Anja Dittmer Explained

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,[1] competed at the Olympics four times (Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012),[2] and was 1999 European Champion and 2006 World Champion.[3]

In 2011, Dittmer joined the high-performance military unit Sportfördergruppe Mainz and 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 and 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.https://www.triathlon.org/athletes/results/5312/anja_dittmer

ITU competitions

Anja Dittmer took part in four Olympic Games with triathlon competitions, placing 15th (Sydney 2000), 11th (Athens 2004), 33rd (Beijing 2008) and 12th (London 2012) respectively.

In the 18 years 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 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.

Date Competition Place Rank
  1994-11-27   World Championship (Junior) Wellington8
  1995-07-30   European Championships (Junior) Stockholm2
  1995-11-12   World Championships (Junior) Cancun9
  1996-07-07   European Championships Szombathely26
  1996-08-24   World Championships Cleveland6
  1997-04-13   World Cup Ishigaki5
  1997-06-29   World Cup Monte Carlo23
  1997-08-10   World Cup Tiszaújváros10
  1997-11-16   World Championships Perth6
  1998-04-12   World Cup Ishigaki28
  1998-06-21   World Cup Zurich28
  1998-07-04   European Championships Velden22
  1998-08-30   World Championships Lausanne12
  1999-04-11   World Cup Ishigaki22
  1999-04-18   World Cup Gamagori10
  1999-06-13   World Cup Kapelle-op-den-Bos2
  1999-06-20   World Cup Monte Carlo7
  1999-07-03   European Championships Funchal1
  1999-08-29   World Cup Lausanne13
  1999-09-12   World Championships Montreal19
  2000-04-01   World Cup Big Island2
  2000-04-16   World Cup Sydney14
  2000-04-30   World Championships Perth5
  2000-09-16   Olympic Games Sydney18
  2001-08-18   World Cup Tiszaújváros3
  2001-08-25   World Cup Lausanne3
  2002-04-27   World Cup St. Petersburg15
  2002-07-06   European Championships Győr13
  2002-09-07   World Cup Hamburg7
  2002-09-21   World Cup Nice4
  2002-11-09   World Championships Cancun6
  2003-04-26   World Cup St Anthonys3
  2003-06-21   European Championships Carlsbad (Karlovy Vary)23
  2003-08-03   World Cup Tiszaújváros1
  2003-09-06   World Cup Hamburg1
  2003-09-12   World Cup Nice1
  2003-10-19   World Cup Madeira7
  2003-12-06   World Championships QueenstownDNS
  2004-04-25   World Cup Mazatlan2
  2004-05-09   World Championships Madeira12
  2004-08-01   World Cup Tiszaújváros1
  2004-08-25   Olympic Games Athens11
  2004-09-04   World Cup Hamburg1
  2004-09-19   World Cup Madrid7
  2004-09-26   World Cup Gamagori2
  2004-10-31   World Cup Cancun1
  2005-05-01   World Cup Mooloolaba11
  2005-08-06   World Cup Hamburg6
  2005-08-28   European Cup Geneva4
  2005-09-10   World Championships Gamagori11
  2005-09-17   OSIM World Cup Beijing8
  2005-11-13   World Cup New Plymouth4
  2006-05-07   World Cup Mazatlan2
  2006-06-04   BG World Cup Madrid8
  2006-06-11   BG World Cup Richards Bay2
  2006-06-23   European Championships Autun2
  2006-07-23   BG World Cup Corner Brook2
  2006-09-02   World Championships Lausanne19
  2006-09-09   BG World Cup Hamburg5
  2006-09-24   BG World Cup Beijing22
  2006-11-05   BG World Cup Cancun1
  2006-11-12   BG World Cup New Plymouth2
  2007-03-25   BG World Cup Mooloolaba10
  2007-05-06   BG World Cup Lisbon9
  2007-06-03   BG World Cup Madrid6
  2007-06-29   European Championships Copenhagen7
  2007-08-30   BG World Championships Hamburg6
  2007-09-15   BG World Cup Beijing5
  2007-11-04   BG World Cup Cancun7
  2008-02-03   Sprint Oceania Championships Taupo1
  2008-03-09   Oceania Championships Wellington6
  2008-03-30   BG World Cup Mooloolaba10
  2008-04-13   BG World Cup Ishigaki15
  2008-06-21   European Cup Schliersee1
  2008-07-05   BG World Cup Hamburg4
  2008-08-18   Olympic Games Beijing33
  2008-09-27   BG World Cup Lorient6
  2009-05-02   World Championship Series Tongyeong16
  2009-05-31   World Championship Series Madrid12
  2009-06-21   World Championship Series Washington DC15
  2009-06-27   Elite Cup Hy-Vee20
  2009-07-25   World Championship Series Hamburg7
  2009-08-15   World Championship Series London5
  2009-09-09   World Championship Series: Grand Final Gold Coast14
  2010-04-11   World Championship Series Sydney20
  2010-05-08   World Championship Series Seoul11
  2010-06-05   World Championship Series Madrid7
  2010-07-03   European Championships Athlone13
  2010-07-17   World Championship Series Hamburg27
  2010-07-24   World Championship Series London24
  2010-08-21   Sprint World Championships Lausanne10
  2010-09-08   World Championship Series: Grand Final Budapest15
  2010-10-16   World Cup Tongyeong2
  2011-04-09   World Championship Series Sydney16
  2011-06-04   World Championship Series Madrid23
  2011-06-18   World Championship Series Kitzbuhel21
  2011-08-06   World Championship Series London3
  2011-08-20   Sprint World Championships Lausanne12
  2011-08-21   Team World Championships (Mixed Relay) Lausanne3
  2011-09-09   World Championship Series: Grand Final Beijing49

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

Notes and References

  1. See Web site: B-Kader (Anja Dittmer) . dtu-info.de . 2012-04-09 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110718231941/http://www.dtu-info.de/b-kader.html . 2011-07-18 . . Retrieved 9 April 2012.
  2. dmy-all.
  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= . Retrieved 9 April 2012.