Anna Rüh (born 17 June 1993 in Greifswald) is a German athlete who specialises in the discus throw.

Anna Rüh
Personal information
Born (1993-06-17) 17 June 1993 (age 31)
Greifswald, Germany
Height1.86 m (6 ft 1 in)
Weight79 kg (174 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
Event(s)Discus throw, shot put
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals10th at the 2012 Summer Olympics
Regional finals4th at the 2012 European Athletics Championships
National finals3rd at the 2012 German Athletics Championships
Personal bests
  • Discus: 66.14 m
    (Wiesbaden, May 2015)
  • Shot put: 17.68 m
    (Leipzig, February 2016)

Rüh represented Germany at the 2012 European Athletics Championships where she finished 4th in the discus event with a throw of 62.65 metres.[1]

Achievements

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing   Germany
2010 World Junior Championships Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada 21st (q) Discus 46.32 m
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd Discus 58.10 m
3rd Shot put 16.01 m, PB
2012 German Championships Bochum, Germany 3rd Discus 63.14 m, PB
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 4th Discus 62.65 m
World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 1st Discus 62.38 m
Olympic Games London, United Kingdom 10th Discus 61.36 m
2013 European U23 Championships Tampere, Finland 1st Discus 61.45 m
2014 European Championships Zürich, Switzerland 4th Discus 62.46 m
2015 European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd Discus 61.27 m
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (q) Discus 60.78 m

References

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  1. ^ "2012 European Athletics Championships – Women's discus throw" (PDF). European Athletic Association. 1 July 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 14 October 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2012.
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