Anja Adler
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| Born | 14 April 1989[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | anjaadler-kanu | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paracanoe | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | KL2, VL3 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | SV Halle | |||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Anja Adler (born 14 April 1998) is a German paracanoeist. She represented Germany at the 2020 and 2024 Summer Paralympics, where she won bronze in women's KL2.
Career
Adler first began paracanoeing in 2016. That year, she won silver at the German Paracanoe Championships.[2] She qualified for the German national team in 2017.[3] She won silver at the 2022 ICF Para-Canoe World Championships with a time of 1:08.241.[4] Adler won bronze in VL3 at the 2018 Paracanoe European Championships and placed fourth in KL2.[5] She placed fourth in VL3 at the 2019 Paracanoe European Championships.[6] At the 2020 Summer Paralympics, Adler represented Germany, placing fourth in the women's KL2 paracanoe event.[7]
Adler won two silver medals at the Paracanoe European Championships, one in KL2 and the other in va'a.[8] She won the 2021 Paracanoe European Championships in women's KL2.[9] Adler placed fourth in KL2 at the 2022 Paracanoe European Championships, racing a new personal best time.[10] She won the 2022 Deutschland-Cup[11] and the 2022 ICF Paracanoe World Cup.[12]
Adler placed third at the 2024 Paracanoe World Championships in women's KL2 with a time of 52.64[13] and placed second in KL2 at the 2024 Paracanoe European Championships.[14] She represented Germany at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in the women's KL2 event and won a bronze medal with a time of 52.17.[15][16] At the 2025 ECA Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships, Adler won bronze.[17]
Personal life
Adler is from Halle (Saale). She attended the University of Halle, studying geology, and then obtained a master's degree in meteorology from Leipzig University.[18] During a cave exploration as part of her doctoral thesis in 2015, Adler was in an accident that left her paraplegic.[19]
References
- ^ "Anja Adler". Paris 2024 Paralympics. Retrieved 8 September 2024. (alternate link, alternate link 2)
- ^ Vorwerk, Marten (6 September 2024). "Hoffnung auf Medaillen in Paris: Para-Kanutin Anja Adler im Porträt". rnd.de (in German). Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ Rosenberger, Tim (4 September 2024). "Para-Kanutin Anja Adler: „Als Para ist man die Randsportart der Randsportart"". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ Butler, Nick (23 August 2017). "Brazilian paddler claims first gold at ICF Para-Canoe World Championships". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 28 September 2020. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Anja Adler gewinnt EM-Bronze". Halle Life (in German). 11 June 2018. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "WM-Finale für Adler und Kilian". Halle Life (in German). 23 August 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Anja Adler". teamdeutschland-paralympics.de. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Anja Adler ist Doppel-Vize-Europameisterin im Para Kanu 2023". Halle Life (in German). 30 July 2023. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Anja Adler ist Europameisterin 2021". Halle Life (in German). 5 June 2021. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Adler und Al Khalifa auf EM-Plätzen vier und fünf". Halle Life (in German). 21 August 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Hallesche Para Kanuten erfolgreich bei DM Para Kanu 2022". Halle Life (in German). 28 August 2022. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ Sankar, Vimal (28 May 2022). "Germany continue domination at ICF Paracanoe World Cup in Poznań". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 24 September 2023. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Para-canoe: Charlotte Henshaw wins her 10th world title at World Championships". BBC Sport. 11 May 2024. Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ Daffunchio Picazo, Raúl (17 June 2024). "Surprise at Canoe Sprint and Paracanoe European Championships". Inside the Games. Archived from the original on 28 December 2024. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "What medallists said on final day of Paracanoe action at Paris 2024". canoeicf.com. 8 September 2024. Retrieved 8 September 2024.
- ^ "Paralympische Spiele: Kanutin Adler aus Halle holt Bronze". mdr.de (in German). Retrieved 21 June 2025.
- ^ "Triumphant Return of Serhii Yemelianov to the Paracanoe European Championships". www.canoe-europe.org. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ "Anja ADLER". ICF - Planet Canoe. 21 September 2019. Retrieved 22 June 2025.
- ^ Rosenberger, Tim (2 September 2024). "Nach Sturz in 15 Meter Tiefe: Para-Kanutin Anja Adler lebt ihr Leben weiter". Der Tagesspiegel Online (in German). ISSN 1865-2263. Retrieved 21 June 2025.