Esmé Kamphuis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

Esmé Kamphuis

Dutch heptathlete & bobsledder

Date of Birth: 22-May-1983

Place of Birth: Zwolle, Overijssel, Netherlands

Profession: athletics competitor, bobsledder

Nationality: Kingdom of the Netherlands

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Esmé Kamphuis (born 22 May 1983 in Zwolle) is a former Dutch heptathlete, who has competed as a bobsledder since 2004.
Her best Bobsleigh World Cup finish was second in the two-woman event at Cesana Pariol in the 2010-11 season.
She took a bronze medal at the Bobsleigh European Championships in 2011.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 where she narrowly missed out on a medal by finishing fourth - the best ever result by a Dutch bobsleigh team.
Subsequently, in July 2014 she announced her retirement from the sport following the retirement of her brakewoman Judith Vis.