She is the first European woman ever to win the legendary Ironman in Hawaii.

Between 1998 and 2002 she won the Ironman four times in total. Her victories at the Powerman Zofingen in 1996 and 2000 were other highlights in the fabulous career of Natascha Badmann.

About Natascha Badmann

Bio:

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. 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 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.

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. 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).

Source: Wikipedia

Triathlon Race Results:

DATE/YEAR	RACE	PLACE
2007	Blackwater Eagleman Half Ironman	Winner
2007	Ironman South Africa Triathlon	Winner
2006	Blackwater Eagleman Half Ironman	Winner
2006	Ironman South Africa Triathlon	Winner
2005	Ironman Hawaii	World Champion
2005	Blackwater Eagleman Half Ironman	Winner
2005	Florida Half Ironman	Winner
2005	Ironman South Africa Triathlon	Winner
2004	Ironman Hawaii	World Champion
2003	Ironman Hawaii	Runner-up
2002	Ironman Hawaii	World Champion
2001	Ironman Hawaii	World Champion
2000	Ironman Hawaii	World Champion
1998	Ironman Hawaii	World Champion
2000	long distance Nizza	Runner-up
1996	Ironman Hawaii	Runner-up
1997	Triathlon Vuokatti	European Champion
1995	European Championships Triathlon Stockholm	Runner-up
1994	European Championships Triathlon Slowenia	Runner-up

Duathlon Race Results:

DATE/YEAR	RACE	PLACE
1997	Powerman Zofingen	World Champion
1995	Duathlon Cancun	World Champion
2000	Powerman Zofingen	Winner
1996	Powerman Zofingen	Winner
1994	Duathlon Australien	Runner-up
1996	European Championships Duathlon Portugal	Runner-up
1995	European Championships Duathlon Hungary	Runner-up
1993	European Championships Duathlon Germany	Runner-up

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