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Katja Schumacher

Katja Schumacher (* 9 April 1968 in Heidelberg) is a German triathlete and Ironman triathlete, and previous German champion in both of these disciplines.

Katja Schumacher on the short distance at the 2009 HeidelbergMan triathlon in Heidelberg

Career edit

Katja Schumacher grew up in Heidelberg. Her uncle was the Austrian alpine ski racer Toni Sailer.

After the 2004 Frankfurt Ironman race, Schumacher was banned for one year by the disciplinary committee of the Triathlon Union (DTU).[1] Schumacher fought back against the positive A- und B-tests, and denied ever having taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs.[2] Due to the uncertainty of the case, the ban was lifted after 10 months, and the disciplinary commission decided that the case should not be referred to as a "ban".[3]

After this case, Schumacher quickly returned to competition, and after some years in the US, returned to live in Heidelberg. In 2005 and 2008 she won the German middle-distance Triathlon championship (2 km swimming, 85 km cycling and 20 km running). Besides these races, she won four long-distance Ironman triathlons (in 1998, 2001, 2002 and 2006) and two 70.3 Ironman races (2002 and 2007). She retired from active competition in 2009, and acts as a coach and trainer, and gives seminars.

Sporting successes edit

Triathlon Kurz- und Mitteldistanz
Datum/Jahr Rang Wettbewerb Austragungsort Zeit Bemerkung
August 3, 2009 2 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg 02:29:52 Second place over the short distance (1,7 km swimming, 36 km cycling and 10 km running) behind Nina Kuhn
2009 2 Viernheimer V-Card Triathlon   Germany Viernheim 02:41:24 Taking second place behind Daniela Sämmler, Schumacher achieved her fifth victory in the BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar series.[4]
June 7, 2009 1 Mußbach Triathlon   Germany Mußbach 02:21:24 [5]
May 24, 2009 2 Half Challenge Barcelona   Spain Barcelona 04:22:46 The post-race disqualification of winner Virginia Berasategui was later rescinded.[6]
July 27, 2008 2 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg 02:24:53 After Tina Tremmel in the Baden-Württemberg championship
2008 1 DTU Deutsche Triathlon-Meisterschaft Mitteldistanz   Germany Kulmbach 04:23:33 German champion at the Mönchshof Triathlon
August 5, 2007 1 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg 02:24:47 Winner; Kathrin Pätzold took second place.
August 2007 1 BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar   Germany Viernheim Winner over the Olympic distance
July 21, 2007 1 Ladenburger RömerMan   Germany Ladenburg 02:19:36 Winner in front of Heidi Jesberger und Nina Kuhn
2007 1 Ironman 70.3 Florida   United States Orlando
August 2006 1 BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar   Germany Viernheim Winner over the Olympic distance
July 29, 2006 1 Ladenburger RömerMan   Germany Ladenburg 02:23:27
August 6, 2006 1 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg 02:26:30
2006 2 Mönchshof-Triathlon   Germany Kulmbach 04:44:14
August 7, 2005 1 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg 02:19:01 Winner in front of Ute Schäfer
2005 1 DTU Deutsche Triathlon-Meisterschaft Mitteldistanz   Germany Kulmbach 04:46:28 German champion at Mönchshof Triathlon
August 1, 2004 2 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg 02:22:45 Second behind Ricarda Lisk
August 10, 2003 2 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg 02:27:39 Second behind Fiona Docherty
2003 1 Bad Emser Therme-Triathlon   Germany Bad Ems 02:33:49 Win over the short distance
May 4, 2002 1 Wildflower Triathlon   United States First place at Lake San Antonio (Calif.) (1,9 km swimming, 90 km cycling, 21,1 km running)
June 29, 2002 4 Alpen-Triathlon   Germany Schliersee 02:26:40
2001 1 Ironman 70.3 California   United States Oceanside 04:16 New course record
August 1998 1 BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar   Germany Viernheim Winner over the Olympic distance
1998 1 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg
August 1997 1 BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar   Germany Viernheim Winner over the Olympic distance
June 22, 1997 1 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg 02:23:42
August 1996 1 BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar   Germany Viernheim Winner over the Olympic distance
1996 2 HeidelbergMan   Germany Heidelberg
August 1995 1 BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar   Germany Viernheim Winner over the Olympic distance
1992 2 Heidelberger Triathlon   Germany Heidelberg
1990 2 Heidelberger Triathlon   Germany Heidelberg
Triathlon Langdistanz
Datum/Jahr Rang Wettbewerb Austragungsort Zeit Bemerkung
June 21, 2009 999– Ironman Coeur d’Alene   United States Idaho DNF Came out of the water in fifth place among the women, but did not complete the race.[7]
June 22, 2008 2 Ironman France   France Nice 10:00:59
2007 6 Ironman Florida   United States Panama City 09:22:21
2007 3 Ironman Arizona   United States Tempe
2006 1 Ironman Wisconsin   United States Madison
October 15, 2005 6 Ironman Hawaii   United States Big Island
August 22, 2005 2 Ironman UK   United Kingdom Bolton 10:05:20 [8]
October 18, 2003 15 Ironman Hawaii   United States Big Island 09:56:03 [9]
2002 1 Ironman Germany   Germany Frankfurt am Main
2001 3 Ironman South Africa   South Africa Port Elizabeth 09:59:42 Behind winner Nina Kraft
November 10, 2001 1 Ironman Florida   United States Panama City 09:25:57 New track record in Florida.
1998 1 Ironman Europe   Germany Roth 09:27:43
1997 2 Ironman Europe   Germany Roth
1997 3 Ironman Europe   Germany Roth
1996 2 Ironman Lanzarote   Spain Playa del Carmen
1995 3 Ironman Lanzarote   Spain Playa del Carmen First start as Triathlon Pro
1992 Ironman Europe   Germany Roth Winner in age group 18–25

(DNF – Did Not Finish)

References edit

  1. ^ Katja Schumacher ist gesperrt, 3athlon.de, August 2004
  2. ^ Katja Schumacher zweifelt Verfahren an, 3athlon.de, September 2004
  3. ^ The never ending prosecution of Katja Schumacher Archived 2016-03-19 at the Wayback Machine, Englisch, Februar 2005
  4. ^ V-Card-Triathlon Viernheim und BASF TCRN 2009 Archived 2009-08-28 at the Wayback Machine
  5. ^ Mußbach Triathlon 2009
  6. ^ Half Challenge Barcelona, Disqualifikation der Spanierin Virginia Berasategui Luna aufgehoben.
  7. ^ Ironman: Longrée Dritter in Coeur d'Alene[permanent dead link]
  8. ^ "IM UK: Neuseeländer Bryan Rhodes und Australierin Rebecca Preston gewinnen in Großbritannien". Archived from the original on 2012-09-13. Retrieved 2015-09-06.
  9. ^ IRONMAN Hawaii 2003 - Kona, Hawaii

External links edit

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