Michael Hestbæk (born 19 May 1969 in

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) is a Danish Olympic sailor in the

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and 49er classes. He finished 9th in the 1996 and 2000 Summer Olympics, in the Star and in the 49er classes respectively, in 11th at the 2012 Summer Olympics in the Star category again, and took a bronze medal at the 2012 Star World Championships.

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1969 births Living people Danish male sailors (sport) Olympic sailors for Denmark Sailors at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors at the 2000 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2004 Summer Olympics – 49er Sailors at the 2012 Summer Olympics – Star Sailors (sport) from Copenhagen 20th-century Danish sportsmen {{Denmark-yachtracing-bio-stub