Katja Schumacher

Katja Schumacher on the short distance at the 2009 Heidelberg Ironman

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

Career

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 USA, 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

Triathlon Kurz- und Mitteldistanz

Datum/Jahr	Rang	Wettbewerb	Austragungsort	Zeit	Bemerkung
	2	HeidelbergMan	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	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	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Challenge Barcelona	Spain Barcelona	04:22:46	The post-race disqualification of winner Virginia Berasategui was later rescinded.[6]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	Heidelberg	02:24:53	After Tina Tremmel in the Baden-Württemberg championship
2008	1	DTU Deutsche Triathlon-Meisterschaft Mitteldistanz	Kulmbach	04:23:33	German champion at the Mönchshof Triathlon
August 5, 2007	1	HeidelbergMan	Heidelberg	02:24:47	Winner; Kathrin Pätzold took second place.
August 2007	1	BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar	Viernheim		Winner over the Olympic distance
July 21, 2007	1	Ladenburger RömerMan	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	Viernheim		Winner over the Olympic distance
July 29, 2006	1	Ladenburger RömerMan	Ladenburg	02:23:27
August 6, 2006	1	HeidelbergMan	Heidelberg	02:26:30
2006	2	Mönchshof-Triathlon	Kulmbach	04:44:14
August 7, 2005	1	HeidelbergMan	Heidelberg	02:19:01	Winner in front of Ute Schäfer
2005	1	DTU Deutsche Triathlon-Meisterschaft Mitteldistanz	Kulmbach	04:46:28	German champion at Mönchshof Triathlon
August 1, 2004	2	HeidelbergMan	Heidelberg	02:22:45	Second behind Ricarda Lisk
August 10, 2003	2	HeidelbergMan	Heidelberg	02:27:39	Second behind Fiona Docherty
2003	1	Bad Emser Therme-Triathlon	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	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	Viernheim		Winner over the Olympic distance
1998	1	HeidelbergMan	Heidelberg
August 1997	1	BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar	Viernheim		Winner over the Olympic distance
June 22, 1997	1	HeidelbergMan	Heidelberg	02:23:42
August 1996	1	BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar	Viernheim		Winner over the Olympic distance
1996	2	HeidelbergMan	Heidelberg
August 1995	1	BASF Triathlon-Cup Rhein-Neckar	Viernheim		Winner over the Olympic distance
1992	2	Heidelberger Triathlon	Heidelberg
1990	2	Heidelberger Triathlon	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	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	Roth	09:27:43
1997	2	Ironman Europe	Roth
1997	3	Ironman Europe	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	Roth		Winner in age group 18–25

(DNF – Did Not Finish)

External links

• Offizielle Webseite von Katja Schumacher
• Triathlon.org Athlete profile: Katja Schumacher
• Triathlon Database: Katja Schumacher

References

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, Englisch, Februar 2005
4. V-Card-Triathlon Viernheim und BASF TCRN 2009
5. Mußbach Triathlon 2009
6. Half Challenge Barcelona, Disqualifikation der Spanierin Virginia Berasategui Luna aufgehoben.
7. Ironman: Longrée Dritter in Coeur d'Alene
8. IM UK: Neuseeländer Bryan Rhodes und Australierin Rebecca Preston gewinnen in Großbritannien
9. IRONMAN Hawaii 2003 - Kona, Hawaii