2025
351
Biography
Michelle Vesterby
Michelle Vesterby is Denmark’s most successful triathletes, having finished in the top 10 of the IRONMAN World Championship on three different occasions.
The Danish star, known for her ‘Keep Smiling’ motto and positive attitude, began her professional career in 2012 and has four victories on the IRONMAN circuit since, with wins in Lanzarote (2012), Cozumel (2016) along with a pair of successes in her home race Copenhagen (2015 and 2017).
2015 was an exceptional year for Vesterby, as after that victory in Copenhagen she produced a stunning performance to finish fourth in the World Championship in Hawaii - the highest-placed Danish female in modern times.
Michelle enjoys putting the pedal to the metal in her favourite discipline - the bike - and it is no surprise to anyone, given her excellent results in Hawaii, that her favourite race is based in the Aloha state.
While many discover their love of the sport through excelling in one of the disciplines, Michelle simply wanted to impress her future husband Claus – and she certainly did that and more. The pair share a passion for the sport and are happily married with a son called Markus, who Michelle says she can’t live without. Along with candy that is.
A graduate of Syddansk University Odense, with a degree in health and sports, Michelle showcases her intellectual prowess alongside her exceptional athletic talent.
She is driven to be “the best she can be” and with the backing of her hero, her mother, she loves to train with “anyone and everyone.” Her keys to success are simple: “Believe in yourself” and always “follow your gut feelings,” a method she has been extremely successful with in her career, and life, to date.
One thing to be wary of though, Michelle doesn’t like to miss out on any anything, even if that means leaving the toilet door open!
Current PTO World Ranking Points
351
Challenge Almere 2024
Bonus +5%
Bonus +5%
53.24
Sum / 3
17.75
Ranking History
* New PTO World Ranking System implemented.
Results
56 Races7
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2024
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Tier | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | SOF The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | ||
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| 14 Sep | 8 | Challenge Almere | Silver | 55:50 | 4:41:09 | 3:21:32 | 9:03:41 50.7 | 68.34 | 50.70 | ||
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2023
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Tier | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | SOF The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | ||
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| 14 Oct | 29 | Ironman Hawaii | Diamond | 56:43 | 4:48:49 | 3:28:50 | 9:19:44 63.06 | 93.35 | 63.06 | ||
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| 19 Aug | DNF | Ironman Sweden | Silver | 56:57 | 4:50:45 | --:-- | --:-- 0 | 68.59 | - | ||
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| 16 Jul | 4 | Ironman Vitoria-Gasteiz | Silver | 56:32 | 4:44:19 | 3:31:38 | 9:17:46 60.03 | 72.48 | 60.03 | ||
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| 25 Jun | DNF | Ironman 70.3 Elsinore | Silver | 25:30 | 2:13:18 | --:-- | --:-- 0 | 62.81 | - | ||
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2021
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 21 Nov | DNF | Ironman Cozumel | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | 08:18:49 | - | |||
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| 12 Sep | 3 | Challenge Almere | 56:26 | 4:30:56 | 3:07:38 | 8:38:53 84.2846 | 08:26:56 | 84.28 | |||
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| 03 Jul | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote | 59:44 | 5:35:26 | 3:13:11 | 9:55:03 74.0635 | 09:32:46 | 74.06 | |||
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2020
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 06 Dec | 37 | Challenge Daytona | 26:53 | 1:58:51 | 1:19:59 | 3:48:46 33.8512 | 03:28:07 | 33.85 | |||
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2019
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 24 Nov | 3 | Ironman Cozumel | 47:02 | 4:46:29 | 3:18:26 | 8:56:12 74.9742 | 08:36:48 | 74.97 | |||
