Stefanie "Steffi" Edelmann (ステファニー・エデルマン), née Stefanie Noppinger (ステファニー・ノーピンガー), is an Austrian-German extreme athlete who participated in Ninja Warrior Austria 1-3, SASUKE 36 & 40, American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 6, Team Ninja Warrior Germany 2 (which she won with her team, The Magic Monkeys), Ninja Warrior Germany 4-7, Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars 1 & 2 and Ninja Warrior Germany: Four Nations Special 3 (as a part of Team Germany).
Prior to her legendary Ninja Warrior Germany career, Edelmann had made a name for herself in her home country (Austria), as she became the Last Woman Standing in Ninja Warrior Austria (2017). And since the show's return in 2021, she continuously dominated in the female field of the show and became the Last Woman Standing in Ninja Warrior Austria 2 & 3 as well, making it to the Second Stage in both of these seasons.
In Ninja Warrior Germany, Stefanie Edelmann is one of the few main female faces, and is to be regarded as one of the strongest, most versatile athletes overall. Furthermore, a vast majority of the Ninja Warrior Germany fanbase considers her as the greatest female in the show's entire history. Edelmann has not only earned that high praise by her amazing all-round athleticism, but also by her past records and several major achievements across all the formats of Ninja Warrior Germany. Within the frame of Ninja Warrior Germany 4-6, Edelmann made it to the Finals every single time. And while she lost the duel for the title of Last Woman Standing in her debut season against Arleen Schüßler, she still left a huge first mark there by making it all the way to the eighth obstacle of the season's brutal Semi-finals. Following that, Edelmann impressively became the Last Woman Standing of both Ninja Warrior Germany 5 & 6. The latter of those performances then preceeded to become her most iconic Ninja Warrior performance, as she managed clear the First Stage and then got all the way to the Third Stage, not only setting the best ever Ninja Warrior Germany result by a female competitor, but also becoming the third female ever (after Jessie Graff and Olivia Vivian) to have reached the Third Stage in the history of regular National/International Ninja Warrior/SASUKE shows. That performance additionally granted her a cash prize of 25,000 € and the title Last Woman Standing for the second consecutive season in a row (after Ninja Warrior Germany 5). Since then, however, many different factors within her life, including her family life, resulted in her only participating in Ninja Warrior Germany 7 (in the regular seasons), in which she continued to show her amazing prowess but shockingly got eliminated in the Semi-finals and missed out on her third straight Last Woman Standing title. Apart from the regular seasons of Ninja Warrior Germany, Edelmann has also had an excellent record in both of the Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars seasons, making it to the Finals both times and becoming the Last Woman Standing of Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars 2.
Apart from her Ninja Warrior Germany career, Stefanie Edelmann also appeared in many in several other International SASUKE/Ninja Warrior shows. These include American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 6 (as a part of Team Europe), SASUKE 36 & 40, (being the Austrian representative of both tournaments and also the first SASUKE participant from the German-speaking DACH countries), Ninja Warrior UK 6, with her being one of the elite Ninjas of said season and winning all of the duels she competed in, . Due to all of her successes in above mentioned shows, Stefanie Edelmann is considered as one of the greatest female Ninja Warrior athletes in worldwide history.
Personal Life[]
Stefanie Edelmann is married to Oliver Edelmann (the Last Man Standing of Ninja Warrior Germany 1), and on February 7th, 2024, it was officially revealed in this Instgram post that they became mother and father to a child.
History[]
Ninja Show Series[]
Ninja Warrior Austria 1[]
Stefanie also competed in the first ever Ninja Warrior Austria which is her first appearance. In the first round of qualifying where she completed the course with the slowest time but still moved on in 7th place. She also competed in the first Semifinals round where she got past the tough obstacle, Window Hang on her way to hit the buzzer with the second fastest time going to Stage One. On Stage One, she had a good pace going but failed the Jumping Spider where she failed the jump off the mini tramp to the curved part of the wall and failed to stick.
SASUKE 36[]
In SASUKE 36, Stefanie Edelmann, at the time being known as Stefanie Noppinger, participated as one of the international competitors of the tournament and received #78. In the First Stage, Stefanie first completed the first two obstacles of the stage, the Quad Steps and the Rolling Hill, rather quickly. On the third obstacle, the new Wing Slider, however Stefanie could not position herself between the plexi glass walls properly and slipped off almost immediately after the drop of the obstacle, bringing an early ending to her newcomer performance.
Team Ninja Warrior Germany 2[]
Ninja Warrior Germany 4[]
Stefanie made her debut in the second Preliminary Round where she made it all the way to the fifth obstacle, The Clacker where she fell at the fifth clacker but moved onto the Semi-finals qualification in sixth place. In the Semi-finals qualification, she made it to the fourth obstacle, Nail Clipper where she placed into the Semifinals in 8th place. Stefanie came out in full force during the Semifinals where she made it all the way to the eighth obstacle, Stair Hopper and even though she was the slowest to the obstacle, she qualified for Stage 1 in 17th place. On Stage 1, she made it to the fourth obstacle, the Wingnuts where she failed the transition from the first to the second Wingnut and failed to hold on to it, ending her rookie season.
