Anja Althaus (born 3 September 1982) is a retired German handball player who most recently played for Győri ETO KC and formerly was a member of the German national team.[2] She won the Champions League three times in her career (twice with Viborg, once with Győr).
She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.[3]
Career
Althaus made her debut on the German team in 2002.[2] She received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Germany finished 11th.[4]
She announced her retirement from professional handball after the Champions League final in 2017, where HC Vardar fell short to Győri ETO. She changed her mind and a few weeks later signed a contract with Győri ETO.[5] She won the Champions League title, the Hungarian Championship and the Hungarian Cup as well and then she retired from handball in 2018 for good.
Honours
- Bundesliga:
- Winner: 2003, 2013
- DHB-Pokal:
- Winner: 2013
- Damehåndboldligaen:
- Winner: 2008, 2009, 2010
- Landspokalturnering:
- Winner: 2007, 2008
- EHF Champions League:
- Winner: 2009, 2010, 2018
- Finalist: 2017
Individual awards
References
- ^ "Profile". dhb.de. Retrieved 14 June 2014.
- ^ a b "Anja Althaus – Deutscher Handballbund" (in German). German Handball Federation. Archived from the original on 20 September 2010. Retrieved 17 June 2009.
- ^ a b "LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL". www.eurohandball.com. European Handball Federation. 26 June 2023. Retrieved 27 June 2023.
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Anja Althaus". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016.
- ^ "Úgy volt, hogy befejezi, ehelyett most aláírt a Győrhöz" (in Hungarian). Nemzeti Sport. 1 June 2017. Retrieved 1 August 2018.
- ^ "All Star Team announced". European Handball Federation. 16 December 2012. Archived from the original on 21 December 2012. Retrieved 17 December 2012.
External links
- Anja Althaus at the European Handball Federation (also at EHF Archive)
- Anja Althaus at Olympics.com
- Anja Althaus at Olympic.org (archived)
- Anja Althaus at Olympedia
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