# Natascha Badmann

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Swiss triathlete

Natascha Badmann Natascha Badmann competing in 2012 at Ironman 70.3 Austria Personal information Nicknames Swiss Miss Natasches ("Too fast") "The Smile" Born (1966-12-06) 6 December 1966 (age 59)[1] Basel, Switzerland Height 1.65 m (5 ft 5 in)[1] Weight 52 kg (115 lb)[1] Sport Country Switzerland Coached by Toni Hasler

**Natascha Badmann** (born 6 December 1966) is a professional [triathlete](/source/Triathlon) from [Switzerland](/source/Switzerland). She is a 6-time winner of the Ironman World Championships in [Kailua-Kona, Hawaii](/source/Kailua-Kona%2C_Hawaii) in 1998, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2004, and 2005; in 1998 she became the first European woman to win the [Ironman Triathlon](/source/Ironman_Triathlon) World Championship.

Natascha works in Switzerland as a social worker, and speaks German, English, French, and Italian. She currently lives in [Winznau](/source/Winznau), Switzerland with her husband Toni and daughter Anastasia.[2]

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.[3]

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](/source/Ironman_Triathlon) World Championship, Badmann is considered the winner of the race due to the disqualification of the initial winner, Germany's [Nina Kraft](/source/Nina_Kraft), after Kraft admitted to using the banned performance enhancer [EPO](/source/Erythropoietin).[5]

## Ranking list

Table below gives major significant ranking podium) obtained from International Championship [triathlon](/source/Triathlon) since [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1994_en_sport&action=edit&redlink=1).[6]

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

## Notes

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-profile_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-profile_1-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-profile_1-2) [***d***](#cite_ref-profile_1-3) Badmann, Natascha (n.d.). ["Natascha Badmann - Person - Persönlich"](https://web.archive.org/web/20110707001203/http://www.nataschabadmann.ch/index.php?id=32) (in German). Archived from [the original](http://www.nataschabadmann.ch/index.php?id=32) on 7 July 2011. Retrieved 25 December 2009.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-2)** ["Powerman Fact Sheet: Natascha Badmann"](http://www.powerman.org/Athletes%20INT/2004%20CV%20natascha_badmann.htm). [Powerman](/source/Powerman_Duathlon). Retrieved 16 April 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-3)** ["Natascha Badmann starts before the Ironman at Powerman's in Zofingen"](https://www.aargauerzeitung.ch/sport/aargau/natascha-badmann-startet-vor-dem-ironman-beim-powerman-in-zofingen-130526233). [Aargauer Zeitung](/source/Aargauer_Zeitung). Retrieved 15 January 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Matthew Dale catches up with the six-time women's champ Natascha Badmann"](https://web.archive.org/web/20071014004229/http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/matthew-dale-catches-up-with-the-six-time-womens-champ-natascha-badmann). ironmanlive.com. 11 October 2007. Archived from [the original](http://ironman.com/events/ironman/worldchampionship/matthew-dale-catches-up-with-the-six-time-womens-champ-natascha-badmann) on 14 October 2007. Retrieved 16 April 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** ["Natascha Badmann: Five-Time Champion Talks About Kona"](https://web.archive.org/web/20090814145954/http://ironman.com/holdingcell/2004/november-2004/natascha-badmann-five-time-champion-talks-about-kona). ironmanlive.com. 19 November 2004. Archived from [the original](http://ironman.com/holdingcell/2004/november-2004/natascha-badmann-five-time-champion-talks-about-kona) on 14 August 2009. Retrieved 16 April 2008.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Natascha Badmann triathlon"](http://www.les-sports.info/natascha-badmann-triathlon-spf5245.html). *www.les-sports.info*..

## External links

- [Official website](http://www.nataschabadmann.ch/)

- [Profile](https://web.archive.org/web/20090120223709/http://nataschabadmann.ch/index.php?id=2)

- [Triresults - Ironman Hawaii World Champions](https://web.archive.org/web/20080920004742/http://www.triresults.com/imhi_champions.cfm)

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Awards 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

v t e World 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 (1983–84) Joanne Ernst (1985) Paula Newby-Fraser (1986) Erin Baker (1987) Paula Newby-Fraser (1988–89) Erin Baker (1990) Paula Newby-Fraser (1991–94) Karen Smyers (1995) Paula Newby-Fraser (1996) Heather Fuhr (1997) Natascha Badmann (1998) Lori Bowden (1999) Natascha Badmann (2000–02) Lori Bowden (2003) Natascha Badmann (2004–05) Michellie Jones (2006) Chrissie Wellington (2007–09) Mirinda Carfrae (2010) Chrissie Wellington (2011) Leanda Cave (2012) Mirinda Carfrae (2013–14) Daniela Ryf (2015–18) Anne Haug (2019) Daniela Ryf (2021) Chelsea Sodaro (2022) Lucy Charles-Barclay (2023) (men)

v t e 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) Vanessa Fernandes (2005) Vanessa Fernandes (2006) Vanessa Fernandes (2007) Vanessa Fernandes (2008) Nicola Spirig (2009) Nicola Spirig (2010) Emmie Charayron (2011) Nicola Spirig (2012) Rachel Klamer (2013) Nicola Spirig (2014) Nicola Spirig (2015) India Lee (2016) Jess Learmonth (2017) Nicola Spirig (2018) Beth Potter (2019) Julie Derron (2021) Non Stanford (2022) Jeanne Lehair (2023) Vicky Holland (2024) Jolien Vermeylen (2025) (men)

v t e 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) Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (2012) Ai Ueda (2013) Sandra Levenez (2014) Emma Pallant (2015-2016) Felicity Sheedy-Ryan (2017) Sandrina Illes (2018) (men)

v t e World Champions in women's ITU long-distance Duathlon 1997: Natascha Badmann 1998: Lori Bowden 2000: Edwige Pitel 2001–2002: Karin Thürig 2003: Fiona Docherty 2005: Erika Csomor 2006: Yvonne van Vlerken 2007–2008: Catriona Morrison 2014–2017: Emma Pooley 2022: Melanie Maurer (men)

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