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 (age 20)
Copenhagen, Denmark
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelSenior International Elite
Years on national team2016–present (DEN)
ClubKG66
College teamLong Island University (2025-2028)
Head coach(es)Taylor Colwell (Long Island University)
Assistant coach(es)Jazmyn Foberg (Long Island University)
Former coach(es)Bernadett Balazs (KG66) Aleksandr (KG66)
Medal record
Women's artistic gymnastics
Representing  Denmark
Northern European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Tórshavn Floor Exercise
Gold medal – first place 2019 Kópavogur Vault
Silver medal – second place 2017 Tórshavn Vault
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Kópavogur All-Around
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Jyväskylä Vault
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

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

Junior gymnastics career

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2016

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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

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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

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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

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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

Senior gymnastics career

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2020

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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

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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

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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.

2023

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Rasmussen competed the Doha World Cup where she won silver on vault behind Coline Devillard. In April she competed at the European Championships where she finished 35th in the all-around and 8th on vault. Later that month she finished 5th on vault at the Cairo World Cup. In May she became the senior Danish all-around champion. She next competed at the Paris Challenge Cup where she placed 5th on vault. She qualified to compete as an individual at 2023 World Artistic Gymnastics Championships at the 2023 European Artistic Gymnastics Championships earlier in the year. She finished 87th in the all-around and did not qualify for any event finals.

2024

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Rasmussen started the 2024 season at the Cairo World Cup where she finished 8th on vault. The week after she competed at the Cottbus World Cup however she didn't qualify for any event finals. At this competition she fractured her fibula and had to pull out of the Baku World Cup and the Doha World Cup.[12]In May she competed at the 2024 European Women's Artistic Gymnastics Championships where she placed 28th in the all-around and 6th on vault.

She will be joining Long Island University in the 2024-2025 season.[13]

Competitive history

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Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Junior
2016 Danish Championships          
Gymnova Cup    
Turnkunst International  
2017 Austrian Team Open 4  
Danish Championships        
Nordic Championships 5     6    
Gymnova Cup        
Northern European Championships 5 5    
2018 Elek Matolay Memorial   6  
Danish Championships          
Nordic Championships 4   4   5  
European Championships 24 33
2019 Elek Matolay Memorial     4 5
Danish Championships          
Nordic Championships 4     6    
Junior World Championships 36
Euro Youth Olympic Festival 19 R3
Northern European Championships 6     5 5
Senior
2020 Danish Championships          
2021 European Championships 44
Danish Championships          
World Championships 36
Danish Team Championships      
Northern European Championships 4 8 4
2022 Varna Challenge Cup  
Nordic Championships 4        
European Championships 20 6
World Championships 29
Northern European Championships 13  
2023 Doha World Cup  
European Championships 22 35 8
Cairo World Cup 5
Danish Championships  
World Championships 87
2024 Cairo World Cup 8
European Championships 28 6

References

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  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.
  12. ^ "Til EM skal 19-årige Camille udføre dét spring, der kostede OL-drømmen". DR (in Danish). 2024-05-04. Retrieved 2024-11-27.
  13. ^ "Fra OL-nedtur til USA-optur - GymDanmark" (in Danish). Retrieved 2024-11-27.
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