Ria Visser

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Ria Visser
Ria Visser 1984.jpg
Visser in 1984
Personal information
Born (1961-07-20) 20 July 1961 (age 63)
Oud-Beijerland, Netherlands
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Speed skating
Medal record
Women's speed skating
Representing the Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1980 Lake Placid 1500 metres

Adriana Johanna "Ria" Visser (born 20 July 1961) is a Dutch ice speed skater. [1] [2]

Contents

Visser participated in six World Allround Speed Skating Championships, performing best at her first attempt in 1979, when she came in 6th. In 1979 and 1980, she won the bronze medal in the World Junior Speed Skating Championships. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid she won the silver medal in the women's 1500 metres, finishing just behind her Dutch teammate Annie Borckink. At the 1984 Winter Olympics she raced three distances, but did not reach higher than a 13th place. Unlike in international events, Visser was very successful at the Dutch National Allround Championships, winning the event five times and coming in second twice. Only Stien Kaiser has been more successful at the national level. [2]

In the 1990s, she was a TV commentator for the Dutch sports program NOS Studio Sport.

Personal records

Ria Visser in 1983 Ria Visser 1983.jpg
Ria Visser in 1983
Ria Visser in 1980 Ria Visser 1980d.jpg
Ria Visser in 1980
Personal records
Women's speed skating
EventResultDateLocationNotes
500m 42.2317 December 1983 Inzell
1000m 1:25.76 27 December 1981 Inzell
1500m 2:07.06 17 December 1983 Inzell
3000m 4:29.13 26 December 1984 Inzell
5000m 7:40.686 December 1987 Calgary

Tournament overview


Season
Dutch
Championships
Single
Distances
Dutch
Championships
Allround
Dutch
Championships
Sprint
European
Championships
Allround
Olympic rings.svg
Olympic
Games
World
Championships
Allround
World
Championships
Sprint
World
Championships
Junior
Allround

1978–79
HEERENVEEN

6th 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 3000m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1500m
Gold medal icon.svg 5000m
Silver medal icon.svg overall
THE HAGUE

17th 500m
4th 3000m
13th 1500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 5000m
6th overall
GRENOBLE

9th 500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1000m
Bronze medal icon.svg 3000m
Bronze medal icon.svg overall

1979–80
THE HAGUE

6th 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 3000m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1500m
Gold medal icon.svg 5000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
LAKE PLACID

Silver medal icon.svg 1500m
DNF 3000m
HAMAR

28th 500m
7th 3000m
24th 1500m
8th 5000m
14th overall
WEST ALLIS

28th 500m
7th 1000m
22nd 500m
29th 1000m**
27th overall
ASSEN

13th 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1500m
6th 1000m
4th 3000m
Bronze medal icon.svg overall

1980–81
ASSEN

7th 500m
5th 3000m
6th 1500m
Gold medal icon.svg 5000m
5th overall

1981–82
HEERENVEEN

Silver medal icon.svg 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 3000m
Silver medal icon.svg 1500m
Gold medal icon.svg 5000m
Silver medal icon.svg overall
HEERENVEEN

19th 500m
10th 3000m
13th 1500m
10th 3000m
12th overall

1982–83
DEVENTER

6th 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 3000m
Gold medal icon.svg 1500m
Silver medal icon.svg 5000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
UTRECHT

15th 500m
5th 1000m
8th 500m
23rd 1000m
23rd overall
HEERENVEEN

20th 500m
11th 3000m
9th 1500m
10th 5000m
12th overall
KARL-MARX-STADT

19th 500m
8th 3000m
5th 1500m
7th 5000m
9th overall

1983–84
GRONINGEN

8th 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 3000m
Gold medal icon.svg 1500m
Gold medal icon.svg 5000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
SARAJEVO

30th 500m
13th 1500m
25th 3000m
DEVENTER

11th 500m
8th 3000m
11th 1500m
10th 5000m
11th overall

1984–85
ALKMAAR

Bronze medal icon.svg 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 3000m
Gold medal icon.svg 1500m
Gold medal icon.svg 5000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
UTRECHT

5th 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 1000m
5th 500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1000m
4th overall
GRONINGEN

17th 500m
5th 3000m
Gold medal icon.svg 1500m
Silver medal icon.svg 5000m
4th overall

1985–86
ASSEN

4th 500m
Gold medal icon.svg 3000m
4th 1500m
Gold medal icon.svg 5000m
Gold medal icon.svg overall
UTRECHT

10th 500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 1000m
18th 500m
5th 1000m
18th overall
GEITHUS

18th 500m
7th 3000m
8th 1500m
13th 5000m
10th overall
THE HAGUE

25th 500m
6th 3000m
10th 1500m
6th 5000m
9th overall
1986–87

1987–88
HEERENVEEN

8th 1500m
Bronze medal icon.svg 3000m
5th 5000m
ALKMAAR

14th 500m
Silver medal icon.svg 3000m
12th 1500m
10th 5000m
11th overall
** fell

sources: [3] [4] [5]

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References

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