Anna Hahner (born 20 November 1989) is a German long distance runner who specialises in the marathon.
They were inspired to take up long distance running after hearing an interview with musician and amateur runner Joey Kelly when they were seventeen.
[2] Anna Hahner won the Vienna Marathon in 2014 but refused to take part in the European championships.
They were accused of trying to attract media attention and they did get more coverage than their teammate, Anja Scherl, who finished ahead of them.
[4] German Athletics Federation director Thomas Kurschilgen said that their aim was just to create attention.