Anja Schreiner

Anja Schreiner(née Albrecht; born February 5th, 1967) is a professional female bodybuilder from Germany. Schreiner won the 1991 Ms. International contest.[1]

Anja Schreiner[1]
Bodybuilder
Anja Schreiner posing at the ISPO Munich on 1 September 1987.
Personal info
NicknameThe Angel
BornFebruary 5th, 1967
Germany
Height5 ft 7 in (1.70 m)
Weight135 lb (61 kg)
Professional career
Pro-debut
  • IFBB Pro World Championship[1]
  • 1989[1]
Best win
PredecessorTonya Knight[1]
SuccessorKim Chizevsky-Nicholls[1]
ActiveRetired 1992

Bodybuilding career

Amateur

She began lifting weights to combat scoliosis in her adolescence.

Professional

Anja won a narrow victory at the 1991 Ms. International, when she topped Tonya Knight by a score of 30 to 32. It was the first most narrowest victory at the Ms. International.[2]

Retirement

Anja retired from competitive bodybuilding in 1992, but kept having appearances at FIBO and Olympia events.

Legacy

Currently she is one of the most successful German bodybuilders of all time, along Anja Langer or Achim Albrecht.[1]

Contest history

Filmography

After retiring from bodybuilding, Anja had several small roles in tv shows both in the USA and Germany. Her feature film debut was to be a small role alongside Cory Everson in "The Girlfriend from Outer Space", filmed in 1989, but the film was never released.

Acting credits

References
  1. Anja Schreiner
  2. "The Ms. International" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on May 27, 2014.
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