Anja Althaus

{{short description|German handball player (born 1982)}}

{{use dmy dates|date=June 2022}}

{{Infobox handball biography

| name = Anja Althaus

| image = Anja Althaus (crop).jpg

| caption =

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1982|9|3|df=y}}

| birth_place = Magdeburg, East Germany

| nationality = German

| height = {{height|m=1.77|precision=0}}

| position = Pivot

| currentclub =

| clubnumber =

| youthyears1 = 1990–1998

| youthclubs1 = SC Magdeburg

| years1 = 1998–2000

| clubs1 = HC Niederndodeleben

| years2 = 2000–2007

| clubs2 = DJK/MJC Trier

| years3 = 2007–2012

| clubs3 = Viborg HK

| years4 = 2012–2014

| clubs4 = Thüringer HC

| years5 = 2014–2017

| clubs5 = ŽRK Vardar

| years6 = 2017–2018

| clubs6 = Győri ETO KC

| nationalyears1 = 2002–2014

| nationalteam1 = Germany

| nationalcaps1 = 243

| nationalgoals1 = 527{{cite web|url=http://dhb.de/nationalteams/frauen/spielerinnen/detailseiten-spielerinnen/anja-althaus/persoenliche-daten.html|title=Profile|publisher=dhb.de|accessdate=14 June 2014}}

| managerclubs1 = North Macedonia (assistant)

| manageryears1 = 2023–

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCompetition|World Championship}}

{{MedalBronze|2007 France|Team}}

}}

Anja Althaus (born 3 September 1982) is a retired German handball player who most recently played for Győri ETO KC and formerly was a member of the German national team.{{cite web|url=http://www.dhb.de/index.php?id=althaus |title=Anja Althaus – Deutscher Handballbund |publisher=German Handball Federation |language=German |accessdate=2009-06-17 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20100920072127/http://dhb.de/index.php?id=althaus |archivedate=2010-09-20 }} She won the Champions League three times in her career (twice with Viborg, once with Győr).

She was included in the European Handball Federation Hall of Fame in 2023.{{cite web |url=https://www.eurohandball.com/en/news/en/legendary-players-enter-the-hall-of-fame-of-european-handball/ |publisher=European Handball Federation|website=www.eurohandball.com|title=LEGENDARY PLAYERS ENTER THE HALL OF FAME OF EUROPEAN HANDBALL|date=26 June 2023|accessdate=27 June 2023}}