VORSTER Michelle

Olympic Games

Year	Location	Cross-country
2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA	26

World Championships

Year	Location	Cross-country
2018	Lenzerheide, SUI	44
2017	Cairns, QLD, AUS	45
2016	Nove Mesto na Morave, CZE	49

African Championships

Year	Location	Cross-country	XCO Team Relay X
2019	Windhoek, NAM	4	2
2017	Bel Ombre, MRI	1	-

World Cup - Overview per season since 2017

Year	Event	Standings	Three best ranks per season
2018	Cross-country	88th	1 x 43rd

World Cup - Ten best performances since 2017

Rank	Year	Event	Location
43	2018	Cross-country	Stellenbosch, RSA

Legend
IP - In Progress, XCO - Cross-country, X - Mixed, DNF - Did Not Finish, DNS - Did Not Start, DSQ - Disqualified

Baking, gardening. (az.com.na, 20 Apr 2020)

Athlete

Finance, Management - University of South Africa [UNISA], South Africa

Husband Johan Vorster, three children

Afrikaans, English

Hans du Toit [national]

Her brother Juan Mills has represented Namibia in motocross. (namibian.com.na, 28 Jul 2016)

She has competed in road cycling, and represented Namibia in the road race at the 2018 Commonwealth Games in Gold Coast, QLD, Australia. (SportsDeskOnline, 04 Jun 2021)

In April 2019 she broke her elbow and her ankle after she was hit by a car during a training ride. Her injuries ruled her out for several months. (Instagram profile, 27 Apr 2019)

She took up mountain biking in 2013 in Namibia. (namibian.com.na, 28 Jul 2016)

Initially a triathlete, she bumped into a group of cyclists who then introduced her to mountain biking. She immediately fell in love with the sport. "One day I went mountain bike riding and I'll never forget it - I had a few falls and was battered and bruised, but when I got home I told my husband it was the most awesome ride. He looked at me and said, 'What do you mean, look what you look like!' but I loved it and that's how the mountain biking bug bit." (namibian.com.na, 28 Jul 2016)

To compete at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. (Instagram profile, 15 Apr 2020)

Her brother Juan Mills. (namibian.com.na, 28 Jul 2016)

"If your dream doesn't scare you, it's not big enough." (michelle-vorster.web.app, 01 Jun 2020)