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Anja Rücker
GERWomenBirth dateDec 20, 1972
BirthplaceBad Lobenstein, Germany
Height1.74 m
Weight58 kg
Anja Rücker (born 20 December 1972) is a retired German sprinter who specialized in the 400 metres. Rücker was born in Bad Lobenstein, Bezirk Gera. At the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 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.
Key facts
200 Metres Short Track
23.34
Medals
Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze
Age
53 years old
As of Sep 18, 2026: 400 m 49.74 (#87 all-time), 200 Metres Short Track 23.34, 2012 season best 13.04 (Jun 23, 2012, Erfurt (GER)) · Olympic Games: 1 bronze · World Championships: 1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze · 53 years old
PB
Personal bests
12.07
23.34
3:20.92
8.83
3:28.39
7.67
51.99
23.34
37.23
38.37
🏅
Medals
| 🥇 | 🥈 | 🥉 | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Olympic Games | - | - | 1 | 1 |
| World Championships | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Performance Charts
Season bests
| Season | Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Trend | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | 100m | 13.04 | +0.0 | Jun 23, 2012 | ↓ | Erfurt (GER) |
| 2010 | 60m | 8.14 | - | Jan 23, 2010 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2010 | 200m | 25.48 | - | Jan 30, 2010 | ↓ | Erfurt (GER) (i) |
| 2010 | 200m-short-track | 25.48 | - | Jan 30, 2010 | ↓ | Indoor Championships |
| 2009 | 200m | 25.85 | +1.4 | Jun 21, 2009 | ↓ | Kamenz (GER) |
| 2008 | 200m | 25.14 | -0.7 | Jul 12, 2008 | ↓ | Cuxhaven (GER) |
| 2008 | 400m | 55.50 | - | Jul 5, 2008 | ↓ | Nürnberg (GER) |
| 2007 | 100m | 12.21 | +1.8 | Sep 9, 2007 | ↓ | Königs Wusterhausen (GER) |
| 2007 | 200m | 24.53 | -0.4 | Aug 11, 2007 | ↓ | Kapfenberg (AUT) |
| 2007 | 400m | 53.90 | - | Jul 22, 2007 | ↓ | Erfurt (GER) |
| 2006 | 200m-short-track | 24.46 | - | Jan 7, 2006 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2006 | 200m | 24.46 | - | Jan 7, 2006 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2006 | 400m-short-track | 54.04 | - | Jan 21, 2006 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2006 | 400m | 54.04 | - | Jan 21, 2006 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2005 | 200m-short-track | 24.29 | - | Jan 8, 2005 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2005 | 200m | 24.29 | - | Jan 8, 2005 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2005 | 400m-short-track | 53.58 | - | Jan 22, 2005 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2005 | 400m | 55.33 | - | Jul 23, 2005 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2004 | 400m | 56.10 | - | Jun 27, 2004 | ↓ | Rhede (GER) |
| 2003 | 60m | 7.73 | - | Feb 28, 2003 | ↓ | Karlsruhe (GER) (i) |
| 2003 | 200m | 24.62 | - | Jan 12, 2003 | ↓ | Erfurt (GER) (i) |
| 2003 | 200m-short-track | 24.62 | - | Jan 12, 2003 | ↓ | Erfurt (GER) (i) |
| 2003 | 400m-short-track | 54.70 | - | Feb 23, 2003 | ↓ | Leipzig (GER) (i) |
| 2003 | 400m | 55.65 | - | Jun 28, 2003 | ↓ | German Championships |
| 2001 | 200m | 23.98 | -1.2 | Jun 17, 2001 | ↓ | Jena (GER) |
