Nina Kraft
Nina Kraft ( born December 31, 1968 in Braunschweig ) is a German triathlete and multiple Ironman winner.
Sports career
Force was up to the age of 16 competitive swimmer. She then moved to running and regularly took part in competitions. 1997 saddled power by Triathlon on and operates these sports professionally since 1999.
Achievements to 2004
Your greatest achievements came at the Ironman competitions in Roth and Hawaii. In their first attempt at Ironman Europe in Roth 1998, she became an instant sixth. In subsequent years, it increased steadily and won in 2001 and 2002, twice in a row the contest.
At Ironman Hawaii they also participated for the first time in 1998 and was 50th. It was followed by a 16th place (1999 ), two third places (2000, 2003) and a second place ( 2002). In the 2004 contest, which was held on October 16, 2004 in Kailua -Kona, she first went in 9:33:25 hours victorious finish line. A short time later, she was transferred to the EPO doping, and the title went instead to Natascha.
Doping ban
Following the announcement of the EPO doping force did not attempt to deny the crime, but confessed her deed a open. This was followed by a wave of indignation that culminated in a death threat. The athlete was at the low point of their sports career and had to seek psychiatric therapy. Force gave their EPO- source is not in the public award and was on 13 December 2004 by the Anti -Doping Commission of the German Triathlon Union ( DTU) for two years, for the period 12 November 2004 to 12 November 2006, excluded from all competitions. The Association of Court of the DTU halved the lock later from formal legal reasons to 12 months, since the underlying rules of the lock had not been registered in the register at the time of doping. The " World Triathlon Corporation " (WTC ) announced that regardless exclude licensed by all of her events Nina force until 12 November 2006.
Comeback 2005
After the expiry of lock (November 2005) Nina Kraft was planning her comeback and prepared several months in the U.S. training center for triathlon in Clearmont / Florida it before. Since 2006, she officially launches for the Braunschweig Lions Club Tri - and has asked the German Triathlon Union ( DTU) Elite Pass, whereby it can be tested worldwide unannounced doping.
On 12 February 2006, she participated in De Santos ( Brazil) on 15 Triathlon International De Santos ( Olympic Distance: 1.5 km floats, 40 km cycling and 10 km running) part. With a 2nd place to force reported back to the triathlon events. In August 2006, Power won the German Championships over the middle distance in Kulmbach with over 12 minutes ahead. In 2007, she won the Ironman Brasil and the Ironman Florida each with course record and is second in the Ironman Louisville in Kentucky. Nina Kraft is listed in the leaderboard German triathletes ( women) at the Ironman distance.
On February 1, 2009 Nina put power in Florida with 2:45:06 hours a new track record in the marathon distance on.
Sporting successes
( DNF - Did Not Finish )