Anke Molkenthin

Anke Molkenthin (born May 26, 1962 in Berlin ) is a German runner and rower .

As an extreme athlete, she achieved numerous victories in marathon , ultra- long distance , duathlon and mountain running competitions between 1988 and 2007 (including first place in the Swiss Alpine Marathon in 1988 and in the Marathon des Sables in 1996). A turning point then gradually occurred: due to progressive dystonia in her left leg, Molkenthin had to end her running career.

After starting out in rowing, she won bronze in the para- mixed foursome at the World Rowing Championships in 2009 , 2010 and 2011 . In 2012 Molkenthin won silver with Katrin Splitt , Astrid Hengsbach , Tino Kolitscher and Kai Kruse in the mixed foursome at the Summer Paralympics in London . For this success she was presented with the Silver Laurel Leaf , the highest sporting award in Germany, on November 7, 2012 by Federal President Joachim Gauck . At the 2013 World Rowing Championships in Chungju , South Korea , she and Marcus Klemp took second place behind the Ukraine in the LTAMix2x .

Anke Molkenthin lives in Ainring and starts for the Waginger rowing club .

Web links

• Anke Molkenthin at Worldrowing.com ( FISA database )

Individual evidence

1. ^ Jürgen Schoch: DUV ultramarathon statistics. In: statistik.duv.org. Retrieved May 4, 2016 . 
2. ↑ Two sports careers - one name: Anke Molkenthin. In: www.berchtesgadener-anzeiger.de. Retrieved May 4, 2016 . 
3. ↑ Oliver Palme: Silver for Paralympic mixed foursome with helmswoman. In: rudern.de. German Rowing Association V., September 2, 2012, accessed September 4, 2012 . 
4. ↑ Awarding of the silver bay leaf. (No longer available online.) In: rudern.de. German Rowing Association V., November 7, 2012, formerly in the original ; Retrieved December 23, 2012 .  ( Page no longer available , search in web archives )  Info: The link was automatically marked as defective. Please check the link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.