Anja Scherl (born 12 April 1986) is a German long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.

She competed in the women's marathon event at the 2016 Summer Olympics where she finished in 44th place.

[2] In 2007, Anja Scherl was persuaded to take up running by her then boyfriend and later husband,[3] who was also a former marathon runner; she had already jogged occasionally and played volleyball before that.

[4] After a year at LAC Quelle Fürth, she moved to PSV Grün-Weiß Kassel in 2012, with whom she won her first medals at German championships as part of the team.

In 2016, Scherl became known to the public through her third place in the Hamburg Marathon and a time of 2:27:50 h, which also meant qualification for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro.