About me
I’m Rita Benker, ten-time participant of Ninja Warrior Germany and 1st division Boulder Bundesliga competitor.
What sets me apart as a coach and sports scientist is the combination of competitive experience, precise instructions, individual tips and genuine motivation that carries you through the decisive move. I read lines, optimise technique, measure exertion, stabilise mindset, and cheer you on exactly where it counts: at the obstacle, on the wall, in the workshop, on stage.
When you book me, you don’t get a cookie-cutter approach, but clear, actionable steps that have an immediate effect and last in the long term.
From sports science & biomechanics to practical application: coach, lecturer, project manager and engineer
| since 02/2026 | Teacher for sports and maths (Albert Einstein School Langen) | |
| since 01/2023 | Coach for Ninja Warrior | |
| since 01/2019 | Coach for functional fitness | |
| since 04/2015 | Interpreter/translator DE-FR (Federal Police) | |
| 10/2025 | Further training as an AI Health Innovator (Code S Academy) | |
| 06/2025 – 09/2025 | Further training as a Project Manager (Lecturio GmbH) | |
| 04/2017 – 05/2025 | Project Processing & Testing Engineer (Kistler ATD GmbH) | |
| 10/2015 – 02/2017 | Lecturer in biomechanics (University Hospital Cologne) | |
| 10/2014 – 12/2014 | Visiting student (Human Performance Laboratory, University of Calgary) | |
| 10/2012 – 06/2014 | M.Sc. Sports technology (German Sport University Cologne) | |
| 08/2010 – 03/2017 | Assistant (Institute for Biomechanics and Orthopaedics, German Sport University Cologne) | |
| 10/2009 – 06/2012 | B.Sc. Sports and performance (German Sport University Cologne) |
Sports science
Movement analysis
Ergonomics
Project management
Teaching & mentoring
DoE & statistics
Certificates and qualifications:
- Professional Certification AI Health Innovator
- Project Management Specialist
- PRINCE2® Project Manager VERSION 7
- PRINCE2® 7 Practitioner in Project Management
- PRINCE2® 7 Foundation in Project Management
- Basic Certificate in Project Management (GPM)®
- Examination certificate for the German Sports Badge
- DoE qualification certificate
- DSHS fitness trainer
- Licensed back training instructor
- Further training in self-presentation
- C-level football coach
- Classical taping, sports massage course 1-3
- German Lifesaving Badge in Silver
- University entrance qualification for French universities
- Apollinaire Prize from the Robert Bosch Foundation for outstanding achievements in French in the Abitur (German university entrance qualification)
- GDCh Prize from the German Chemical Society for the best Abitur student in chemistry in her year