Natascha Badmann

Natascha Badmann

Natascha Badmann competing in 2012 at Ironman 70.3 Austria
Personal information
NicknameTemplate:Pluralize from text	Swiss Miss Natasches ("Too fast") "The Smile"
Born	Basel, Switzerland
Died
Height
Weight
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Turned pro	1995
Coached by	Toni Hasler
Achievements and titles
Personal bestTemplate:Pluralize from text	9:07:54 (2002)
Medal record Representing Women's triathlon Ironman World Championship Gold medal – first place 1998 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold medal – first place 2000 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold medal – first place 2001 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold medal – first place 2002 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold medal – first place 2004 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold medal – first place 2005 Kailua-Kona Elite Silver medal – second place 1996 Kailua-Kona Elite Silver medal – second place 2003 Kailua-Kona Elite

Natascha Badmann (born 6 December 1966) is a professional triathlete from Switzerland. She is a 6-time winner of the Ironman World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005; in 1998 she became the first European woman to win the Ironman Triathlon World Championship.

Natascha works in Switzerland as a social worker, and speaks German, English, French, and Italian. She currently lives in Winznau, Switzerland with her husband Toni and daughter Anastasia.

Her daughter Anastasia was born days before she turned 18. Nicknamed the "Swiss Miss", Badmann won her first Ironman World Championship at the age of 29, when her daughter was already 13 years old. Her husband, coach and nutritionist is Toni Hasler.

At the 2007 Hawaii Ironman, Badmann hit a cone on the bike leg and injured her shoulder and collarbone. While she wanted to continue the race, Hasler convinced her to drop out to prevent further injury. At the same race in 2006, stomach problems nearly caused her to drop out again. Early into the run, Badmann stopped and threw up. Struggling to continue, she began to walk. In a dramatic moment with tremendous support from cheering fans, Badmann, crying, began jogging. She finished 10th with a personal-worst marathon time of 3:27:54.

Though she finished second on the course of the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championship, Badmann is considered the winner of the race due to the disqualification of the initial winner, Germany's Nina Kraft, after Kraft admitted to using the banned performance enhancer EPO.

Ranking list

Table below gives major significant ranking podium) obtained from International Championship triathlon since 1994.

Year	Competition	Country	Position	Timing
2014	Swiss Ironman (fr)			9h 28'  37"
2012	South Africa Ironman (fr)			9h 47'  10"
	Ironman 70.3 Asia-Pacific			4h 30'  42"
	Ironman 70.3 Austria			4h 24'  24"
2011	Ironman 70.3 Germany			4h 51'  39"
	Ironman Lanzarote			9h 43'  39"
2007	South Africa Ironman (fr)			9h 22'  0"
2006	South Africa Ironman (fr)			9h 46'  38"
2005	World Championship Ironman in Kailua-Kona			9h 9'  30"
	South Africa Ironman (fr)			9h 23'  51"
2004	World Championship Ironman in Kailua-Kona			9h 50'  4"
2003	World Championship Ironman in Kailua-Kona			9h 17'  8"
2002	World Championship Ironman in Kailua-Kona			9h 7'  54"
2001	Ironman California			9h 18'  49"
	World Championship Ironman in Kailua-Kona			9h 28'  37"
2000	World Championship Ironman in Kailua-Kona			9h 26'  16"
	Long Distance World Championships			7h 5'  44"
1998	World Championship Ironman in Kailua-Kona			9h 24'  16"
1997	European Championships			2h 13'  34"
	Long Distance Duathlon World Championships			7h 11'  3"
1996	World Championship Ironman in Kailua-Kona			9h 11'  19"
1995	European Championships			2h 1'  12"
	Duathlon Worldwide Championships			Timing
1994	Duathlon Worldwide Championships			Timing

External links

• Official website
• Profile
• Triresults - Ironman Hawaii World Champions