title: Michaela Eßl
text: # Michaela Eßl
  
  Michaela Eßl (born 27 October 1988) is an Austrian ski mountaineer. She has been member of the ASKIMO national team since 2008. Professionally she works as a police officer in Abtenau.
  
  ## Selected results
  
  * 2008:
     * 1st, Knappen-Königs-Trophy
     * 1st, Preberlauf,
     * 1st, Dachstein-Xtreme,
     * 1st, Monte di Brenta,
     * 3rd, Mountain Attack
  * 2009:
     * 1st, Austrian Championship
     * 9th, European Championship single race
     * 9th, European Championship vertical race
  * 2010:
     * 3rd, World Championship relay race (together with Lydia Prugger and Veronika Swidrak)
     * 5th, World Championship team race (together with Lydia Prugger)
     * 1st, World Championship single race (espoirs class)
     * 3rd, World Championship vertical race (espoirs class)
     * 10th, World Championship combination ranking
     * 1st, Mountain Attack
  * 2011:
     * 6th, World Championship relay (together with Lydia Prugger and Veronika Swidrak)
  * 2012:
     * 4th, European Championship sprint
     * 5th, European Championship relay, together with Ina Forchthammer and Veronika Swidrak
     * 6th, European Championship single
     * 7th, World Championship vertical, combined ranking
     * 8th, European Championship vertical race
     * 1st, Mountain Attack
  
  ### Patrouille des Glaciers
  
  * 2010: 4th (and 3rd in the "international civilian women" ranking), together with Veronika Swidrak and Lydia Prugger
  