Natascha Badmann

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 Badmann

Natascha Badmann competing in 2012 at Ironman 70.3 Austria
Personal information
Nickname(s)	Swiss Miss Natasches ("Too fast") "The Smile"
Born	(1966-12-06) 6 December 1966[1] Basel, Switzerland
Residence	Switzerland
Height	1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1]
Weight	52 kg (115 lb)[1]
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Turned pro	1995[1]
Coached by	Toni Hasler
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	9:07:54 (2002)
Medal record Representing   Switzerland Women's triathlon Ironman World Championship 1998 Kailua-Kona Elite 2000 Kailua-Kona Elite 2001 Kailua-Kona Elite 2002 Kailua-Kona Elite 2004 Kailua-Kona Elite 2005 Kailua-Kona Elite 1996 Kailua-Kona Elite 2003 Kailua-Kona Elite

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.[2]

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.[3]

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.[4]

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.[5]

Ranking list

Table below gives major significative ranking podium) obtained from International Championship triathlon since 1994[6].

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

Notes

1. Badmann, Natascha (n.d.). "Natascha Badmann - Person - Persönlich" (in German). Archived from the original on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
2. "Powerman Fact Sheet: Natascha Badmann". Powerman. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
3. "Natascha Badmann starts before the Ironman at Powerman's in Zofingen". Aargauer Zeitung. Retrieved 15 January 2019.
4. "Matthew Dale catches up with the six-time women's champ Natascha Badmann". ironmanlive.com. 11 October 2007. Archived from the original on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
5. "Natascha Badmann: Five-Time Champion Talks About Kona". ironmanlive.com. 19 November 2004. Archived from the original on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2008.
6. "Natascha Badmann triathlon". www.les-sports.info..

External links

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

Awards
Preceded by Martina Hingis	Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 1998	Succeeded by Anita Weyermann
Preceded by Sonja Nef	Swiss Sportswoman of the Year 2002	Succeeded by Simone Niggli-Luder