Michelle Vesterby
  Michelle Vesterby
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| Personal information | |
| Date of birth | 26th September 1983 (age 36) |
| place of birth | Denmark |
| size | 168 cm |
| Weight | 56 kg |
| societies | |
| Current | Team Triathlon Herning |
| successes | |
| 2011 | Vice European champion long distance triathlon |
| 2012-2017 | 4 × Ironman winner |
| 2015 | 4th place Ironman World Championship |
| 2017 | 4th place European Championship Triathlon middle distance |
| status | |
| active | |
Michelle Vesterby (born September 26, 1983 ) is a Danish triathlete and multiple Ironman winner (2012-2017).
Career
After swimming for a few years, Michelle Vesterby started triathlon in 2007.
Vice-European Champion Long Distance Triathlon 2011
After a few top ten placements in the European Cup on the short haul, she decided to switch to the long haul in 2011.
In August 2011 she finished second at the European Triathlon Championships on the long distance in Finland. In May 2012 she won the first gold medal on the Ironman distance on Lanzarote. Michelle Vesterby is trained by Luc Van Lierde .
In August 2015 she won the Ironman Copenhagen and in October she was fourth at the Ironman Hawaii (Ironman World Championships).
At the European Championships on the middle distance, she finished fourth in the Challenge Herning in June 2017 . In August the 33-year-old won the Ironman Copenhagen again after 2015 .
Michelle Vesterby lives in Odense with her partner .
Sporting successes
Triathlon short and medium distance
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| June 10, 2017 | 4th | ETU Middle Distance Triathlon European Championships |
 Barcelona
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04:25:21 | European championship on the middle distance as part of the Challenge Herning |
| Oct. 30, 2016 | 3 | Challenge Sardinia |
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04:36:02 | Third behind the Italian Sara Dossena |
| 27 Aug 2016 | 1 | Challenge Tønsberg |
 Tonsberg
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| May 1, 2016 | 3 | Volcano triathlon |
Lanzarote
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02:11:15 | Third on the Olympic distance at Spain's oldest triathlon event |
| Apr 17, 2016 | 5 | Cannes International Triathlon |
 Cannes
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04:21:54 | on the middle distance (2 km swimming, 80 km cycling and 16 km running) |
| May 9, 2015 | 5 | Ironman 70.3 Mallorca |
Alcúdia
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04:34:22 | |
| May 2, 2015 | 2 | Volcano triathlon |
Lanzarote |
02:12:22 | |
| April 19, 2015 | 5 | Cannes International Triathlon |
Cannes |
04:30:48 | |
| 23 Aug 2014 | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Budapest |
 Budapest
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04:19:20 | |
| June 23, 2013 | 3 | Challenge Aarhus |
Aarhus
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04:35:13 | Third on the half distance |
| Nov 10, 2012 | 7th | Ironman 70.3 Lanzarote |
Lanzarote
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04:58:49 | |
| Sep 9 2012 | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Muskoka |
 Huntsville
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04:48:10 | |
| July 8, 2012 | 2 | Ironman 70.3 Norway |
Haugesund
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04:24:24 | |
| Oct 9, 2011 | 1 | Ocean Lava Lanzarote Triathlon |
Lanzarote |
04:52:02 | Middle distance winner |
Long distance triathlon
| Date / year | rank | competition | venue | time | comment |
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| May 26, 2018 | 2 | Ironman Lanzarote |
Puerto del Carmen
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09:57:11 | |
| April 28, 2018 | 4th | Ironman Texas |
 The Woodlands
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08:45:47 | with a new personal best - shortened bike course |
| 19 Nov 2017 | 4th | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe
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09:04:42 | as the second fastest swimmer |
| 20 Aug 2017 | 1 | Ironman Copenhagen |
Copenhagen
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09:00:19 | |
| 2nd July 2017 | 3 | Ironman Austria |
 Klagenfurt
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09:16:44 | Third behind Eva Wutti |
| Nov 27, 2016 | 1 | Ironman Mexico |
 Cozumel
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09:08:06 | |
| Oct 8, 2016 | 6th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii
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09:19:05 | |
| 17th July 2016 | 6th | Challenge Roth |
 Roth
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09:04:32 | |
| Nov 15, 2015 | 5 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe |
09:11:31 | |
| Oct 10, 2015 | 4th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:18:50 | |
| 23 Aug 2015 | 1 | Ironman Copenhagen |
Copenhagen |
08:59:49 | |
| Nov 31, 2014 | 2 | Ironman Mexico |
Cozumel |
09:17:30 | |
| 20th July 2014 | 8th | Challenge Roth |
Roth |
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| Nov 17, 2013 | 3 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe |
08:57:24 | personal best Ironman time |
| Oct 12, 2013 | 8th | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:11:13 | |
| 17th Mar 2013 | 2 | Ironman Los Cabos |
Los Cabos
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09:36:31 | Second in the first edition |
| Nov 25, 2012 | 4th | Ironman Mexico |
Cozumel |
09:23:49 | |
| Oct 13, 2012 | 12 | Ironman Hawaii |
Hawaii |
09:42:22 | |
| May 19, 2012 | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote |
Puerto del Carmen |
09:58:07 | First Ironman victory - with over eight minutes ahead of runner-up and 15-time Ironman winner Bella Bayliss |
| 25th Mar 2012 | 9 | Ironman Melbourne |
 Melbourne
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at the first edition | |
| Nov 20, 2011 | 5 | Ironman Arizona |
Tempe |
09:11:23 | |
| Nov 5, 2011 | 8th | ITU Long Distance Triathlon World Championships |
Henderson
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05:56:34 | Triathlon World Championship on the long distance |
| Aug 21, 2011 | 2 | ETU Long Distance Triathlon European Championships |
 Tampere
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06:15:32 | Second and runner-up European champion in the long distance (4 km swimming, 120 km cycling, 30 km running) |
(DNF - Did Not Finish )
Web links
- Michelle Vesterby's official homepage in Danish
- Profile for Michelle Vesterby at the Institute of Applied Exercise Science , accessed July 26, 2014
- Michelle Vesterby's profile and results in the ITU database at Triathlon.org , accessed on May 27, 2018.
Individual evidence
- ↑ TRIATHLON CLASSICS: VOLCANO AND WILDFLOWER WITH NEW AND KNOWN WINNERS (May 1, 2016)
- ↑ Sebastian Kienle wins on Lanzarote (October 11, 2011)
- ↑ IRONMAN TEXAS: Matt Hanson back in front on the short record day (April 28, 2018)
- ↑ Wutti Comeback at IRONMAN Austria-Kärnten (March 30, 2017)
- ↑ Ironman Lanzarote: Del Corral and Vesterby celebrate their first victories (May 19, 2012)
| personal data | |
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| SURNAME | Vesterby, Michelle |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish triathlete |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 26, 1983 |