Anja Wicker

Anja Wicker (born 22 December 1991) is a German female handicapped cross-country skier and biathlete.[1][2] She represented Germany at the 2014 Winter Paralympics claiming a gold and a silver medal in the biathlon events.[3][4] Apart from Paralympic Nordic skiing, she has also competed in para-biking at the international level. Wicker was also the recipient of the Silver Laurel Leaf, the highest sport award in Germany.[1]

Anja Wicker
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1991-12-22) 22 December 1991
Stuttgart, Germany
Years active2010-present
Websitewww.anja-wicker.de
Sport
Country Germany
SportParalympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's Biathlon
Winter Paralympics
Sochi 201410km sitting
Sochi 201412.5km sitting

Career

Anja Wicker took the sport of Nordic skiing in 2006 and started to compete in international arena from 2010. She was qualified to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, which was her maiden Paralympic event and participated in the cross-country skiing and biathlon events.[5] She claimed her first gold medal in the women's 10km sitting biathlon event and also clinched a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in the women's 12.5km sitting biathlon event while the gold medal was claimed by Svetlana Konovalova of Russia in the relevant event.[6][7]

References
  1. "Anja Wicker - Para Nordic skiing | Paralympic Athlete Profile". paralympic.org. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  2. "Anja Wicker | Nordic Paraski Team Deutschland". nordski.de (in German). Archived from the original on 2018-02-09. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  3. e.V., Deutscher Behindertensportverband. "Anja Wicker - Deutsche Paralympische Mannschaft". www.deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de (in German). Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  4. "Anja Wicker holt Gold im Biathlon". sueddeutsche.de (in German). 2014. ISSN 0174-4917. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  5. "Paralympics: Überraschungsgold für Anja Wicker". FAZ.NET (in German). 2014-03-11. ISSN 0174-4909. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  6. "Sochi Paralympics: Konovalova's biathlon win gives Russia 20th gold medal". sputniknews.com. Archived from the original on 2018-02-10. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
  7. "Paralympics in Sotschi: Wicker gewinnt überraschend Gold im Biathlon". Spiegel Online. 2014-03-11. Retrieved 2018-02-09.
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