Judith Vis

Judith Vis
Personal information
Nationality Dutch
Born (1980-06-21) 21 June 1980
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Height 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight 73 kg (161 lb)
Sport
Country  Netherlands
Sport Bobsleigh

Judith Vis (born 21 June 1980 in Rotterdam) is a Dutch former hurdler, long jumper and bobsledder.[1]

Vis competed at the 2014 Winter Olympics for the Netherlands. She teamed with driver Esmé Kamphuis in the two-woman event, finishing 4th.[2][3] This was the best ever result by a Dutch bobsleigh team.[4] Vis and Kamphuis previously won a bronze medal at the 2011 Bobsleigh European Championship at Winterberg.[5]

As of April 2014, her best showing at the World Championships is 6th, in both 2011 and 2013.[1]

Vis made her World Cup debut in November 2010. As of April 2014, she has one World Cup podium finish, a silver medal at Cesana in 2010-11.[1]

Vis retired from the sport after the 2014 Winter Olympics.[6]

World Cup Podiums

[1]

Date Location Rank Event Teammates
5 February 2011Cesena2nd, silver medalist(s)Two-womanEsmé Kamphuis

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 FIBT Profile Archived 2014-02-27 at the Wayback Machine.
  2. ↑ "Sports Reference Profile".
  3. ↑ "Sochi2014.com profile". March 19, 2014. Archived from the original on March 19, 2014.
  4. ↑ "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.
  5. ↑ "The Netherland's Esma Kamphuis, right, and Judith Vis celebrate the third place in the European Championships at the Bobsleigh World Cup in Winterber..." Eurosport. 21 January 2011. Retrieved 22 January 2015.
  6. ↑ "Bobsleigh pilots Sandra Kiriasis and Esme Kamphuis end careers". Federation Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobagganing. 9 July 2014. Retrieved 22 January 2015.


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