Camille Rasmussen

Camille Lund Rasmussen (born 15 June 2004) is a Danish artistic gymnast. She represented Denmark at the inaugural junior World Championships. She is the 2020 and 2021 Danish senior national champion and is a two-time Northern European champion.

Camille Rasmussen
Personal information
Full nameCamille Lund Rasmussen
Country represented Denmark
Born (2004-06-15) 15 June 2004
Copenhagen, Denmark
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2016–present (DEN)
ClubKG66
Head coach(es)Bernadett Balazs
Assistant coach(es)Aleksandr
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Denmark
Northern European Championships
Gold medal – first place2017 TórshavnFloor Exercise
Gold medal – first place2019 KópavogurVault
Silver medal – second place2017 TórshavnVault
Bronze medal – third place2019 KópavogurAll-Around
Bronze medal – third place2022 JyväskyläVault
FIG World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Apparatus World Cup 0 1 0
World Challenge Cup 0 1 0
Total 0 2 0

Early life

Rasmussen was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. She began training in gymnastics when she was five years old.[1]

Gymnastics career

2016

Rasmussen competed at her first national championships where she placed first in the espoir division.[2] She competed at the Gymnova Cup where she placed third in the all-around in the espoir division behind Lisa Vaelen and Miriam Hamenni. She finished the year competing at the Turnkunst International where she placed first in the all-around.

2017

Rasmussen competed at the Austrian Team Open and finished third behind Jasmin Mader and Barbora Mokošová. She competed at the Nordic Junior Championships where she placed second in the all-around behind Enni Kettunen. She finished first on balance beam, second on floor exercise behind Jessica Castles, third on vault behind Kettunen and Sani Mäkelä, and sixth on uneven bars.[3] Rasmussen ended the year competing at the Northern European Championships where she placed fifth in the all-around but won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault.[4]

2018

Rasmussen continued her dominance at the Danish Championships, winning her third gold in the all-around. In June she competed at the Nordic Championships where she placed third in the all-around behind Mari Kanter and Tonya Paulsson but won gold on floor exercise.[5] Rasmussen competed at the European Championships and finished 33rd in the all-around.[6]

2019

At the Nordic Championships Rasmussen placed first in the all-around ahead of Maisa Kuusikko. She won the junior national title at the Danish Championships and was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships.[7] Rasmussen finished 36th in the all-around. She next competed at the European Youth Olympic Festival where she qualified to the all-around final and was the third reserve for the balance beam final. She finished 19th in the all-around. Rasmussen ended her junior career competing at the Northern European Championships. She placed third in the all-around behind Welsh gymnasts Emily Thomas and Poppy Stickler. Rasmussen won gold on vault.

Vault
Balance Beam
Floor Exercise
Floor Exercise

2020

Rasmussen turned senior in 2020; however the mass majority of competitions were either canceled or postponed due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. In November Rasmussen competed at the Danish Championships where she won her first senior all-around title. Additionally she won gold on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam and placed second on floor exercise behind Victoria Gilberg.[8]

2021

Rasmussen made her senior international debut at the 2021 European Championships where she placed 44th in the all-around during qualifications. In June she competed at the Danish Championships where she defended her all-around title. Additionally she defended her vault, uneven bars, and balance beam titles and placed third on floor exercise.[9] In October she competed at the 2021 World Championships. During qualifications she finished 36th in the all-around; she did not qualify for any event finals. However, by finishing 36th she became the highest placing Danish gymnast in World Championships history, surpassing Mette Hulgaard's 53rd place in 2013.[10]

2022

Rasmussen competed at the Varna Challenge Cup where she won silver on vault behind Aline Friess.[11] She next competed at the Nordic Championships, winning silver in the all-around. At the European Championships Rasmussen finished 20th in the all-around. As a result she qualified to compete as an individual at the World Championships later in the year. Additionally Rasmussen qualified for the vault final where she finished sixth.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016Danish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Gymnova Cup3rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Turnkunst International1st place, gold medalist(s)
2017Austrian Team Open43rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Danish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nordic Championships52nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)61st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Gymnova Cup1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Northern European Championships552nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2018Elek Matolay Memorial3rd place, bronze medalist(s)63rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Danish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nordic Championships43rd place, bronze medalist(s)43rd place, bronze medalist(s)51st place, gold medalist(s)
European Championships2433
2019Elek Matolay Memorial2nd place, silver medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)45
Danish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
Nordic Championships41st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)63rd place, bronze medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Junior World Championships36
Euro Youth Olympic Festival19R3
Northern European Championships63rd place, bronze medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)55
Senior
2020Danish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)
2021
European Championships44
Danish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
World Championships36
Danish Team Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)
2022Varna Challenge Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
Nordic Championships42nd place, silver medalist(s)1st place, gold medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
European Championships206
World Championships29
Northern European Championships133rd place, bronze medalist(s)
2023Doha World Cup2nd place, silver medalist(s)
European Championships228
Cairo World Cup5
Danish Championships1st place, gold medalist(s)
World Championships87

References

  1. Hopkins, Lauren (December 13, 2017). "The Future of Denmark". The Gymternet.
  2. "Gilberg, Skammelsen Win Danish Elite Titles". The Gymternet. April 12, 2016.
  3. "2017 Junior Nordic Championships Results". The Gymternet. May 20, 2017.
  4. "2017 Northern European Championships Results". The Gymternet. October 21, 2017.
  5. "2018 Nordic Championships Results". The Gymternet. July 6, 2018.
  6. "Gymnastics - European Junior Artistic Gymnastics Championships - 2018". TheSports.org.
  7. "Danske debutanter til junior-VM". GymDanmark (in Danish). June 25, 2019.
  8. "Camille Lund Rasmussen Danmarksmester i Kvindelige Idrætsgymnastik". GymDanmark (in Danish). November 11, 2020.
  9. "Camille Lund Rasmussen vinder suverænt DM i Idrætsgymnastik 2021". GymDanmark (in Danish). June 7, 2021.
  10. "The WAG Record Breakers in Kitakyushu". The Gymternet. October 24, 2021.
  11. "Rasmussen vinder sølv ved World Cup i Idrætsgymnastik" [Rasmussen wins silver at the World Cup in Gymnastics]. Danish Gymnastics (in Danish). May 28, 2022.
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