Anja Pollmächer (born 29 July 1985 in

Riesa Riesa (; ) is a town in the district of Meißen in Saxony, Germany. It is located on the river Elbe, approximately northwest of Dresden. History The name ''Riesa'' is derived from Slavic ''Riezowe''. This name, romanised as "Rezoa", appears f ...

) is a German sprinter who specializes in the

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. Pollmächer's personal best time is 52.90 seconds, achieved in July 2006 in

Ulm Ulm () is the sixth-largest city of the southwestern German state of Baden-Württemberg, and with around 129,000 inhabitants, it is Germany's 60th-largest city. Ulm is located on the eastern edges of the Swabian Jura mountain range, on the up ...

. She finished fourth in

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at the 2004 World Junior Championships and fifth at the 2006 European Championships. She competes for the sports club LAC Erdgas Chemnitz and is the younger sister of

André Pollmächer Frank André Pollmächer (born 22 March 1983 in Riesa) is a German long-distance runner who specializes in the 5,000 and 10,000 metres. Biography Pollmächer finished seventh in the 10,000 metres final at the 2006 European Athletics Championshi ...

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