Joana Mäder

Joana Mäder (née Heidrich; born 2 October 1991) is a Swiss beach volleyball player. She competed with Nadine Zumkehr in the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro.

Following Zumkehr's retirement at the close of the 2016 season, she partnered with Anouk Vergé-Dépré, whose own former partner, Isabelle Forrer, likewise retired.

In July 2021, Heidrich and Vergé-Dépré represented Switzerland at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and won the bronze medal.

Professional career The pair participated in the 2016 Summer Olympics with a 14th seed, as of 12 June 2016, placement. They lost against Brazil's #1 seed team of Talita Antunes and Larissa França in a match of 3 sets (21–23, 27–25, 15–13), which was also the longest match at Rio, in the quarter-final played 14 August 2016 and settled at 5th place.

FIVB World Tour 2016 She competed with Zumkehr at the 2016 FIVB World Tour Finals in Toronto. The duo played against fellow country mates of Isabelle Forrer and Anouk Verge-Depre in the semifinals and won in 3 sets of (14–21, 21–15, 15–10). They advanced to the gold medal match against Germany's Laura Ludwig and Kira Walkenhorst but they lost to the Germans in straight sets of (18–21, 16–21) and finished with the silver medal.

Personal life She is married to ice hockey player Stefan Mäder. The couple have a daughter.