Martin Buser

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Martin Buser (b. March 29, 1958 in Winterthur, Switzerland) is a champion of sled dog racing.

He began mushing at age seventeen in Switzerland. In 1979, Buser moved to Alaska to train and raise sled dogs full time.

He entered his first Iditarod in 1980, and has run every race since 1986, his third Iditarod. In twenty Iditarods, Buser has won the event four times, in 1992, 1994, 1997, and 2002. On sixteen occasions, he has finished among the top ten finishers. He became the only winner in Iditarod history to finish in under 9 days, when he completed the 2002 race in 8 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, and 2 seconds.

Married to educator Kathy Chapoton, Buser has named both of his sons, Nikolai and Rohn, after Iditarod check points. Upon completion of his fourth Iditarod victory in March 2002, Buser was naturalized as a citizen of the United States under the burled arch in Nome.

Preceded by Rick Swenson	Iditarod winner 1992	Succeeded by Jeff King
Preceded by Jeff King	Iditarod winner 1994	Succeeded by Doug Swingley
Preceded by Jeff King	Iditarod winner 1997	Succeeded by Jeff King
Preceded by Doug Swingley	Iditarod winner 2002	Succeeded by Robert Sørlie