Melanie Hauss, ''née'' Annaheim (born 20 December 1982 in

Lostorf Lostorf is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland. History Lostorf is first mentioned around 1145-53 as ''de Loztorf''. Geography Lostorf has an area, , of . Of this area, or 37.7% is used for ag ...

) is a Swiss professional triathlete, member of the National Team (i.e. the ''Team London 2012)'' and bronze medalist of the 2009 Swiss Championships. In France, together with

Céline Schärer Céline Schärer (born 9 February 1990) is a professional Swiss triathlete, National U23 Champion of the year 2010 and member of the National Team (Team Olympic Distance). In 2006 Céline Schärer took part in her first ITU competition. In 200 ...

Melanie Annaheim takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series ''Lyonnaise des Eaux'' and represents ''TCC 36 (Triathlon Club Châteauroux 36 (FRA)).'' At the first triathlon of the 2010 circuit in Dunkirk, for instance, she placed 18th and her club, which did not nominate any French triathletes at all, placed 2nd, with Magali Di Marco Messmer, Svenja Bazlen and

Ricarda Lisk Ricarda Lisk (born 1 February 1981 in Schorndorf, Baden-Württemberg), is a German professional triathlete, National Elite Champion of the year 2010, and a permanent member of the German ''Kader,'' i.e. the National Team. National Junior Champi ...

being the three . At the Grand Final of the 2012

Grand Prix de Triathlon The Grand Prix de Triathlon (''Championnat de France des Clubs Division 1 (Triathlon D1)'' or ''Grand Prix F.F.TRI. - Lyonnaise des Eaux'') defines itself as the most outstanding triathlon event in France and attracts numerous internat ...

in Nice, Melanie Hauss placed 4th in the individual ranking, in the club ranking she won the bronze medal being the top athlete of TCC 36, which placed 4th in the Club Championship Series 2012. In Switzerland, Annaheim represent
Leichtathletik Club Regensdorf
in the

Canton of Zürich The canton of Zurich is an administrative unit (Swiss canton, canton) of Switzerland, situated in the northeastern part of the country. With a population of (as of ), it is the most populous canton of Switzerland. Zurich is the ''de facto'' Capi ...

. By profession, she is a marketing assistant, she lives in

and is coached by Magali Di Marco Messmer. Her younger brother Matthias Annaheim is also a triathlete. In September 2012, Melanie Annaheim married the French triathlete

David Hauss David Hauss (born 1 February 1984, in Paris) is a French professional triathlete and bronze medalist at the European Championships 2010. Thanks to his 7th position at the World Championship Series triathlon in London (7 August 2011), together wit ...

ITU Competitions

In the nine years from 2004 to 2012, Melanie Hauss took part in 63 ITU competitions and achieved 17 top ten positions. The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ''Athlete's Profile Page.''See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=MTYyNA

#. Retrieved 7 October 2012. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the ''Elite'' category. BG = the sponsor ''British Gas'' · DNF = ''did not finish'' · DNS = ''did not start''

Gallery

File:Melanie Annaheim, Stockholm 2012.jpg, Melanie Annaheim competing in Stockholm World Championship event, 25 August 2012

External links

Melanie Annaheim's Webpage

Notes

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hauss, Melanie 1982 births Living people People from Gösgen District Swiss female triathletes Sportspeople from the canton of Solothurn 21st-century Swiss sportswomen