German handball player

Anja Althaus (born 3 September 1982) is a retired German handball player who most recently played for Győri Audi ETO KC and formerly was a member of the German national team. She won the Champions League three times in her career (twice with Viborg, once with Győr).

Althaus made her debut on the German team in 2002. She received a bronze medal at the 2007 World Championship. She competed at the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing, where Germany finished 11th.

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. She won the Champions League *le, the Hungarian Championship and the Hungarian Cup as well and then she retired from handball in 2018 for good.

Contents

• 1 Honours
• 2 Individual awards
• 3 References
• 4 External links

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

• Best Defensive Player of the European Championship: 2012

References

External links

• Anja Althaus at the European Handball Federation
• Anja Althaus at the International Olympic Committee
• Anja Althaus at Olympics.com
• Anja Althaus at Olympedia