| 2001 | 400m | 51.55 | - | Jun 30, 2001 | ↓ | Stuttgart (GER) |
| 2000 | 60mH | 8.83 | - | Jan 16, 2000 | - | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2000 | 200m-short-track | 23.34 | - | Feb 18, 2000 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2000 | 200m | 23.91 | -1.0 | Jun 27, 2000 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) (i) |
| 2000 | 400m-short-track | 51.99 | - | Feb 13, 2000 | ↓ | Sindelfingen (GER) (i) |
| 2000 | 400m | 52.05 | - | Jun 25, 2000 | ↓ | Sindelfingen (GER) (i) |
| 1999 | 60m | 7.67 | - | Feb 12, 1999 | ↓ | Bielefeld (GER) (i) |
| 1999 | 200m | 23.44 | +0.5 | Jul 23, 1999 | ↓ | Cuxhaven (GER) |
| 1999 | 200m-short-track | 24.02 | - | Jan 31, 1999 | ↓ | Halle (GER) (i) |
| 1999 | 400m | 49.74 | - | Aug 26, 1999 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla |
| 1999 | 400m-short-track | 52.22 | - | Feb 21, 1999 | ↓ | German Indoor Championships |
| 1999 | 4x400m | 3:22.43 | - | Aug 29, 1999 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, La Cartuja, Sevilla |
| 1999 | 4x400Metre | 3:29.06 | - | Mar 7, 1999 | ↓ | IAAF World Indoor Championships, Green Dome, Maebashi (i) |
| 1997 | 100m | 12.07 | +0.0 | May 31, 1997 | ↓ | Sondershausen (GER) |
| 1997 | 200m | 23.76 | +0.9 | May 23, 1997 | ↓ | Chemnitz (GER) |
| 1997 | 300m-short-track | 38.37 | - | Mar 1, 1997 | - | Sindelfingen (GER) (i) |
| 1997 | 300m | 38.37 | - | Mar 1, 1997 | ↓ | Sindelfingen (GER) (i) |
| 1997 | 400m | 51.36 | - | Aug 2, 1997 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
| 1997 | 400m-short-track | 52.16 | - | Feb 2, 1997 | ↓ | Stuttgart (GER) (i) |
| 1997 | 4x400m | 3:20.92 | - | Aug 10, 1997 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, Olympic Stadium, Athina |
| 1997 | 4x400Metre | 3:28.39 | - | Mar 9, 1997 | ↓ | IAAF World Indoor Championships |
| 1996 | 200m | 23.40 | +0.0 | Aug 20, 1996 | ↓ | Leverkusen (GER) |
| 1996 | 400m | 51.11 | - | Jul 21, 1996 | ↓ | Charlotte, NC (USA) |
| 1996 | 400m-short-track | 53.40 | - | Feb 25, 1996 | ↓ | Karlsruhe (GER) (i) |
| 1996 | 4x400m | 3:21.14 | - | Aug 3, 1996 | ↑ | The XXVI Olympic Games, Olympic Stadium, Atlanta, GA |
| 1994 | 400m | 51.84 | - | Aug 9, 1994 | ↓ | Helsinki European Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
| 1994 | 4x400m | 3:24.10 | - | Aug 14, 1994 | ↑ | Helsinki European Championships, Olympiastadion, Helsinki |
| 1993 | 400m | 52.10 | - | Aug 15, 1993 | ↓ | IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart |
| 1993 | 4x400m | 3:25.49 | - | Aug 22, 1993 | ↑ | IAAF World Championships, Gottlieb-Daimler Stadion, Stuttgart |
| 1992 | 300m | 37.23 | - | May 24, 1992 | ↓ | Bad Homburg (GER) |
| 1992 | 400m | 52.05 | - | Aug 2, 1992 | ↓ | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 1992 | 4x400m | 3:26.25 | - | Aug 7, 1992 | ↑ | Estadio Olímpico, Barcelona (ESP) |
| 1991 | 400m | 52.73 | - | Aug 10, 1991 | ↓ | European Junior Championships |
| 1991 | 4x400m | 3:35.24 | - | Aug 11, 1991 | ↑ | European Junior Championships |
| 1990 | 400m | 54.01 | - | Aug 8, 1990 | ↓ | Deveti Septemvri Stadium, Plovdiv (BUL) |
