Martin Buser

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Martin Buster
Martin Buster at the restart of the 2008 Iditarod
Born	March 29, 1958 Winterthur, Switzerland
Nationality	Naturalized American
Occupation	Sled dog musher

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

Martin Buser began mushing at age seventeen in Switzerland. In 1979, Buser moved to Alaska to train and raise sled dogs full time. His training operation, Happy Dogs Kennels, is located in Big Lake, Alaska.

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 holds the record for fastest finish time in Iditarod history; his team completed the 2002 race in 8 days, 22 hours, 46 minutes, and 2 seconds.

Married to educator Kathy Chapoton, Buser named 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