Joana Heidrich
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| Nationality | Swiss | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 2 October 1991 Zurich, Switzerland | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 158 lb (72 kg) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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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,[1] 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.[2][3]
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.[4]
Personal life
She is married to ice hockey player Stefan Mäder. The couple have a daughter.[5]
References
- ^ "FIVB - Beach Volleyball Rankings".
- ^ "FIVB – Beach Volleyball News". FIVB.
- ^ PDF with full results
- ^ "Results". Archived from the original on 12 October 2016. Retrieved 19 September 2016.
- ^ "Swiss sports couple in baby bliss shortly after dream wedding". Retrieved 26 June 2025.
External links
- Joana Heidrich at FIVB.com
- Joana Heidrich at the Beach Volleyball Database
- Joana Heidrich at Olympedia
- Joana Heidrich at Olympics.com
- Joana Heidrich at Swiss Team Heidrich / Verge-Depre