American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 6[]
She also competed in American Ninja Warrior: USA vs. The World 6 for Team Europe. She competed in the second heat of Stage One where she failed Spin Your Wheels and got no points for Team Europe.
Ninja Warrior Germany 5[]
She returned for Ninja Warrior Germany 5 in Preliminary Round 4 where she had no troubles with the obstacles and became the first women of the season to conquer all seven and hit the buzzer. In the second half of the Semifinals, Stefanie made it all the way to the last obstacle, Double Dipper to Cargo and qualified for Stage 1 in 7th place. On Stage One, she made it deep into the course to the sixth obstacle, Lightning Bolts where she failed the transition to the second bar. But this time around it was good enough to win the 25,000€ as the Last Woman Standing (Ninja Warrior Germany).
Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars[]
Ninja Warrior Austria 2[]
In the second season of Ninja Warrior Austria, she made it back to Stage One and this time conquered it making it back to Stage Two where after a long struggle with Sonic Swing, she failed the Wingnuts where Stefanie failed the transition to the second one.
Ninja Warrior Germany 6[]
Stefanie returned for Ninja Warrior Germany 6 in the fourth Preliminary Round. She once again conquered the course with the second fastest time of the night getting the chance to compete on the Power Tower against Giovanni Ertl which she lost but still moved onto the Semifinals. She got past the incredibly tough, Criss Cross Salmon Ladder but failed the next obstacle, the Ring Chaser but she still moved onto Stage One in 24th place. On Stage One, she got her revenge on the Lightning Bolts on her way to defeating Stage One with one second remaining becoming the first woman in Germany to beat Stage One. On Stage Two, despite some trouble on Dragonback she defeated Stage Two this time with six seconds left becoming just the third female competitor in SASUKE/International competition to take on Stage Three. On her first attempt at Stage Three, Stefanie made it through the difficult Floating Boards but on Cane Lane she failed the transition to the second track ending her run but for the second year in a row became the Last Woman Standing and won the 25,000€.
Ninja Warrior Austria 3[]
Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars 2[]
Ninja Warrior Germany 7[]
She returned for her fourth season, this time in the first Preliminary Round where for the first time since her rookie season, where she was almost out on the fourth obstacle because at the end of the Swing Arm to Rope, she almost fell off the platform, but managed to save herself by bracing herself against the padding of the crossbeam and since the rules for this were not precisely defined, the referees ruled in favor of the athlete she failed the qualifying round this time on V Formation where she failed to hold onto the first V handle but moved onto the Semifinals but for the first time needed the Top 3 Women Competitors instead of making the Top 16. In the Semifinals, she did what she couldn’t do before conquering the whole course, but her time was too slow, and she didn’t place in the Top 35 and didn’t win the Last Women Standing.
SASUKE 40[]
Stefanie returned in SASUKE 40 wearing #3984,this time participating with her husband Oliver Edelmann.She managed to finally clear the First Stage with 10.75 seconds remaining, becoming the fourth ever female SASUKE comeptitor to complete the First Stage. In the Second Stage, Stefanie Edelmann struggled and took over 20 seconds on the Spider Walk (which got renamed to Spider Run), causing her to unfortunately time out on the final obstacle of the Second Stage, the Wall Lifting. Coincidentally, Oliver would also time up on the same obstacle in the same fashion as her. Both her runs and Oliver's runs were digested.
Absence - Ninja Warrior Germany 8[]
On October 10th, 2023, Stefanie's husband Oliver Edelmann announced in this post on his Instagram account that Stefanie could not participate in Ninja Warrior Germany 8 due to her being pregnant at the time of the recordings. However while not being able due compete in the season as an athlete, she was still able to support her husband from the sidelines.
Absence 2 - Ninja Warrior Germany 9[]
On April 1st, 2024, Stefanie herself announced and confirmed in this post of her Instagram account that she had not received the call (the reasons for that have not been stated by RTL as of now) from the show's production after applying to participate in Ninja Warrior Germany 9 together with her husband Oliver, who had also announced his own rejection.