| 1990 | 4x400m | 3:32.37 | - | Aug 12, 1990 | ↑ | Deveti Septemvri Stadium, Plovdiv (BUL) |
| 1989 | 4x400m | 3:33.38 | - | Aug 27, 1989 | ↑ | European Junior Championships |
2012
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
100m | 13.28 | -0.7 | Jun 23 | Erfurt Regional Championships, Erfurt |
100m | 13.04 | +0.0 | Jun 23 | Erfurt Regional Championships, Erfurt |
2010
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
200m-short-track | 25.48 | - | Jan 30 | Indoor Championships |
60m | 8.18 | - | Jan 30 | Indoor Championships |
60m | 8.14 | - | Jan 23 | Chemnitz Regional Indoor Championships, Chemnitz (i) |
2009
1 performance| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
200m | 25.85 | +1.4 | Jun 21 | Kamenz Landesmeisterschaften Sachsen, Kamenz |
2008
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
200m | 25.14 | -0.7 | Jul 12 | Cuxhaven EWE Athletics, Cuxhaven |
400m | 55.50 | - | Jul 5 | German Championships, Nürnberg |
200m | 25.67 | +0.0 | Jun 15 | Bautzen Regional Championships, Bautzen |
2007
15 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
200m | 24.65 | +1.1 | Sep 9 | Königs Wusterhausen Stadionfest, Königs Wusterhausen |
100m | 12.21 | +1.8 | Sep 9 | Königs Wusterhausen Stadionfest, Königs Wusterhausen |
200m | 24.57 | -0.4 | Aug 19 | Saarbrücken Regional Championships, Saarbrücken |
100m | 12.38 | -0.3 | Aug 11 | Kapfenberg Austrian Top 4 Meeting, Kapfenberg |
200m | 24.53 | -0.4 | Aug 11 | Kapfenberg Austrian Top 4 Meeting, Kapfenberg |
100m | 12.22 | -0.6 | Aug 11 | Kapfenberg Austrian Top 4 Meeting, Kapfenberg |
400m | 54.64 | - | Jul 28 | Ried Austrian Top4 Meeting, Ried im Innkreis |
400m | 53.90 | - | Jul 22 | German Championships, Erfurt |
400m | 54.51 | - | Jul 21 | German Championships |
400m | 55.33 | - | Jun 30 | Erfurt |
400m | 54.79 | - | Jun 16 | Villach Austrian Top4, Villach |
100m | 12.38 | -0.8 | Jun 16 | Villach Austrian Top4, Villach |
100m | 12.22 | -0.8 | Jun 7 | St. Pölten Austrian Top4 Meeting, St. Pölten |
100m | 12.32 | +0.0 | Jun 7 | St. Pölten Austrian Top4 Meeting, St. Pölten |
400m | 56.58 | - | Jun 7 | St. Pölten Austrian Top4 Meeting, St. Pölten |
2006
4 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m-short-track | 54.19 | - | Jan 28 | Erfurt South German Indoor Championships, Erfurt (i) |
400m-short-track | 54.06 | - | Jan 28 | Erfurt South German Indoor Championships, Erfurt (i) |
400m-short-track | 54.04 | - | Jan 21 | Chemnitz Regional Indoor Championships, Chemnitz (i) |
200m-short-track | 24.46 | - | Jan 7 | Chemnitz Hallenmeeting, Chemnitz (i) |
2005
7 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 55.33 | - | Jul 23 | Leverkusen Bayer Meeting, Leverkusen |
400m-short-track | 54.05 | - | Feb 4 | Erfurt TEAG Indoor, Erfurt (i) |
400m-short-track | 54.06 | - | Jan 29 | Stuttgart Sparkassen Cup, Schleyer Halle, Stuttgart (i) |
400m-short-track | 53.58 | - | Jan 22 | Chemnitz Regional Indoor Championships, Chemnitz (i) |
200m-short-track | 24.33 | - | Jan 16 | Erfurt Regional Indoor Championships, Erfurt (i) |
200m-short-track | 24.38 | - | Jan 16 | Erfurt Regional Indoor Championships, Erfurt (i) |
200m-short-track | 24.29 | - | Jan 8 | Chemnitz (i) |
