch Damesturnteam Bekend" [Olympic Women's Gymnastics Team Announced]. Dutch Gymnastics (in Dutch). July 8, 2024.