Anja Dittmer

Anja Dittmer (born 22 September 1975 in Neubrandenburg) is a German professional triathlete, the only female member of the A-Team (ASICS Olympia Team) of the National Squad,[1] the only female four times Olympian (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012), 1999 European Champion and 2006 European vice Champion.[2]

Anja Dittmer at the French Club Championship Series triathlon in Tours, 2011.
Anja Dittmer with Katrien Verstuyft and Delphine Py-Bilot at Tours, 2011.

In 2011, Dittmer joined the high performance military unit Sportfördergruppe Mainz and has the rank of a sub officer (Stabsunteroffizier). She has studied Sports Management since 2003 and lives in Saarbrücken. Her club, however, is still Sportclub Neubrandenburg.

In France, Dittmer takes part in the prestigious Club Championship Series Lyonnaise des Eaux and represents Charleville Tri Ardennes, the silver medalist in the French Club Championship Series 2011.

ITU Competitions

Anja Dittmer deserves being considered an athlete sui generis, without paragon, having been part of the world elite for almost 20 years now. She took part in all three Olympic Games with triathlon competitions, placing 15th (Sydney 2000), 11th (Athens 2004), and 33rd (Beijing 2008) respectively, and according to the ITU Olympic ranking she is again by far the best female German triathlete and will represent Germany at the London 2012 Olympics in August 2012.[3]

In the 18 years from 1994 to 2011, Dittmer took part in 99 ITU competitions and achieved 60 top ten positions, among which ten gold medals. Dittmer’s gold period, as it were, began in 1999, when she became European Champion, and lasted to 2008, when she was crowned Oceania Sprint Champion and won the European Cup at Schliersee. But even at the age of 35 and 36 years, Dittmer effortlessly conquers medal positions at highly competitive triathlons, e.g. at Tongyeong in 2010 (World Cup) and at London in 2011 (World Championship Series).

The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page.[4] Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.

