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Monday, 17 November 2025

Hindernisse ausgeräumt: Studentin Kerstin Schloffer ist Österreichs Ninja-Meisterin

Kerstin Schloffer

Sport und Studium verbindet Kerstin Schloffer höchst erfolgreich. Seit kurzem ist die 27-Jährige österreichische Ninja-Meisterin. Foto: Uni Graz/Angele

Es braucht Ausdauer und Disziplin – im Studium und beim Ninja-Wettbewerb. Kerstin Schloffer bringt beides unter einen Hut – und das höchst erfolgreich. Die Studentin der Molekularen Mikrobiologie ist frischgebackene österreichische Ninja-Meisterin.

Die Athlet:innen hanteln sich über Gräben, klettern Wände hoch und balancieren leichtfüßig auf Stangen: Ein Ninja-Hindernis-Parcours gehört zu den spektakulärsten Wettkämpfen – und wohl auch zu den härtesten. Das bewies die 3. Österreichische Ninja-Meisterschaft, die die SPORTUNION Österreich am 8. und 9. November 2025 in Wolkersdorf (Niederösterreich) veranstaltete und die Kerstin Schloffer für sich entscheiden konnte. 

„Ich bin vor etwa zwei Jahren bei einem USI-Kurs auf den Geschmack gekommen“, erinnert sich die 27-Jährige, die derzeit an der Uni Graz ihre Masterarbeit in Molekularer Mikrobiologie schreibt. Seitdem trainiert sie zusätzlich zu anderen Sportarten wie Volleyball rund drei Stunden pro Woche am Ninja-Parcours. „Ausdauer und Disziplin sind entscheidend“, nennt Schloffer wichtige Eigenschaften. Skills, die der Steirerin auch helfen, ihr Studium und die Halbtags-Beschäftigung bei der Firma Siemens gut zu bewältigen. Und sie für weitere Wettbewerbe und auf die 4. Österreichische Meisterschaft vorbereiten. Kerstin Schloffer hat sich nämlich vorgenommen: „Ich will nächstes Jahr meinen Titel verteidigen.“

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