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{{short description|German sprinter}}
'''Anja Rücker''' (born 20 December 1972) is a retired [[Germany|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 Athletics|1999 World Championships]] in [[Seville]].

==Achievements==
{| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}}
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{GDR}}
|-
|1989
|[[1989 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|[[Varaždin]], [[SFR Yugoslavia|Yugoslavia]]
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|3:33.38
|-
|rowspan=2|1990
|rowspan=2|[[1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics|World Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Plovdiv]], Bulgaria
|8th
|400 m
|[[1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 400 metres|54.16]]
|-
|4th
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[1990 World Junior Championships in Athletics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:32.37]]
|-
!colspan="6"|Representing {{GER}}
|-
|rowspan=2|1991
|rowspan=2|[[1991 European Athletics Junior Championships|European Junior Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Thessaloniki]], Greece
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|400 m
|52.73
|-
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|4 × 400 m relay
|3:35.24
|-
|rowspan=2|1992
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Barcelona]], Spain
|align="center" | 6th
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[Athletics at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:26.37]]
|-
|[[1992 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[Havana]], Cuba
|align="center" | 6th
|400 m
|53.81
|-
|1993
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Stuttgart]], Germany
|align="center" | 5th
|[[1993 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:25.49
|-
|rowspan=3|1994
|rowspan=2|[[1994 European Athletics Championships|European Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Helsinki]], Finland
|5th
|400 m
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 400 metres|51.85]]
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966"|3rd
|4 × 400 m relay
|[[1994 European Athletics Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:24.10]]
|-
|[[1994 IAAF World Cup|World Cup]]
|[[London]], England
|align="center" | 8th
|400 m
|54.21
|-
|1996
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics|Olympic Games]]
|[[Atlanta]], United States
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|[[Athletics at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:21.14
|-
|rowspan=2|1997
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Paris]], France
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|4 × 400 m relay<ref>[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/world/1997/f97_30.html 1997 World Indoor Championships, women's 4x400 m relay final] - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite</ref>
|[[1997 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:28.39]]
|-
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|[[Athens]], Greece
|bgcolor="gold" align="center" | 1st
|[[1997 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:20.92
|-
|rowspan=3|1999
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships|World Indoor Championships]]
|[[Maebashi, Gunma|Maebashi]], Japan
|align="center" | 4th
|4 × 400 m relay<ref>[http://www.maik-richter.de/results/indoor/world/1999/f99_23.html 1999 World Indoor Championships, women's 4x400 m relay final] - Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite</ref>
|[[1999 IAAF World Indoor Championships – Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|3:29.06]]
|-
|rowspan=2|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics|World Championships]]
|rowspan=2|[[Seville]], Spain
|bgcolor="silver" align="center" | 2nd
|400 m
|49.74
|-
|bgcolor="cc9966" align="center" | 3rd
|[[1999 World Championships in Athletics - Women's 4 × 400 metres relay|4 × 400 m relay]]
|3:22.43
|}

==References==
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==External links==
*{{World Athletics}}

{{Footer World Champions 4 x 400 m Women}}
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[[Category:1972 births]]
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[[Category:People from Bad Lobenstein]]
[[Category:Sportspeople from Bezirk Gera]]
[[Category:German female sprinters]]
[[Category:Athletes from Thuringia]]
[[Category:Olympic athletes for Germany]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for Germany]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists for Germany]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:European Athletics Championships medalists]]
[[Category:Olympic bronze medalists in athletics (track and field)]]
[[Category:World Athletics Indoor Championships medalists]]
[[Category:World Athletics Championships winners]]
[[Category:Medalists at the 1996 Summer Olympics]]
[[Category:20th-century German sportswomen]]
[[Category:Olympic female sprinters]]
[[Category:East German female sprinters]]

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