Anja Weisser (also spelled Weißer; born 2 October 1991 in

Marktoberdorf Marktoberdorf () is the capital of the Bavarian district of Ostallgäu in the ''Regierungsbezirk'' of Swabia. Marktoberdorf is near Kempten, Füssen, known for the castle Neuschwanstein, Bad Wörishofen, and Schongau. The nearest larger city is K ...

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) is a German

ice hockey Ice hockey (or simply hockey) is a team sport played on ice skates, usually on an ice skating rink with lines and markings specific to the sport. It belongs to a family of sports called hockey. In ice hockey, two opposing teams use ice hock ...

defender.

International career

Weisser was selected for the

Germany women's national ice hockey team The German women's national ice hockey team represents Germany at the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF) Women's World Championship and other international ice hockey tournaments. The women's national team was ranked eighth in the IIHF Wo ...

in the

2014 Winter Olympics , ''Zharkie. Zimnie. Tvoi'') , nations = 88 , events = 98 in 7 sports (15 disciplines) , athletes = 2,873 , opening = 7 February 2014 , closing = 23 February 2014 , opened_by = President Vladimir Putin , cauldron = , stadium = Fisht Olympic ...

. She had one assists. As of 2014, Weisser has also appeared for Germany at two

IIHF Women's World Championships The IIHF World Women's Championship (WW or WWC), officially the IIHF Ice Hockey Women's World Championship, is the premier international tournament in women's ice hockey. It is governed by the International Ice Hockey Federation (IIHF). The offi ...

. Her first appearance came in

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. Weisser made two appearances for the

Germany women's national under-18 ice hockey team The German women's national under 18 ice hockey team () is the national under-18 ice hockey team of Germany. The team represents Germany at the International Ice Hockey Federation's U18 Women's World Championships and other international under-1 ...

, at the IIHF World Women's U18 Championships, with the first in

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Career statistics

International career

Through 2013–14 season

References

External links

* * * * 1988 births People from Marktoberdorf Sportspeople from Swabia (Bavaria) Ice hockey people from Bavaria Living people Olympic ice hockey players for Germany Ice hockey players at the 2014 Winter Olympics German women's ice hockey defencemen {{Germany-icehockey-bio-stub