Nadja Pasternack

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Nadja Pasternack
Nadja Pasternack (SUI) 2019.jpg
Pasternack in 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 29)
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
Sport Bobsleigh
Event
Two-woman
Coached by Christoph Langen
Medal record
Women's bobsleigh
Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2026 St. Moritz Two-woman
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Altenberg Two-woman

Nadja Pasternack (born 4 July 1996) is a Swiss bobsledder. She represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics.

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Career

Pasternack competed at the IBSF Junior World Championships 2021 and won a bronze medal in the two-woman event, along with Melanie Hasler, with a time of 2:20.51. [1] She then represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished in sixth place in the two-woman event, along with Hasler. [2] During the opening race of the 2022–23 Bobsleigh World Cup on 26 November 2022, she earned her first career Bobsleigh World Cup podium, finishing in second place with a time of 1:46.13. [3]

In January 2023, she competed at the IBSF European Championships 2023 and won a silver medal in the two-woman event with a time of 1:55.36. [4] The next month she competed at the IBSF World Championships 2023 and finished in fourth place in the two-woman event with a total time of 4:34.29. [5] She competed at the IBSF European Championships 2026 and won a gold medal in the two-woman event with a time of 2:18.41, finishing 0.01 seconds ahead of the German team of Laura Nolte and Leonie Kluwig. [6] [7]

References

  1. "Junior World Champions gold for Nolte in 2-woman and Hannighofer in 2-man bobsleigh". IBSF.org. 22 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  2. "Swiss Bobsleigh Pilot Melanie Hasler: "The Olympics in Beijing was never my goal"". olympics.com. 15 February 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  3. "Germany wins women's bobsled opener, Humphries wins bronze". The San Diego Union-Tribune . 26 November 2022. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  4. "Olympic Champion Nolte 2-woman bob European Champion, silver for Hasler, bronze for Kalicki". IBSF.org. 22 January 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  5. "Kalicki/Fiebig win World Championship gold in 2-woman bobsleigh in St. Moritz". IBSF.org. 4 February 2023. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  6. "Melanie Hasler also European champion in two-man bobsleigh". bluewin.ch. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.
  7. "Armbruster Humphries wins World Cup, Hasler European Champion in 2-woman Bobsleigh". IBSF.org. 11 January 2026. Retrieved 11 January 2026.