Natascha Badmann
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| Country | Switzerland | |
| Alias | Swiss Miss or Natasches ("Too fast") | |
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| Date of birth | December 6, 1966 | |
| Place of birth | Basel, Switzerland | |
| Personal Best | 9:07:54, 2002 | |
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| Highest World Ranking: | 1998, 2000-2002, 2003-2004 Womens Ironman World Champion | |
| Now Coaching: | Toni Hasler | |
Natascha Badmann is a professional triathlete from Switzerland and was the first European woman to win the Ironman Triathlon World Championships. She won the Ironman Triathlon World Championships in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005.
Natascha works in Switzerland as a social worker, and speaks Swiss German, English, French, and Italian. She currently lives in Winzrau, Switzerland with her husband Toni and daughter Anastasia.[1] Her daughter Anastasia was born days before she turned 18.[2] 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 dropout to prevent further injury. At the same race in 2006, stomach problems nearly caused her to dropout again. Early into the run, Natascha 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.[3]
Though she finished second on the course of the 2004 Ironman Triathlon World Championships, 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.[4]
Badmann is known for her dominating ability on the bike leg of the triathlon, and her positive attitude (Badmann is often seen smiling and actively responding to spectators throughout much of the triathlon).
| Awards | ||
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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 |
[edit] External Links
[edit] Notes
- ^ Powerman Fact Sheet: Natascha Badmann. Powerman. Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ For Natascha Badmann, "Deep Believing" Keys Her Ironman Success. ironmanlive.com (2001-11-28). Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Matthew Dale catches up with the six-time women's champ Natascha Badmann. ironmanlive.com (2007-10-11). Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
- ^ Natascha Badmann: Five-Time Champion Talks About Kona. ironmanlive.com (2004-11-19). Retrieved on 2008-04-16.
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