Anne-Marie Flammersfeld

Anne-Marie Flammersfeld (born 1978) is a German ultramarathon runner, sports scientist and extreme athlete. She is known for winning all four races of the 4 Deserts series in 2012 and for winning the women's race at the North Pole Marathon in 2014.

Early life and career Flammersfeld was born in 1978 and studied sports science.[ de] She later worked as a personal trainer and sports scientist in Switzerland.

Ultramarathon career In 2012, Flammersfeld won all four races of the 4 Deserts series: the Atacama Crossing in Chile, the Gobi March in China, the Sahara Race in Egypt and The Last Desert in Antarctica. Each race covered approximately 250 kilometres. She became the first woman to win all four events in a single calendar year. In 2014, Flammersfeld won the women's race at the North Pole Marathon in a time of 4:52:45, setting a women's course record. The performance was subsequently recognised by Guinness World Records as the fastest women's North Pole Marathon, with a recorded time of 4:52:45 on 9 April 2014.

She also won the 2014 Zugspitz Ultratrail.