Nadja Pasternack

Nadja Pasternack
Pasternack in 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-07-04) 4 July 1996 (age 30)
Zurich, Switzerland
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportBobsleigh
Event
Two-woman
Coached byChristoph Langen
Medal record
Women's bobsleigh
Representing  Switzerland
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2026 St. MoritzTwo-woman
Silver medal – second place2023 AltenbergTwo-woman

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

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. She then represented Switzerland at the 2022 Winter Olympics and finished in sixth place in the two-woman event, along with Hasler. 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.

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. 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. 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.

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.