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Anja Dittmer (born 22 September 1975 in
Anja Dittmer (born 22 September 1975 in Neubrandenburg
Neubrandenburg (, Low German ''Niegenbramborg'', both lit. ''New Brandenburg an der Havel, Brandenburg'') is a city in the southeast of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Germany. It is located on the shore of a lake called Tollensesee and forms the urban c ...
) is a professional German triathlete
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. 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
''Stabsunteroffizier'' is a military rank of the German Bundeswehr. It was preceded by the rank '' Unterfeldwebel'' that was used between 1935 and 1945 in the armed forces of Nazi Germany, the Wehrmacht. The East German National People's Army use ...
). She has studied Sports Management since 2003 and lives in Saarbrücken
Saarbrücken (; Rhenish Franconian: ''Sabrigge'' ; ; ; ; ) is the capital and largest List of cities and towns in Germany, city of the state of Saarland, Germany. Saarbrücken has 181,959 inhabitants and is Saarland's administrative, commerci ...
. 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 ChampionshipITU competitions
Anja Dittmer participated in fourOlympic Games
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with triathlon competitions, placing 15th ( Sydney 2000), 11th (Athens 2004 Athens 2004 may refer to:
* 2004 Summer Olympics
* 2004 Summer Paralympics
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), 33rd (Beijing 2008
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), and 12th (London 2012
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) 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.''See http://archive.triathlon.org/zpg/zresults-ath-dtl.php?id=Mjk= . Retrieved 9 April 2012. 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
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