DateCompetitionPlaceRank
  1994-11-27  World Championship (Junior)Wellington 8
  1995-07-30  European Championships (Junior)Stockholm 2
  1995-11-12  World Championships (Junior)Cancun 9
  1996-07-07  European ChampionshipsSzombathely 26
  1996-08-24  World ChampionshipsCleveland 6
  1997-04-13  World CupIshigaki 5
  1997-06-29  World CupMonte Carlo 23
  1997-08-10  World CupTiszaújváros 10
  1997-11-16  World ChampionshipsPerth 6
  1998-04-12  World CupIshigaki 28
  1998-06-21  World CupZurich 28
  1998-07-04  European ChampionshipsVelden 22
  1998-08-30  World ChampionshipsLausanne 12
  1999-04-11  World CupIshigaki 22
  1999-04-18  World CupGamagori 10
  1999-06-13  World CupKapelle-op-den-Bos 2
  1999-06-20  World CupMonte Carlo 7
  1999-07-03  European ChampionshipsFunchal 1
  1999-08-29  World CupLausanne 13
  1999-09-12  World ChampionshipsMontreal 19
  2000-04-01  World CupBig Island 2
  2000-04-16  World CupSydney 14
  2000-04-30  World ChampionshipsPerth 5
  2000-09-16  Olympic GamesSydney 18
  2001-08-18  World CupTiszaújváros 3
  2001-08-25  World CupLausanne 3
  2002-04-27  World CupSt. Petersburg 15
  2002-07-06  European ChampionshipsGyor 13
  2002-09-07  World CupHamburg 7
  2002-09-21  World CupNice 4
  2002-11-09  World ChampionshipsCancun 6
  2003-04-26  World CupSt Anthonys 3
  2003-06-21  European ChampionshipsCarlsbad (Karlovy Vary) 23
  2003-08-03  World CupTiszaújváros 1
  2003-09-06  World CupHamburg 1
  2003-09-12  World CupNice 1
  2003-10-19  World CupMadeira 7
  2003-12-06  World ChampionshipsQueenstown DNS
  2004-04-25  World CupMazatlan 2
  2004-05-09  World ChampionshipsMadeira 12
  2004-08-01  World CupTiszaújváros 1
  2004-08-25  Olympic GamesAthens 11
  2004-09-04  World CupHamburg 1
  2004-09-19  World CupMadrid 7
  2004-09-26  World CupGamagori 2
  2004-10-31  World CupCancun 1
  2005-05-01  World CupMooloolaba 11
  2005-08-06  World CupHamburg 6
  2005-08-28  European CupGeneva 4
  2005-09-10  World ChampionshipsGamagori 11
  2005-09-17  OSIM World CupBeijing 8
  2005-11-13  World CupNew Plymouth 4
  2006-05-07  World CupMazatlan 2
  2006-06-04  BG World CupMadrid 8
  2006-06-11  BG World CupRichards Bay 2
  2006-06-23  European ChampionshipsAutun 2
  2006-07-23  BG World CupCorner Brook 2
  2006-09-02  World ChampionshipsLausanne 19
  2006-09-09  BG World CupHamburg 5
  2006-09-24  BG World CupBeijing 22
  2006-11-05  BG World CupCancun 1
  2006-11-12  BG World CupNew Plymouth 2
  2007-03-25  BG World CupMooloolaba 10
  2007-05-06  BG World CupLisbon 9
  2007-06-03  BG World CupMadrid 6
  2007-06-29  European ChampionshipsCopenhagen 7
  2007-08-30  BG World ChampionshipsHamburg 6
  2007-09-15  BG World CupBeijing 5
  2007-11-04  BG World CupCancun 7
  2008-02-03  Sprint Oceania ChampionshipsTaupo 1
  2008-03-09  Oceania ChampionshipsWellington 6
  2008-03-30  BG World CupMooloolaba 10
  2008-04-13  BG World CupIshigaki 15
  2008-06-21  European CupSchliersee 1
  2008-07-05  BG World CupHamburg 4
  2008-08-18  Olympic GamesBeijing 33
  2008-09-27  BG World CupLorient 6
  2009-05-02  World Championship SeriesTongyeong 16
  2009-05-31  World Championship SeriesMadrid 12
  2009-06-21  World Championship SeriesWashington DC 15
  2009-06-27  Elite CupHy-Vee 20
  2009-07-25  World Championship SeriesHamburg 7
  2009-08-15  World Championship SeriesLondon 5
  2009-09-09  World Championship Series: Grand FinalGold Coast 14
  2010-04-11  World Championship SeriesSydney 20
  2010-05-08  World Championship SeriesSeoul 11
  2010-06-05  World Championship SeriesMadrid 7
  2010-07-03  Europeand ChampionshipsAthlone 13
  2010-07-17  World Championship SeriesHamburg 27
  2010-07-24  World Championship SeriesLondon 24
  2010-08-21  Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne 10
  2010-09-08  World Championship Series: Grand FinalBudapest 15
  2010-10-16  World CupTongyeong 2
  2011-04-09  World Championship SeriesSydney 16
  2011-06-04  World Championship SeriesMadrid 23
  2011-06-18  World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel 21
  2011-08-06  World Championship SeriesLondon 3
  2011-08-20  Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne 12
  2011-08-21  Team World Championships (Mixed Relay)Lausanne 3
  2011-09-09  World Championship Series: Grand FinalBeijing 49

DNF = did not finish · DNS = did not start · BG = the sponsor British Gas

References
  1. See "B-Kader (Anja Dittmer)". dtu-info.de. Archived from the original on 2011-07-18. Retrieved 2012-04-09.. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. See http://www.triathlon.org/olympics/qualifying/rankings_women. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  3. See http://www.triathlon.org/olympics/qualifying/rankings_women. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  4. See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=Mjk= Archived 2012-08-13 at the Wayback Machine. Retrieved 9 April 2012.
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