Melanie Hauss

Melanie Annaheim with the bronze medal at the French Club Championship Series triathlon in Nice, 2010. Melanie Annaheim placing 20th at the World Championship Series triathlon in Kitzbühel, 2010.

Melanie Hauss, née Annaheim (born 20 December 1982 in Lostorf) 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 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 being the three . At the Grand Final of the 2012 Grand Prix de Triathlon 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 represents Leichtathletik Club Regensdorf in the Canton of Zürich. By profession, she is a marketing assistant, she lives in Lostorf 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.

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. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and belong to the Elite category.

Date Competition Place Rank 2004-05-30 Duathlon World Championships (U23) Geel 5 2005-07-17 European Championships (U23) Sofia 8 2005-07-31 World Cup Salford 23 2005-09-10 World Championships (U23) Gamagori 14 2006-05-21 Premium European Cup Sanremo DNS 2007-03-25 BG World Cup Mooloolaba 59 2007-04-15 BG World Cup Ishigaki 53 2007-05-06 BG World Cup Lisbon DNF 2007-05-20 European Cup and Small States of Europe Championships Limassol DNS 2007-07-07 Premium European Cup Holten 16 2007-07-22 BG World Cup Kitzbuhel 51 2007-08-11 BG World Cup Tiszaújváros 36 2007-08-19 European Cup Geneva 5 2007-09-09 Premium European Cup Kedzierzyn Kozle 8 2007-10-07 BG World Cup Rhodes 25 2007-10-24 Premium European Cup Alanya 10 2007-11-04 BG World Cup Cancun 28 2008-03-14 Pan American Cup Salinas 6 2008-04-19 Premium European Cup Pontevedra 2 2008-05-04 BG World Cup Richards Bay 30 2008-05-10 European Championships Lisbon 31 2008-05-25 BG World Cup Madrid DNF 2008-06-05 BG World Championships Vancouver 51 2008-07-05 BG World Cup Hamburg 11 2008-07-20 BG World Cup Kitzbuhel 18 2008-09-13 European Cup Vienna 20 2009-04-26 World Cup Ishigaki 7 2009-05-02 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Tongyeong DNF 2009-05-31 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 21 2009-07-02 European Championships Holten 7 2009-07-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbuhel 22 2009-07-25 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 8 2009-08-15 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 18 2009-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Gold Coast 34 2010-04-11 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney DNF 2010-06-05 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 22 2010-07-03 European Championships Athlone 17 2010-07-17 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 14 2010-07-24 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 28 2010-08-15 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbuhel 20 2010-08-21 World Championships (Sprint) Lausanne 18 2010-09-08 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Budapest 25 2010-10-10 World Cup Huatulco 6 2010-12-18 African Cup Mauritius 1 2011-03-26 World Cup Mooloolaba 24 2011-04-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Sydney 27 2011-06-04 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Madrid 20 2011-06-18 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Kitzbuhel 16 2011-06-24 European Championships Pontevedra DNF 2011-07-16 Dextro Energy World Championship Series Hamburg 14 2011-08-06 Dextro Energy World Championship Series London 31 2011-08-20 Sprint World Championships Lausanne 21 2011-08-21 Sprint World Championships (Mixed Relay) Lausanne 2 2011-09-09 Dextro Energy World Championship Series, Grand Final Beijing 3 2012-03-24 World Cup Mooloolaba 22 2012-04-14 World Triathlon Series Sydney DNF 2012-04-22 World Cup Ishigaki 15 2012-05-10 World Triathlon Series San Diego 33 2012-05-26 World Triathlon Series Madrid 22 2012-06-23 World Triathlon Series Kitzbuhel 18 2012-07-21 World Triathlon Series Hamburg DNF 2012-08-25 World Triathlon Series Stockholm 15 2012-08-25 World Triathlon Series (Mixed Relay) Stockholm 5

BG = the sponsor British Gas · DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start

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