| Rank | Event | Year | Location | |
| Olympic Games | ||||
| 2 | Road Race | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| 21 | Individual Time Trial | 2008 | Beijing, CHN | |
| World Championships | ||||
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 4 | Road Race | 2008 | Varese, ITA | |
| 11 | Individual Time Trial | 2010 | Melbourne, VIC, AUS | |
| 11 | Road Race | 2009 | Mendrisio, SUI | |
| 14 | Road Race | 2011 | Copenhagen, DEN | |
| 14 | Individual Time Trial | 2011 | Copenhagen, DEN | |
| 14 | Individual Time Trial | 2008 | Varese, ITA | |
| World Cup | ||||
| 1 | Road Race | 2009 | Ronde van Drenthe, NED | |
| 1 | Road Race | 2009 | Ronde van Drenthe, NED | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2011 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2011 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2011 | Trofeo Binda, ITA | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2011 | Trofeo Binda, ITA | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2009 | Montreal, CAN | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2009 | Montreal, CAN | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2009 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2009 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2009 | Trofeo Binda, ITA | |
| 2 | Road Race | 2009 | Trofeo Binda, ITA | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2012 | Ronde van Drenthe, NED | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2012 | Ronde van Drenthe, NED | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2011 | GP de Valladodid, ESP | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2011 | GP de Valladodid, ESP | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | GP de Plouay, FRA | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | GP de Plouay, FRA | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Open de Suede, SWE | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Open de Suede, SWE | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Trofeo Binda, ITA | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2010 | Trofeo Binda, ITA | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2009 | GP de Plouay, FRA | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2009 | GP de Plouay, FRA | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2009 | Open de Suede, SWE | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2009 | Open de Suede, SWE | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2009 | Ronde van Vlaanderen, BEL | |
| 3 | Road Race | 2009 | Ronde van Vlaanderen, BEL | |
| 4 | Road Race | 2011 | Ronde van Vlaanderen, BEL | |
| 4 | Road Race | 2011 | Ronde van Vlaanderen, BEL | |
| 4 | Road Race | 2010 | Ronde van Vlaanderen, BEL | |
| 4 | Road Race | 2010 | Ronde van Vlaanderen, BEL | |
| 5 | Road Race | 2012 | Trofeo Binda, ITA | |
| 5 | Road Race | 2012 | Trofeo Binda, ITA | |
| 5 | Road Race | 2009 | Berner Rundfahrt, SUI | |
| 5 | Road Race | 2009 | Berner Rundfahrt, SUI | |
| 6 | Road Race | 2010 | GP de Valladodid, ESP | |
| 6 | Road Race | 2010 | GP de Valladodid, ESP | |
| 7 | Team time trial | 2011 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 7 | Team time trial | 2011 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 7 | Team time trial | 2010 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 7 | Team time trial | 2010 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 7 | Team time trial | 2009 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 7 | Team time trial | 2009 | Open de Suede TTT, SWE | |
| 9 | Road Race | 2012 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 9 | Road Race | 2012 | Fleche Wallonne, BEL | |
| 9 | Road Race | 2011 | Ronde van Drenthe, NED | |
| 9 | Road Race | 2011 | Ronde van Drenthe, NED | |
| 10 | Road Race | 2011 | GP de Plouay, FRA | |
| 10 | Road Race | 2011 | GP de Plouay, FRA | |
| 10 | Road Race | 2011 | Open de Suede, SWE | |
| 10 | Road Race | 2011 | Open de Suede, SWE | |
| World Cup (Ranking) | ||||
| 2 | Individual | 2010 | ||
| 2 | Individual | 2009 | ||
| 3 | Individual | 2011 | ||
Hobbies
Listening to music, coffee breaks, dancing. (emmajohansson.com, 2011)
Occupation
Athlete
Family
Martin Vestby
Language(s) spoken
English, Swedish
Club name
Team Hitec Products UCK / Harnosand CK
Coach
Martin Vestby (NOR) (expressen.se, 16 Jan 2012; allehanda.se, 24 Juli 2011)
Sporting relatives
She started out as a cross country skier before she switched to cycling. (emmajohansson.com, 2011)
Injuries
In January 2012 she was involved in a crash with a car during a training session on her bike in Spain. She broke both of her collar bones and by March 2012 she returned to racing. (expressen.se, 15 Jan 2012; expressen.se, 08 Mar 2012)
Additional information
Start of sporting career
She discovered mountainbiking at the age of 13 and then switched to road cycling during a four-year spell at a cycling school in Skara, Sweden. (emmajohansson.com, 2011)
Reason for taking up this sport
She says she "immediately realised that it was the sport for me." (emmajohansson.com, 2011)
Ambitions
She says that her goal in life is "to be happy and to win races." (emmajohansson.com, 2011)
Sporting philosophy / motto
"A winner is a loser who was willing to fail and get up, fail and get up, fail and get up, fail and get up, and win." (emmajohansson.com, 2011)
General
RADIO BAN
She has mixed feelings concerning the partial ban on radios that was imposed on women's racing [radios can only be used in the world cup]. She claims that it is good for smaller teams, because the bigger teams are more dependent on communication, as they usually have more than one team captain. On the other hand, using radios allows her to hear the instructions from her trainer and husband which adds to her confidence. She is also concerned about the safety aspect of not having radios, because "it becomes more difficult for sports directors to warn their riders of upcoming hazards". (podiumcafe.com, 24 Feb 2011)
WOMEN'S CYCLING
She believes women's cycling needs more television coverage to help the sport grow. She feels that, with more television coverage, it would be easier for riders to attract sponsors and the races would be bigger and better due to the financial rewards from television rights. (podiumcafe.com, 24 Feb 2011)
Previous Olympics
Beijing 2008
