Anja Rücker

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Medal record
Women’s Athletics
Competitor for  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze	1996 Atlanta	4x400 m relay
World Championships
Gold	1997 Athens	4x400 m relay
Silver	1999 Seville	400 m
Bronze	1999 Seville	4x400 m relay

Anja Rücker (born December 20, 1972 in Bad Lobenstein) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres.

At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 x 400 metres relay with her teammates Uta Rohländer, Linda Kisabaka and Grit Breuer.

Her personal best time is 49.74 seconds, achieved at the 1999 World Championships in Seville.

[edit] Achievements

Year	Tournament	Venue	Result	Extra
1989	European Junior Championships	Varaždin, Yugoslavia	1st	4x400 m relay
1990	World Junior Championships	Plovdiv, Bulgaria	8th	400 m
1991	European Junior Championships	Thessaloniki, Greece	2nd	400 m
			1st	4x400 m relay
1992	Olympic Games	Barcelona, Spain	6th	4x400 m relay
	World Cup	Havana, Cuba	6th	400 m
1993	World Championships	Stuttgart, Germany	5th	4x400 m relay
1994	European Championships	Helsinki, Finland	5th	400 m
			3rd	4x400 m relay
	World Cup	London, England	8th	400 m
1996	Olympic Games	Atlanta, United States	3rd	4x400 m relay
1997	World Indoor Championships	Paris, France	3rd	4x400 m relay[1]
	World Championships	Athens, Greece	1st	4x400 m relay
1999	World Indoor Championships	Maebashi, Japan	4th	4x400 m relay[2]
	World Championships	Seville, Spain	2nd	400 m
			3rd	4x400 m relay

[edit] References

• IAAF profile for Anja Rücker

1. ^ 1997 World Indoor Championships, women's 4x400 m relay final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite
2. ^ 1999 World Indoor Championships, women's 4x400 m relay final - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite