WESTER Tess

19 May 1993
28
Female
1.78/5'10''
HEERHUGOWAARD
 
Netherlands
ODENSE
 
Denmark

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
HBL Handball Women 5

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Yoyogi National Stadium
NED
Netherlands
32
JPN
Japan
21
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
KOR
Republic of Korea
36
NED
Netherlands
43
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
NED
Netherlands
37
ANG
Angola
28
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
NOR
Norway
29
NED
Netherlands
27
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
NED
Netherlands
30
MNE
Montenegro
29
Finished
Yoyogi National Stadium
FRA
France
32
NED
Netherlands
22
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

:
Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocation
4Women2016Rio de Janeiro, BRA

World Championship
RankEventYearLocation
1Women2019Japan
2Women2015Denmark
3Women2017Germany

European Championship
RankEventYearLocation
2Women2016Sweden
3Women2018France
6Women2020Denmark
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Watching films, spending time with family. (teamnl.org, 01 Sep 2019)
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Athlete
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Fiancee Mart Leider
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Danish, Dutch, English
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Odense Handbold [Denmark] since 2018
:
Karen Brodsgaard [club], DEN; Emmanuel Mayonnade [national], FRA
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Goalkeeper (nu.nl, 23 Feb 2020)
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Her partner Mart Lieder has played professional football at club level in the Netherlands, Switzerland and Denmark. (tellerreport.com, 30 Dec 2019; soccerway.com, 2020)
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2012 for Netherlands (tesswester.com, 20 May 2016)
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Dame Handbold Ligaen [DEN] (handbalinside.nl, 06 Feb 2020)
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To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 01 Jan 2020)
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Winning the 2019 World Championship in Japan. (Instagram profile, 16 Dec 2019)
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She was named Best Goalkeeper at the 2015 and 2019 World Championship. (tesswester.com, 26 Apr 2016; nu.nl, 23 Feb 2020)

She was named Goalkeeper of the Year for the 2014/15 Handball-Bundesliga Frauen season. (tesswester.com, 20 May 2016; handball-world.com, 28 Jul 2015)

General Interest

General
GOAL CELEBRATIONS
She is known for her enthusiastic celebrations when the Netherlands score and says it can help raise the morale of the rest of the team. "For me, it's something that happens automatically. It's not a show or an assignment that I'm asked to do. I can't stop it either. It comes from inside me. It's not that it helps me very much. It's more that I hear from the team that they like it. There are also girls who say they think it's funny if they see me do it. I'd rather be important by keeping well and stopping shots than by providing good vibes, but of course it's fun if you can do both." (sportniuews.nl, 07 Dec 2019)

POST-RIO BLUES
She says she struggled with motivation going into the 2016/17 handball season, immediately following the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. "The Olympics do not fit well in the handball calendar. Two days after Rio, my season in Germany started again, while the athletes from the rest of the world could enjoy a nice vacation. Mentally, I found that really difficult. I immediately went with my team to a training camp to Lanzarote. I told my coach that I only did it for him, because I didn't feel like it at all. I was completely demolished and I felt grumpy. It wasn't until October that the feeling gradually disappeared." (metronieuws.nl, 04 Nov 2016)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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