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Nadine Visser

Visser at the 2021 Memorial Van Damme in Brussels
Personal information
Born	(1995-02-09) 9 February 1995 (age 30) Hoorn, Netherlands
Height	1.75 m
Weight	60 kg
Sport
Country	Netherlands
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	100 metres hurdles 60 metres hurdles
Coached by	Bart Bennema
Achievements and titles
Highest world ranking	No. 3 (100 m hurdles) No. 45 (overall)
Personal best(s)	100 mH: 12.36 (2024, NR) Indoors 60 mH: 7.77 i (2021, NR)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing the  Netherlands World Relays Bronze 2021 Chorzów 4×100 m relay World Indoor Championships Bronze 2018 Birmingham 60 m hurdles European Championships Bronze 2024 Rome 4×100 m relay European Indoor Championships Gold 2019 Glasgow 60 m hurdles Gold 2021 Torun 60 m hurdles Silver 2023 Istanbul 60 m hurdles European Games Silver 2023 Kraków-Małopolska 100 m hurdles European U23 Championships Gold 2017 Bydgoszcz 100 m hurdles Bronze 2015 Tallinn 100 m hurdles World Junior Championships Bronze 2014 Eugene 100 m hurdles Bronze 2014 Eugene Heptathlon European Youth Olympic Festival Gold 2011 Trabzon 100 m hurdles Gold 2011 Trabzon 4×100 m relay Universiade Gold 2017 Taipei 100 m hurdles

Nadine Visser (born 9 February 1995) is a Dutch track and field athlete. She used to compete in "combined events" (like the Heptathlon, which includes several different track and field sports). Since 2018, she has focused on short hurdling, which means running over obstacles.

Nadine Visser has won many medals! She earned a bronze medal in the 60 metres hurdles at the 2018 World Indoor Championships. She also won gold medals in the same event at the 2019 and 2021 European Indoor Championships, and a silver medal in 2023.

In the 100 metres hurdles, she won bronze in 2015 and gold in 2017 at the European Under-23 Championships. She also won two bronze medals at the 2014 World Junior Championships for both the heptathlon and 100m hurdles. Nadine has represented the Netherlands at the 2016 Rio, 2020 Tokyo, and 2024 Paris Olympics. She holds the Dutch record for the 100m hurdles and the Dutch indoor record for the 60m hurdles.

Nadine Visser's Athletics Journey

Starting Out in Sports

Nadine Visser first played gymnastics and football. She started athletics when she was 13 years old. In 2011, she represented the Netherlands at the European Youth Olympic Festival in Trabzon, Turkey. There, she won two gold medals: one in the 100m hurdles and another in the 4 × 100 metres relay race.

In 2012, Nadine competed in the Heptathlon at the World Junior Championships in Barcelona, Spain. She finished eleventh. The next year, in 2013, she placed fourth in the heptathlon at the European Junior Championships in Rieti, Italy. During the 100m hurdles part of the heptathlon, she set a new Dutch junior record!

Big Achievements in 2014

Nadine Visser with a javelin at the 2014 Hypo-Meeting in Götzis, Austria.

In 2014, Nadine set new Dutch indoor junior records for both the 60m hurdles and the pentathlon (another combined event with five sports). She competed in the Hypo-Meeting for the first time, which is a famous event for combined sports.

Later that year, at the World Junior Championships in Eugene, Oregon, USA, Nadine won two bronze medals! She earned one for the heptathlon and another for the 100m hurdles. In the hurdles, she ran under 13 seconds for the first time, setting a new Dutch junior and under-23 record. She also competed in her first senior European Championships in the 100m hurdles.

Success in 2015

In 2015, Nadine became a Dutch senior champion for the first time. She won the 60m hurdles at the national indoor championships. She then went to the European Indoor Championships in Prague.

Outdoors, she improved her national under-23 hurdles record. She also placed fifth in the heptathlon at the Hypo-Meeting. At the European Under-23 Championships in Tallinn, Estonia, she won a bronze medal in the 100m hurdles.

Nadine during the 100m hurdles and shot put events at the 2015 World Championships in Athletics in Beijing.

Nadine also competed at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, China, where she finished eighth in the heptathlon. She was also part of the Dutch 4x100m relay team that set a new national record in the heats.

Olympic Debut in 2016

In 2016, Nadine competed at the European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam. Later that year, she made her Olympic debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, competing in the heptathlon.

More Wins in 2017

At the 2017 European Under-23 Championships, Nadine won a gold medal in the 100m hurdles. She said, "It was going well until the eighth hurdle and then it became kind of messy. But I am happy to finish first." She also finished seventh in the heptathlon at the World Championships in London. In the same month, she won another gold medal in the 100m hurdles at the Summer Universiade, which is a competition for university athletes.

Focusing on Hurdles in 2018

Nadine Visser at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin.

The 2018 season started with a bronze medal in the 60m hurdles at the World Indoor Championship. She set a new Dutch record for the 60m hurdles with a time of 7.83 seconds.

After talking with her coach, Bart Bennema, Nadine decided to focus mainly on hurdling instead of combined events like the heptathlon. This decision was made because she had a great chance to win in hurdles at upcoming events. In June, she set a new national record in the 100m hurdles with a time of 12.71 seconds at the Diamond League in Stockholm. She finished fourth at the European Championships.

European Champion in 2019

Nadine Visser (second from the right) winning her first European title in the 60m hurdles at the indoor Glasgow 2019 championships.

In 2019, Nadine won her first European title by taking the gold medal in the 60m hurdles at the European Indoor Championships in Glasgow, Scotland. At the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha, Qatar, she finished sixth in the 100m hurdles final. She even broke her own national record in the semi-finals, running 12.62 seconds.

Continued Success in 2021

Nadine successfully defended her European 60m hurdles title at Toruń 2021 in Poland. She improved her own Dutch record to an amazing 7.77 seconds! She also finished fifth in the 100m hurdles at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics (which were held in 2021).

Nadine Visser's Best Results

Nadine Visser has achieved some impressive personal bests in her career:

• 60 metres hurdles (indoors): 7.77 seconds (Dutch record)
• 100 metres hurdles: 12.36 seconds (Dutch record)
• Heptathlon: 6467 points

Competition Highlights

Nadine Visser has competed in many important events around the world. Here are some of her top results:

• 2011 European Youth Olympic Festival: Gold in 100m hurdles and 4x100m relay.
• 2014 World Junior Championships: Bronze in 100m hurdles and heptathlon.
• 2015 European U23 Championships: Bronze in 100m hurdles.
• 2017 European U23 Championships: Gold in 100m hurdles.
• 2017 Summer Universiade: Gold in 100m hurdles.
• 2018 World Indoor Championships: Bronze in 60m hurdles.
• 2019 European Indoor Championships: Gold in 60m hurdles.
• 2021 European Indoor Championships: Gold in 60m hurdles.
• 2021 World Relays: Bronze in 4x100m relay.
• 2023 European Indoor Championships: Silver in 60m hurdles.
• 2024 European Championships: Bronze in 4x100m relay.

National Titles

Nadine Visser has also won many championships in the Netherlands:

• Dutch Athletics Championships:
  • 100 metres: 2020
  • 100m hurdles: 2015, 2020, 2022
• Dutch Indoor Athletics Championships:
  • 60 metres: 2024
  • 60m hurdles: 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021
  • Pentathlon: 2017

See also

In Spanish: Nadine Visser para niños