Esmé Kamphuis (born 22 May 1983 in Zwolle) is a former Dutch heptathlete, who has competed as a bobsledder since 2004.[1] Her best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in the two-woman event at Cesana Pariol in the 2010-11 season.[2] She took a bronze medal at the Bobsleigh European Championships in 2011.[3]
| Medal record | ||
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| Bobsleigh | ||
Representing  Netherlands
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| European Championships | ||
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2011 Winterberg | Two-woman |
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2014 Königgsee | Two-woman |
Kamphuis also finished tenth in the two-woman event at the 2008 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg. She competed with Tine Veenstra at the 2010 Winter Olympics, where they finished eighth in the two-woman event.
She qualified for the bobsleigh competition at the 2014 Winter Olympics[4] where she narrowly missed out on a medal by finishing fourth - the best ever result by a Dutch bobsleigh team.[5] Subsequently, in July 2014 she announced her retirement from the sport following the retirement of her brakewoman Judith Vis.[3]
References edit
- ^ "Profile Esme Kamphuis". FIBT. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "Todd Hays hired as women's bobsled head coach". United States Olympic Committee. 27 May 2011. Archived from the original on January 22, 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ a b "Bobsleigh pilots Sandra Kiriasis and Esme Kamphuis end careers". Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobagganing. 9 July 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- ^ "Bobsleester Esmé Kamphuis gekwalificeerd voor Sochi" (in Dutch). NOC*NSF. 16 December 2013. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ^ "FIBT Olympic summary: Zubkov with first double bobsleigh victory for Russia, athletes from six nations on podium". Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobagganing. 24 February 2014. Archived from the original on 23 January 2015. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
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