Katja Schumacher

Katja Schumacher 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. Schumacher fought back against the positive A- und B-tests, and denied ever having taken illegal performance-enhancing drugs. 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".
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. Besides these races, she won four long-distance Ironman triathlons and two 70.3 Ironman races. She retired from active competition in 2009, and acts as a coach and trainer, and gives seminars.

Sporting successes

Datum/Jahr	Rang	Wettbewerb	Austragungsort	Zeit	Bemerkung
	–	Ironman Coeur d’Alene	Idaho	DNF	Came out of the water in fifth place among the women, but did not complete the race.
	2	Ironman France	Nice	10:00:59
	6	Ironman Florida	Panama City	09:22:21
	3	Ironman Arizona	Tempe
	1	Ironman Wisconsin	Madison
	6	Ironman Hawaii	Big Island
	2	Ironman UK	Bolton	10:05:20
	15	Ironman Hawaii	Big Island	09:56:03
	1	Ironman Germany	Frankfurt am Main
	3	Ironman South Africa	Port Elizabeth	09:59:42	Behind winner Nina Kraft
	1	Ironman Florida	Panama City	09:25:57	New track record in Florida.
	1	Ironman Europe	Roth	09:27:43
	2	Ironman Europe	Roth
	3	Ironman Europe	Roth
	2	Ironman Lanzarote	Playa del Carmen
	3	Ironman Lanzarote	Playa del Carmen		First start as Triathlon Pro
		Ironman Europe	Roth		Winner in age group 18–25