Sport | Indoor track and field |
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Founded | 1991 |
Country | Germany |
The German Indoor Athletics Championships (German : Deutsche Leichtathletik-Hallenmeisterschaften) is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the German Athletics Association, which serves as the German national championship for the sport. Typically held over two to three days in February during the German winter, the first Unified Germany championships occurred in 1991, succeeding the West German and East German indoor nationals. [1] The unified indoor event preceded the newly-unified outdoor German Athletics Championships in the summer of 1991. [2] National indoor championships in relays, racewalking and combined track and field events are usually contested at separate locations.
The following athletics events feature as standard on the German Indoor Championships programme:
In addition, the below events have indoor national championships contested annually at separate locations:
Event | Record | Athlete/Team | Date | Championships | Ref | Video | ||||||||||||
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60 m | 6.52 = | Kevin Kranz | 20 February 2021 | 2021 Dortmund | [6] | |||||||||||||
200 m | 20.42 | Sebastian Ernst | 27 February 2011 | 2011 Leipzig | [7] [8] | |||||||||||||
400 m | 45.99 | Bastian Swillims | 2007 | 2007 Leipzig | ||||||||||||||
800 m | 1:45.38 | Nico Motchebon | 1999 | 1999 Karlsruhe | ||||||||||||||
1500 m | 3:37.83 | Dieter Baumann | 1992 | 1992 Karlsruhe | ||||||||||||||
3000 m | 7:39.32 | Dieter Baumann | 1997 | 1997 Dortmund | ||||||||||||||
60 m hurdles | 7.53 | Falk Balzer | 1996 | 1996 Karlsruhe | ||||||||||||||
High jump | 2.35 m | Ralf Sonn | 1992 | 1992 Karlsruhe | ||||||||||||||
Pole vault | 5.92 m | Björn Otto | 26 February 2012 | 2012 Karlsruhe | [9] | |||||||||||||
Long jump | 8.13 m | Sebastian Bayer | 2009 | 2009 Leipzig | ||||||||||||||
Triple jump | 17.10 m | Ralf Jaros | 1997 | |||||||||||||||
Shot put | 21.43 m | Ralf Bartels | 2006 | 2006 Karlsruhe | ||||||||||||||
Heptathlon | ||||||||||||||||||
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5000 m walk | ||||||||||||||||||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:23.51 | TV Wattenscheid 01 Julian Reus Robin Erewa Sebastian Ernst Alexander Kosenkow | 23 February 2014 | 2014 Leipzig | [10] |
Event | Record | Athlete/Team | Date | Place | Ref | Video | ||||||||
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60 m | 7.06 | Katrin Krabbe | 1991 | Dortmund | ||||||||||
Tatjana Pinto | 17 February 2018 | Dortmund | [11] | |||||||||||
200 m | 22.71 | Grit Breuer | 1992 | Karlsruhe | ||||||||||
400 m | 51.48 | Shanta Gosh | 2001 | Dortmund | ||||||||||
800 m | 2:01.29 | Carolin Walter | 26 February 2012 | Karlsruhe | [12] | |||||||||
1500 m | 4:04.91 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | 19 February 2017 | Leipzig | [13] | |||||||||
3000 m | 8:32.47 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | 16 February 2019 | Leipzig | [14] | |||||||||
60 m hurdles | 7.79 | Pamela Dutkiewicz | 18 February 2017 | Leipzig | [15] | |||||||||
High jump | 2.07 m | Heike Henkel | 8 February 1992 | Karlsruhe | ||||||||||
Pole vault | 4.65 m | Lisa Ryzih | 27 February 2011 | Leipzig | ||||||||||
Long jump | 7.18 m | Heike Drechsler | 1991 | Dortmund | ||||||||||
Triple jump | 14.38 m | Kristin Gierisch | 16 February 2019 | Leipzig | [16] | |||||||||
Shot put | 20.25 m | Astrid Kumbernuss | 1996 | Karlsruhe | ||||||||||
Pentathlon | ||||||||||||||
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3000 m walk | ||||||||||||||
4 × 200 m relay | 1:32.55 | LG Olympia Dortmund Sandra Möller Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Andrea Philipp | 21 February 1999 | Karlsruhe |
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