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Anja Dittmer (born 22 September 1975 in Neubrandenburg) is a professional German triathlete. Dittmer was the only female member of the A-Team (ASICS Olympia Team) of the National Squad, competed at the Olympics four times (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008, and London 2012) and was 1999 European Champion and 2006 World Champion.
In 2011, Dittmer joined the high-performance military unit Sportfördergruppe Mainz, ranked as the sub-officer (Stabsunteroffizier). She has studied Sports Management since 2003 and lives in Saarbrücken. Her club is Sportclub Neubrandenburg.
In France, she takes part in the Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux represents Charleville Tri Ardennes, and was the silver medalist in the French Club Championship Series 2011.
Dittmer last competed at an Elite level in 2014 and in 2023 competed in the 40-49 Age group category of the World Triathlon Sprint & Relay Championships.[1]
ITU competitions
Anja Dittmer participated in four Olympic Games with triathlon competitions, placing 15th (Sydney 2000), 11th (Athens 2004), 33rd (Beijing 2008), and 12th (London 2012) respectively.
From 1994 to 2011, Dittmer took part in 99 ITU competitions and achieved 60 top ten positions, as well as ten gold medals.
The following list is based on the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes' Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.
DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · BG = the sponsor British Gas
References
External links
Official website
Anja Dittmer at World Triathlon
Anja Dittmer at Olympedia (archive)
Anja Dittmer at Olympics.comAnja Dittmer at OlympicChannel.com (archived)
Anja Dittmer at Team Deutschland (in German)