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Natascha Badmann
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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 (age 58)
Basel, Switzerland
Residence Switzerland
Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight 52 kilograms (115 lb)
Sport
Country Switzerland
Turned pro 1995
Coached by Toni Hasler
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 9:07:54 (2002)
Medal record
Representing  Switzerland
Women'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 (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 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.

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.

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.

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.

Ranking list

Table below gives major significant ranking podium) obtained from International Championship triathlon since 1994.

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

See also

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