Education
She has studied Sports Management since 2003 and lives in Saarbrücken.
She has studied Sports Management since 2003 and lives in Saarbrücken.
In 2011, Dittmer joined the high performance military unit Sportfördergruppe Mainz and has the rank of a sub officer (Stabsunteroffizier). 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.
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 (Sydney 2000), 11th (Athens 2004), and 33rd (Beijing 2008) respectively, and according to the International Telecommunication Union Olympic ranking she is again by far the best female German triathlete and will represent Germany at the London 2012 Olympics in August 2012. 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 (World Cup) and at London in 2011 (World Championship Series).
The following list is based upon the official International Telecommunication Union rankings and the International Telecommunication Union Athletes"s Profile Page. Unless indicated otherwise, the following events are triathlons (Olympic Distance) and refer to the Elite category.
DNF = did not finish · Domain Name System = did not start · Black Gold = the sponsor British Gas.