Esmé Kamphuis
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]
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
- ↑ "Profile Esme Kamphuis". FIBT. Retrieved 5 February 2014.
- ↑ "Todd Hays hired as women’s bobsled head coach". United States Olympic Committee. 27 May 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
- 1 2 "Bobsleigh pilots Sandra Kiriasis and Esme Kamphuis end careers". Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobagganing. 9 July 2014. 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. Retrieved 22 January 2015.