Magali Messmer

Magali Di Marco Messmer, born on 9 September 1971 in La Chaux-de-Fonds, is a Swiss professional triathlete who has belonged to the Swiss national team since 1995. She began her triathlon career in 1995 after retiring from swimming and won the Swiss Championships in her first year. At the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney, the first Olympic triathlon, she won the bronze medal and then stepped back from the sport to raise her son, who was born in November 2001. She returned at the end of 2004, reached several World Cup top ten finishes in 2005, placed thirteenth at the 2008 Olympics in Beijing and was ranked eighth in the world in 2009. Between 1995 and 2009 she started 73 International Triathlon Union races and finished in the top ten 43 times. She lives in Troistorrents in Valais and has raced in France for the club Triathlon Club Chateauroux in the Club Championship Series.