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| 21 Sep | 4 | Ironman Italy | 54:14 | 4:49:13 | 3:14:00 | 9:04:40 70.251 | 08:41:24 | 70.25 | |||
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| 18 Aug | 5 | Ironman Copenhagen | 54:29 | 4:43:04 | 3:27:08 | 9:09:22 66.2342 | 08:42:53 | 66.23 | |||
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2018
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 18 Nov | DNF | Ironman Cozumel | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | 08:49:49 | - | |||
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| 13 Oct | 27 | Ironman Hawaii | 54:18 | 4:56:44 | 3:31:56 | 9:27:57 49.0824 | 08:47:39 | 49.08 | |||
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| 05 Aug | 3 | Ironman 70.3 Quijing | 28:35 | 2:26:15 | 1:46:24 | 4:44:35 27.873 | 04:16:48 | 27.87 | |||
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| 14 Jul | 8 | ITU Long Distance | 44:02 | 3:11:41 | 2:14:31 | 6:14:38 41.1955 | 05:44:16 | 41.20 | |||
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| 26 May | 2 | Ironman Lanzarote | 54:10 | 5:38:07 | 3:19:18 | 9:57:11 74.5811 | 09:35:15 | 74.58 | |||
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| 28 Apr | 4 | Ironman Texas | 56:05 | 4:33:11 | 3:11:20 | 8:45:47 83.6316 | 08:33:11 | 83.63 | |||
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2017
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 19 Nov | 4 | Ironman Arizona | 52:07 | 4:51:48 | 3:16:40 | 9:04:42 83.5502 | 08:51:35 | 83.55 | |||
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| 14 Oct | DNF | Ironman Hawaii | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | 09:11:39 | - | |||
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| 20 Aug | 1 | Ironman Copenhagen | 53:02 | 4:48:02 | 3:15:05 | 9:00:19 85.1586 | 08:48:33 | 85.16 | |||
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| 02 Jul | 3 | Ironman Austria | 53:52 | 5:00:11 | 3:17:19 | 9:16:44 71.5537 | 08:53:57 | 71.55 | |||
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| 10 Jun | 5 | Challenge Denmark Half | 26:00 | 2:25:24 | 1:30:58 | 4:25:21 45.8517 | 04:05:25 | 45.85 | |||
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| 07 May | 7 | Challenge Lisboa | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | 4:26:54 21.188 | 03:58:41 | 21.19 | |||
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2016
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 27 Nov | 1 | Ironman Cozumel | 50:30 | 4:54:14 | 3:19:18 | 9:08:06 81.9268 | 08:53:38 | 81.93 | |||
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| 30 Oct | 3 | Challenge Sardinia | 27:18 | 2:39:08 | 1:27:41 | 4:36:02 51.23 | 04:17:13 | 51.23 | |||
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| 08 Oct | 6 | Ironman Hawaii | 52:53 | 5:09:05 | 3:12:27 | 9:19:05 90.0151 | 09:10:50 | 90.02 | |||
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| 27 Aug | 1 | Challenge Tonsberg Half | 27:05 | 2:28:27 | 1:41:59 | 4:39:35 43.6686 | 04:17:48 | 43.67 | |||
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| 17 Jul | 6 | Challenge Roth | 52:29 | 4:53:29 | 3:15:52 | 9:04:32 74.4926 | 08:44:28 | 74.49 | |||
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| 12 Jun | 2 | Challenge Denmark Half | 24:00 | 2:35:13 | 1:27:45 | 4:30:48 38.6118 | 04:07:58 | 38.61 | |||
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| 02 Apr | 13 | Ironman 70.3 Oceanside | 27:12 | 2:37:17 | 1:31:53 | 4:42:36 26.8761 | 04:14:40 | 26.88 | |||
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2015
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 15 Nov | 5 | Ironman Arizona | 52:52 | 4:54:34 | 3:19:45 | 9:11:31 62.3706 | 08:42:03 | 62.37 | |||
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| 10 Oct | 4 | Ironman Hawaii | 56:11 | 5:00:41 | 3:17:14 | 9:18:50 96.6429 | 09:16:02 | 96.64 | |||
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| 23 Aug | 1 | Ironman Copenhagen | 50:45 | 4:52:22 | 3:12:10 | 8:59:49 87.417 | 08:49:49 | 87.42 | |||
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| 09 Aug | 5 | Ironman 70.3 Wiesbaden | 28:33 | 2:48:59 | 1:28:42 | 4:49:53 39.9143 | 04:25:55 | 39.91 | |||
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| 19 Jul | DNF | Ironman UK | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | 09:21:05 | - | |||
