Anastasija Steinbeck, née Ryzhikh (born 19 September 1977 in

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er. She is the older sister of fellow pole vaulter

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. Her greatest success was the gold medal in the 1999 World Indoor Championships. Steinbeck's personal best is , achieved in July 2006 in

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. As of 2016, this ranks her tenth among German pole vaulters.

Biography

After living in Russia as a child, father Vladimir Ryzhikh moved his family to the German city of

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in 1992. He was a pioneer of

in Germany and introduced his children to the sport. Soon, his elder daughter "Nastja", as she was then called, flourished in this sport (like her younger sister

later), setting several junior records and participating for Germany after obtaining German citizenship when she was 18. For her German passport, her first name was transcribed in German ("Настя" = "Nastja"; "Nastya" in English transcription) and her family name in French ("Рыжих" = "Ryjikh"; "Ryzhikh" in English transcription) Ryzhikh's greatest success was the gold medal in the 1999 world indoor championships in

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. In 2000, she made headlines when she posed nude for the German ''Max'' lifestyle magazine. Unfortunately, she struggled with several injuries later, which caused her to decline. After some meagre years, she returned to the German elite by becoming German outdoor vice champion twice (2005, 2006). In 2007, Ryjikh married. Long referred to as "Nastja Ryzhikh" (with countless name variations due to the unusual transcription), she decided to take on the last name of her husband and wanted to be officially referred to as "Anastasija", changing her name to Anastasija Steinbeck.DLV Flash-News des Tages, December 18, 2007
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Clubs

* SG Ulm (-1993) *

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(1993–99) *

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(1999–present)

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External links

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Anastasija Reiberger's DLV page
{{DEFAULTSORT:Reiberger, Anastasija 1977 births Living people German female pole vaulters Olympic athletes for Germany Athletes (track and field) at the 2008 Summer Olympics Russian emigrants to Germany Sportspeople from Ulm Athletes from Tübingen (region) World Athletics Indoor Championships winners 21st-century German sportswomen

Biography

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