Melanie Annaheim is a professional Swiss triathlete, member of the National Team (i.e. the Team London 2012) and bronze medalist of the 2009 Swiss Championships.

In the six years from 2004 to 2009, Annaheim took part in 32 ITU competitions and achieved ten top ten positions. In 2009, she was number 28 in the official ITU World Championships Ranking.

In France, together with Céline Schärer

Céline Schärer

Céline Schärer , is a professional Swiss triathlete, National U23 Champion of the year 2010 and member of the National Team .In 2006 Céline Schärer took part in her first ITU competition...

 Melanie Annaheim takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux

Grand Prix de Triathlon

The Grand Prix de Triathlon , defines itself as the most outstanding triathlon event in France and attracts numerous international elite triathletes hired by French clubs.The Grand Prix may not be confused with the Coupe de France des Clubs, which is not a...

 and represents Tri Club Châteuroux 36. 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

Ricarda Lisk

Ricarda Lisk , is a professional German triathlete, National Elite Champion of the year 2010, and a permanent member of the German Kader, i.e...

 being the three athlètes classants l'équipe.

In Switzerland, Annaheim represents Leichtathletik Club Regensdorf in the Canton of Zürich

Canton of Zürich

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. By profession, she is a marketing assistant, she lives in Lostorf

Lostorf

Lostorf is a municipality in the district of Gösgen in the canton of Solothurn in Switzerland.-Geography:Lostorf has an area, , of . Of this area, or 37.7% is used for agricultural purposes, while or 48.8% is forested...

 and is coached by Magali Di Marco Messmer. Her younger brother Matthias Annaheim is also a triathlete.
Melanie Annaheim and the French triathlete David Hauss

David Hauss

David Hauss is a professional French triathlete and bronze medalist at the European Championships 2010. Thanks to his 7th position at the World Championship Series triathlon in London , together with Laurent Vidal, he is definitely qualified for the Olympic Games 2012.David Hauss is number 6 in...

are a couple.

ITU Competitions

In the seven years from 2004 to 2010, Melanie Annaheim took part in 42 ITU competitions and achieved 12 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

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