Anja Dittmer


Anja Dittmer is a German professional triathlete, the only female member of the A-Team of the National Squad, the only female four times Olympian, 1999 European Champion and 2006 European vice Champion.
In 2011, Dittmer joined the high performance military unit Sportfördergruppe Mainz and has the rank of a sub officer. 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, 11th, and 33rd 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.
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 and at London in 2011.
The following list is based upon the official ITU rankings and the ITU Athletes's Profile Page.
Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons and refer to the Elite category.
DateCompetitionPlaceRank
1994-11-27 World Championship Wellington8
1995-07-30 European Championships Stockholm2
1995-11-12 World Championships Cancun9
1996-07-07 European ChampionshipsSzombathely26
1996-08-24 World ChampionshipsCleveland6
1997-04-13 World CupIshigaki5
1997-06-29 World CupMonte Carlo23
1997-08-10 World CupTiszaújváros10
1997-11-16 World ChampionshipsPerth6
1998-04-12 World CupIshigaki28
1998-06-21 World CupZurich28
1998-07-04 European ChampionshipsVelden22
1998-08-30 World ChampionshipsLausanne12
1999-04-11 World CupIshigaki22
1999-04-18 World CupGamagori10
1999-06-13 World CupKapelle-op-den-Bos2
1999-06-20 World CupMonte Carlo7
1999-07-03 European ChampionshipsFunchal1
1999-08-29 World CupLausanne13
1999-09-12 World ChampionshipsMontreal19
2000-04-01 World CupBig Island2
2000-04-16 World CupSydney14
2000-04-30 World ChampionshipsPerth5
2000-09-16 Olympic GamesSydney18
2001-08-18 World CupTiszaújváros3
2001-08-25 World CupLausanne3
2002-04-27 World CupSt. Petersburg15
2002-07-06 European ChampionshipsGyor13
2002-09-07 World CupHamburg7
2002-09-21 World CupNice4
2002-11-09 World ChampionshipsCancun6
2003-04-26 World CupSt Anthonys3
2003-06-21 European ChampionshipsCarlsbad 23
2003-08-03 World CupTiszaújváros1
2003-09-06 World CupHamburg1
2003-09-12 World CupNice1
2003-10-19 World CupMadeira7
2003-12-06 World ChampionshipsQueenstownDNS
2004-04-25 World CupMazatlan2
2004-05-09 World ChampionshipsMadeira12
2004-08-01 World CupTiszaújváros1
2004-08-25 Olympic GamesAthens11
2004-09-04 World CupHamburg1
2004-09-19 World CupMadrid7
2004-09-26 World CupGamagori2
2004-10-31 World CupCancun1
2005-05-01 World CupMooloolaba11
2005-08-06 World CupHamburg6
2005-08-28 European CupGeneva4
2005-09-10 World ChampionshipsGamagori11
2005-09-17 OSIM World CupBeijing8
2005-11-13 World CupNew Plymouth4
2006-05-07 World CupMazatlan2
2006-06-04 BG World CupMadrid8
2006-06-11 BG World CupRichards Bay2
2006-06-23 European ChampionshipsAutun2
2006-07-23 BG World CupCorner Brook2
2006-09-02 World ChampionshipsLausanne19
2006-09-09 BG World CupHamburg5
2006-09-24 BG World CupBeijing22
2006-11-05 BG World CupCancun1
2006-11-12 BG World CupNew Plymouth2
2007-03-25 BG World CupMooloolaba10
2007-05-06 BG World CupLisbon9
2007-06-03 BG World CupMadrid6
2007-06-29 European ChampionshipsCopenhagen7
2007-08-30 BG World ChampionshipsHamburg6
2007-09-15 BG World CupBeijing5
2007-11-04 BG World CupCancun7
2008-02-03 Sprint Oceania ChampionshipsTaupo1
2008-03-09 Oceania ChampionshipsWellington6
2008-03-30 BG World CupMooloolaba10
2008-04-13 BG World CupIshigaki15
2008-06-21 European CupSchliersee1
2008-07-05 BG World CupHamburg4
2008-08-18 Olympic GamesBeijing33
2008-09-27 BG World CupLorient6
2009-05-02 World Championship SeriesTongyeong16
2009-05-31 World Championship SeriesMadrid12
2009-06-21 World Championship SeriesWashington DC15
2009-06-27 Elite CupHy-Vee20
2009-07-25 World Championship SeriesHamburg7
2009-08-15 World Championship SeriesLondon5
2009-09-09 World Championship Series: Grand FinalGold Coast14
2010-04-11 World Championship SeriesSydney20
2010-05-08 World Championship SeriesSeoul11
2010-06-05 World Championship SeriesMadrid7
2010-07-03 Europeand ChampionshipsAthlone13
2010-07-17 World Championship SeriesHamburg27
2010-07-24 World Championship SeriesLondon24
2010-08-21 Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne10
2010-09-08 World Championship Series: Grand FinalBudapest15
2010-10-16 World CupTongyeong2
2011-04-09 World Championship SeriesSydney16
2011-06-04 World Championship SeriesMadrid23
2011-06-18 World Championship SeriesKitzbuhel21
2011-08-06 World Championship SeriesLondon3
2011-08-20 Sprint World ChampionshipsLausanne12
2011-08-21 Team World Championships Lausanne3
2011-09-09 World Championship Series: Grand FinalBeijing49

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