Anja Krüger

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameAnja•Krüger (-Schneider)
Used nameAnja•Krüger
Born20 March 1964 in Ost-Berlin (East Berlin), Berlin (GER) 
Measurements183 cm / 72 kg
AffiliationsSC Leipzig, Leipzig (GER)
NOC Germany

Biography

Center forward Anja Krüger was a German handball player who was on the losing side in the third-place match at the 1992 Barcelona Olympics, when Germany lost 24-20 to the Unified Team EUN. She won the bronze medal at the 1990 World Championships with the former GDR. Krüger won 136 international caps.

Domestically, Krüger played with SC Leipzig (later renamed VfB Leipzig). She helped them win the East German national title in 1988 and 1991, and the European IHF Cup in 1986 and 1992.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1992 Summer Olympics Handball GER Anja Krüger
Handball, Women (Olympic) Germany 4