Anja Knippel

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Anja Knippel
Personal information
Full nameAnja Knippel
Born (1974-08-19) 19 August 1974 (age 49)
Schmalkalden, East Germany
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Sport
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Sport Athletics
Event(s) 800 metres
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
  • 800 metres: 2:00.11 (Cuxhaven; July 2002)

Anja Knippel (born 19 August 1974) is a retired German runner who specialised in the 800 metres. She was born in Schmalkalden.

At the 1999 World Indoor Championships she finished fourth in the 4 × 400 metres relay, together with teammates Anja Rücker, Ulrike Urbansky and Grit Breuer. [1] At the 1999 World Championships she ran in the heats for the German team, helping to qualify for the final.

Her personal best time is 2:00.11 minutes, achieved in July 2002 in Cuxhaven.

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