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| 05 Jul | DNF | Ironman Frankfurt | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | 08:58:39 | - | |||
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| 09 May | 5 | Ironman 70.3 Mallorca | 24:39 | 2:38:49 | 1:25:34 | 4:34:22 45.7874 | 04:13:44 | 45.79 | |||
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| 28 Mar | 18 | Ironman 70.3 Oceanside | 26:41 | 2:34:38 | 1:32:08 | 4:38:51 32.706 | 04:13:17 | 32.71 | |||
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2014
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 30 Nov | 2 | Ironman Cozumel | 49:08 | 5:11:02 | 3:13:08 | 9:17:30 88.7315 | 09:08:14 | 88.73 | |||
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| 11 Oct | 14 | Ironman Hawaii | 56:49 | 5:12:12 | 3:20:24 | 9:34:14 71.2585 | 09:10:30 | 71.26 | |||
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| 23 Aug | 1 | Ironman 70.3 Budapest | 24:21 | 2:25:18 | 1:25:45 | 4:19:21 40.2978 | 03:58:02 | 40.30 | |||
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| 20 Jul | 7 | Challenge Roth | 52:10 | 4:56:47 | 3:21:43 | 9:13:23 77.5647 | 08:55:22 | 77.56 | |||
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| 01 Jun | 4 | Ironman 70.3 Switzerland | 23:07 | 2:29:37 | 1:26:49 | 4:23:19 36.4485 | 04:00:24 | 36.45 | |||
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| 06 Apr | DNF | Ironman South Africa | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | 09:16:18 | - | |||
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| 15 Mar | 3 | Abu Dhabi Long Course | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | 7:31:39 0 | - | - | |||
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2013
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 17 Nov | 3 | Ironman Arizona | 53:30 | 4:42:57 | 3:16:43 | 8:57:24 81.6225 | 08:42:59 | 81.62 | |||
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| 12 Oct | 8 | Ironman Hawaii | 54:12 | 4:55:53 | 3:16:31 | 9:11:13 93.8974 | 09:06:13 | 93.90 | |||
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| 17 Mar | 2 | Ironman Los Cabos | 55:12 | 5:22:36 | 3:14:18 | 9:36:31 66.4794 | 09:08:55 | 66.48 | |||
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| 02 Mar | 2 | Abu Dhabi Long Course | --:-- | --:-- | --:-- | 7:27:52 0 | - | - | |||
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2012
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 25 Nov | 4 | Ironman Cozumel | 54:34 | 5:02:17 | 3:22:26 | 9:23:49 69.219 | 08:58:56 | 69.22 | |||
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| 13 Oct | 12 | Ironman Hawaii | 57:44 | 5:16:57 | 3:22:47 | 9:42:22 68.4481 | 09:16:03 | 68.45 | |||
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| 19 May | 1 | Ironman Lanzarote | 51:43 | 5:39:25 | 3:20:16 | 9:58:06 54.5369 | 09:19:55 | 54.54 | |||
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| 24 Mar | 9 | Ironman Melbourne | 53:23 | 5:00:31 | 3:21:33 | 9:19:05 66.4558 | 08:52:18 | 66.46 | |||
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2011
Points: NaN
| Date | # | Race | Swim | Bike | Run | Overall | AIT The Strength Of Field (SOF) score is calculated based on the average PTO World Ranking points of the top five ranked athletes who start the race. | Pts | |||
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| 19 Nov | 5 | Ironman Arizona | 53:52 | 4:51:27 | 3:22:01 | 9:11:23 69.2207 | 08:47:03 | 69.22 | |||
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| 05 Nov | 8 | ITU Long Distance | --:-- | 3:39:32 | 2:15:06 | 5:56:34 0 | - | - | |||
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Ranking per Season
Overall
Year
Points
Pos
2024
357
2023
197
2022
149
2021
57
2020
59
2019
66
2018
38
2017
27
2016
13
2015
16
2014
20
2013
15
2012
22
2011
78
Swim
Year
Points
Pos
2025
342
2024
347
2023
142
2022
187
2021
56
2020
73
2019
62
2018
46
2017
43
2016
43
2015
22
2014
14
2013
10
2012
14
2011
89
Bike
Year
Points
Pos
2025
335
2024
343
2023
163
2022
157
2021
32
2020
40
2019
50
2018
33
2017
27
2016
23
2015
26
2014
16
2013
9
2012
22
2011
112
Run
Year
Points
Pos
2025
406
2024
402
2023
244
2022
215
2021
84
2020
146
2019
105
2018
114
2017
96
2016
64
2015
69
2014
75
2013
50
2012
67
2011
121