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Natascha Badmann Personal information Nickname(s) Swiss Miss
"The Smile"
Natasches ("Too fast")Born 6 December 1966 [1]
Basel, SwitzerlandResidence Switzerland Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] Weight 52 kilograms (110 lb)[1] Sport Country Switzerland Turned pro 1995[1] Coached by Toni Hasler Achievements and titles Personal best(s) 9:07:54 (2002) Medal recordCompetitor for 
SwitzerlandWomen's triathlon Ironman World Championship Gold 1998 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold 2000 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold 2001 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold 2002 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold 2004 Kailua-Kona Elite Gold 2005 Kailua-Kona Elite Silver 1996 Kailua-Kona Elite Silver 2003 Kailua-Kona Elite 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 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.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5]
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).
Notes
- ^ a b c d (German) Badmann, Natascha (n.d.). "Natascha Badmann - Person - Persönlich". http://www.nataschabadmann.ch/index.php?id=32. Retrieved 25 December 2009.
- ^ "Powerman Fact Sheet: Natascha Badmann". Powerman. http://www.powerman.org/Athletes%20INT/2004%20CV%20natascha_badmann.htm. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "For Natascha Badmann, "Deep Believing" Keys Her Ironman Success". ironmanlive.com. 2001-11-28. http://new.ironmanlive.com/holdingcell/2001/november-2001/for-natascha-badmann-deep-believing-keys-her-ironman-success. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Matthew Dale catches up with the six-time women's champ Natascha Badmann". ironmanlive.com. 2007-10-11. http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/matthew-dale-catches-up-with-the-six-time-womens-champ-natascha-badmann. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
- ^ "Natascha Badmann: Five-Time Champion Talks About Kona". ironmanlive.com. 2004-11-19. http://ironman.com/holdingcell/2004/november-2004/natascha-badmann-five-time-champion-talks-about-kona. Retrieved 2008-04-16.
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Awards Preceded by
Martina HingisSwiss Sportswoman of the Year
1998Succeeded by
Anita WeyermannPreceded by
Sonja NefSwiss Sportswoman of the Year
2002Succeeded by
Simone Niggli-LuderWorld Champions in women's Ironman Triathlon Lyn Lemaire (1979) · Robin Beck (1980) · Linda Sweeney (1981) · Kathleen McCartney (Feb 1982) · Julie Leach (Oct 1982) · Sylviane Puntous (1983-1984) · Joanne Ernst (1985) · Paula Newby-Fraser (1986) · Erin Baker (1987) · Paula Newby-Fraser (1988-1989) · Erin Baker (1990) · Paula Newby-Fraser (1991-1994) · Karen Smyers (1995) · Paula Newby-Fraser (1996) · Heather Fuhr (1997) · Natascha Badmann (1998) · Lori Bowden (1999) · Natascha Badmann (2000-2002) · Lori Bowden (2003) · Natascha Badmann (2004-2005) · Michellie Jones (2006) · Chrissie Wellington (2007-2009) · Mirinda Carfrae (2010) · Chrissie Wellington (2011)
(men) European Champions in women's ETU Triathlon Alexandra Kremer (1985) • Lieve Paulus (1986) • Sarah Coope (1987) • Sarah Springman (1988) • Simone Mortier (1989) • Thea Sybesma (1990) • Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys (1991) • Sonja Krolik (1992) • Simone Westhoff (1993) • Sonja Krolik (1994) • Isabelle Mouthon-Michellys (1995) • Suzanne Nielsen (1996) • Natascha Badmann (1997) • Wieke Hoogzaad (1998) • Anja Dittmer (1999) • Kathleen Smet (2000) • Michelle Dillon (2001) • Kathleen Smet (2002) • Ana Burgos (2003) • Vanessa Fernandes (2004-2008) • Nicola Spirig (2009-2010) • Emmie Charayron (2011)
(men) World Champions in women's ITU Duathlon Thea Sybesma (1990) • Erin Baker (1991) • Jenny Alcorn (1992) • Carol Montgomery (1993) • Irma Heeren (1994) • Natascha Badmann (1995) • Jackie Gallagher (1996) • Irma Heeren (1997-1998) • Jackie Gallagher (1999) • Stephanie Forrester (2000) • Erika Csomor (2001) • Corine Raux (2002) • Edwige Pitel (2003) • Erika Csomor (2004) • Michelle Dillon (2005) • Catriona Morrison (2006) • Vanessa Fernandes (2007-2008) • Vendula Frintová (2009) • Catriona Morrison (2010) • Katie Hewison (2011)
(men) Categories:- 1966 births
- Ironman world champions
- Living people
- People from Basel-Stadt
- Swiss sportspeople
- Swiss triathletes
- Duathletes
- Swiss sportspeople stubs
- Triathlon biography stubs
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