Statistics[]
Ninja Show Series[]
Overall[]
List of Core Buzzers[]
| Season | List | Count | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Total | ||
| Ninja Warrior Austria 1 | · Preliminary Round 1 · Semi-finals 1 |
2 | 2 |
| Ninja Warrior Germany 5 | · Preliminary Round 4 | 1 | 3 |
| Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars 1 | Preliminary Round 2: · First Duel-Round |
1 | 4 |
| Ninja Warrior Austria 2 | · Preliminary Round 1 · Semi-finals 1 · First Stage |
3 | 7 |
| Ninja Warrior Germany 6 | · Preliminary Round 4 · First Stage · Second Stage |
3 | 10 |
| Ninja Warrior Austria 3 | · Preliminary Round 5 · Semi-finals 5 · First Stage |
3 | 13 |
| Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars 2 | Preliminary Round 1: · First Duel-Round - Finals: · First Duel-Round |
2 | 15 |
| Ninja Warrior Germany 7 | · Semi-finals 2 | 1 | 16 |
| SASUKE 40 | · First Stage | 1 | 17 |
Results:[]
Ninja Show Series[]
Ninja Warrior Austria[]
Regular Competitions[]
| NWA | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Failed Jumping Spider (First Stage) | Failed the transition from the trampoline to the curved walls. Failed to stick between the curved walls. Last Woman Standing. |
| 2 | Failed Wingnuts (Second Stage) | Last Woman Standing. |
| 3 | Failed Sky Hooks (Second Stage) | Last Woman Standing. |
SASUKE[]
Regular Competitions[]
| SASUKE | # | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 36 | 78 | Failed Wing Slider (First Stage) | |
| 40 | 3984 | Failed Wall Lifting (Second Stage) | Digested in the actual TBS broadcast. Fully shown in the Paravi. Time Out. Fourth female competitor to clear the First Stage in SASUKE. |
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
Spin-Offs[]
Team Ninja Warrior Germany[]
| Season | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Team: Magic Monkeys | ||
| 2 | Champion | |
Ninja Warrior Germany All-Stars[]
| Season | Result | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Round 1 - First Duel-Round (Finals) |
Lost vs. Astrid Sibon. |
| 2 | Round 3 - Super Salmon Ladder (Finals) |
Failed the transition from the 25th to the 26th rung. Her grip gave out and she fell. Last Woman Standing. 4th best of the season. |
Regular Competitions[]
| Season | Result | Notes | Place | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Round | Season | |||||
| Total | Females | Total | Females | |||
| 4 | Failed Wingnuts (First Stage) |
Failed the transition from the first to the second wingnut. Failed to hold onto the wingnut. |
27th | 2nd | 27th | 2nd |
| 5 | Failed Lightning Bolts (First Stage) |
Failed the transition from the first bar at the end of the first cradle to the second bar. Failed to hold onto the bar. Received the 25,000 € cash prize plus the Last Woman Standing title for becoming the best female athlete of the entire season. Last Woman Standing. |
49th | 1st | 49th | 1st |
| 6 | Failed Cane Lane (Third Stage) |
Failed the transition from the second to the third track. First female to attempt the Third Stage in the history of regular Ninja Warrior Germany seasons. Third female ever to have reached the Third Stage in the history of regular National/International Ninja Warrior/SASUKE shows. Received the 25,000 € cash prize plus the Last Woman Standing title for becoming the best female athlete of the entire season. Last Woman Standing. |
6th | 1st | 6th | 1st |
| 7 | Clear (02:24.48) (Semi-finals) |
Completed the Semi-finals course, but did not advance to the Finals, due to her result being not good enough to place in the Top 35 of the Semi-finals. | EP 1 - 25th EP 2 - 41st |
3rd | 46th | 3rd |
Trivia[]
- Out of all of the Last Women Standing of Ninja Warrior Germany, Stefanie achieved the best result.
- Stefanie is the fourth female ever to clear the First Stage of SASUKE.
- Stefanie became the first Austrian woman to finish the First Stage during SASUKE 40.
- Stefanie became the first Austrian woman to clear the Spider Walk (renamed to Spider Run) and the third woman to have done so.
- Stefanie competed together with her husband Oliver Edelmann and attempted the Second Stage, marking the first ever occurrence that spouses have cleared a stage in the same tournament. As a coincidence, they timed out at the same obstacle.
- Stefanie is the third woman worldwide (after Olivia Vivian and Jesse Labreck to attempt the Power Tower.
- Stefanie is the second woman after Jesse Labreck to be the Last Women Standing (though unrecognized on ANW) to be it twice.
- She, Jessie Graff, and Olivia Vivian are the only three women to attempt Stage Three in any international/SASUKE competition.
- Her and Oliver Edelmann are the only couple in Germany to hit a buzzer on the same course and they join Jesse Labreck and Chris DiGangi as the only couples to have done in the regular seasons.
- She, Jessie Graff, and Olivia Vivian are the only three women to hit a Stage One buzzer on their own show and in an international competition.
- Stefanie is also the first to become the Last Woman Standing on her show as well as on SASUKE.
- Kacy Catanzaro, Michelle Warnky-Buurma, Jesse Labreck, Olivia Vivian, her, Taylor Greene, Rachel Degutz, Madelyn Madaras(twice), Addy Herman, and Katarzyna Jonaczyk are the only eleven women to conquer a Semifinals course in a international setting.
Gallery[]
SASUKE[]
Ninja Warrior Germany[]
Regular Competitions[]
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