NATALIE ZIMMERMANN

Exercise, health, nature and plenty of fresh air have always been Natalie's focus. No wonder, because the shepherd's daughter from North Germany grew up with 4 sisters on a farm near the city of Kiel. There you learn one thing above all else: to work hard and get things done.

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Looking after 1000 sheep and often running after them was hard work - in hindsight, the best athletics training ever. Natalie comes from a down-to-earth background, a strong foundation on which she has built her sporting career consistently and purposefully.

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She initially trained as a physiotherapist. It was during this time that she discovered martial arts as her true sporting passion. She first started with taekwondo, then switched to kickboxing 10 years later. To further her sporting career, she moved to Hamburg, where she now runs her own physiotherapy practice and personal training studio.

 

As a kickboxer, she won three German championship titles. She competed in many World Cups with the German national team. In 2019, she was runner-up in the world championship. In the same year, she decided to go one better and become a professional boxer. At the age of 37, she made the attempt to ascend to the Olympics of boxing - a rather unusual and late moment in high-performance sports.

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With discipline, perseverance and an absolute focus on her goal, Natalie made it to the top in just three years. She won the WIBF super lightweight world title in 2023, which she hopes to defend this year. Her impressive career shows that dreams can become reality if you firmly believe in yourself and are prepared to realise them with all your passion and power.