2004
2 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 56.10 | - | Jun 27 | Rhede International Meeting, Rhede |
400m | 59.34 | - | Jun 2 | Milano Grand Prix Regione Lombardia, AC Gianni Brera, Milano |
2003
10 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 56.16 | - | Jul 30 | Tallinn Meeting 2003, Tallinn |
400m | 55.65 | - | Jun 28 | German Championships |
60m | 7.73 | - | Feb 28 | Karlsruhe LBBW Meeting, Karlsruhe (i) |
400m-short-track | 54.70 | - | Feb 23 | German Indoor Championships, Leipzig (i) |
400m-short-track | 55.25 | - | Feb 22 | German Indoor Championships |
400m-short-track | 55.54 | - | Feb 7 | Chemnitz Erdgas Hallenmeeting, Chemnitz (i) |
400m-short-track | 55.13 | - | Feb 5 | Dortmund Sparkassen Indoor Meeting, Dortmund (i) |
400m-short-track | 55.25 | - | Feb 2 | Glasgow Norwich Union Indoor International, Glasgow (i) |
200m-short-track | 24.63 | - | Jan 12 | Erfurt (i) |
200m-short-track | 24.62 | - | Jan 12 | Erfurt (i) |
2001
3 performances| Discipline | Result | Wind | Date | Competitions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
400m | 55.41 | - | Jul 14 | Malles Venosta Meeting Estate, Malles Venosta |
400m | 51.55 | - | Jun 30 | German Championships, Stuttgart |
400m | 53.21 | - | Jun 29 | German Championships, Stuttgart |
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Honours
🥇
2000German Indoor Championships
400 Metres Short Track
4
1999IAAF World Indoor Championships
4x400 Metres Relay Short Track
🥈
1999IAAF World Championships
400 Metres
🥉
1999IAAF World Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
🥇
1997IAAF World Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
🥉
1997IAAF World Indoor Championships
4x400 Metres Relay Short Track
🥉
1996The XXVI Olympic Games
4x400 Metres Relay
🥈
1994London IAAF World Cup
4x400 Metres Relay
5
1994Helsinki European Championships
400 Metres
8
1994London IAAF World Cup
400 Metres
5
1994Helsinki European Championships
400 Metres
🥉
1994Helsinki European Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
🥉
1994Helsinki European Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
5
1993IAAF World Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
5
1992La Habana IAAF World Cup
4x400 Metres Relay
6
1992The XXV Olympic Games
4x400 Metres Relay
6
1992La Habana IAAF World Cup
400 Metres
🥇
1991European Junior Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
🥈
1991European Junior Championships
400 Metres
4
1990Plovdiv IAAF World Junior Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
8
1990Plovdiv IAAF World Junior Championships
400 Metres
🥇
1989European Junior Championships
4x400 Metres Relay
FAQ
Frequently asked questions
What is Anja Rücker's 400 m personal best?
Anja Rücker's 400 m personal best is 49.74, set on Aug 26, 1999 in La Cartuja, Sevilla (ESP), #87 on the all-time list.
Which events does Anja Rücker compete in?
Anja Rücker competes in the 400 m and 200 Metres Short Track.
How did Anja Rücker perform in 2012?
2012 season best: 13.04, set on Jun 23, 2012 in Erfurt (GER).
How many medals has Anja Rücker won?
Anja Rücker has won 1 Olympic Games medal and 3 World Championships medals.