Anja Wicker

Anja Wicker (born 22 December 1991) is a German disabled cross-country skier and biathlete.^[1][2] She represented Germany at the 2014 Winter Paralympics claiming a gold and a silver medal in the biathlon events.^[3][4] She also represented Germany at the 2018 and 2022 Winter Paralympics.

Anja Wicker

Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1991-12-22) 22 December 1991 (age 33) Stuttgart, Germany
Years active	2010-present
Website	www.anja-wicker.de
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Paralympic Nordic skiing (Paralympic cross-country skiing and Paralympic biathlon)
Medal record Representing  Germany Women's para biathlon Winter Paralympics 2014 Sochi 10km sitting 2014 Sochi 12.5km sitting 2022 Beijing 10km sitting

Wicker was also the recipient of the Silver Laurel Leaf, the highest sport award in Germany.^[1]

Career

Anja Wicker took the sport of Nordic skiing in 2006 and started to compete in international arena from 2010. She was qualified to compete at the 2014 Winter Paralympics, which was her first Paralympic event and participated in the cross-country skiing and biathlon events.^[5] She claimed her first gold medal in the women's 10km sitting biathlon event and also clinched a silver medal at the 2014 Winter Paralympics in the women's 12.5km sitting biathlon event while the gold medal was claimed by Svetlana Konovalova of Russia in the relevant event.^[6]

She won the gold medal in the women's 6 km sitting biathlon event at the 2021 World Para Snow Sports Championships held in Lillehammer, Norway.^[7][8] She also won the bronze medal in the women's 7.5 km sitting cross-country skiing event.^[9][10]