| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 16 March 2004 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event(s) | Long distance running, Cross country running |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 3000m: 9:06.79 (Rostock, 2023) 5000m: 15:42.94 (Ulm, 2025) 10,000m: 32:36.62 (Bergen, 2025) |
Medal record | |
Kira Weis (born 16 March 2004) is a German long-distance runner. [1]
She is from Gerlingen and made her international debut for Germany over 5000 metres at the 2022 World Athletics U20 Championships in Cali, Colombia, placing talent overall in 16:57. [2] She won the German U20 cross country title in November 2022. [3] She finished sixth in the U20 individual race at the 2022 European Cross Country Championships in Turin, Italy. [4]
She won the silver medal at the 2023 European Athletics U20 Championships over 5000 metres in Jerusalem, Israel, running a personal best 15:50.36 to finish behind Agate Caune of Latvia and ahead of Sofia Thøgersen of Denmark. [5] In October 2023, in Lucerne, Switzerland she ran a 10km road personal best of 32:31 minutes. [6] She finished fourth in the individual U20 race and won the bronze medal in the team U20 event at the 2023 European Cross Country Championships in Brussels. [7] At the Sandharlanden Silvesterlauf, Weis ran 10km in 32:19 to break the German U20 record of 32:24 previously held by Konstanze Klosterhalfen. [8] Later that year, Weis was named Germany's young female runner of the year. [9]
In May 2024, she finished fifth in 33:06.40 at the senior German 10,000 metres Championships in Wassenberg. [10] She won the silver medal over 10,000 metres at the 2025 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen, Norway on 18 July 2025 behind Irishwoman Anika Thompson, running a personal best time of 32:36.62 and finishing ahead of German compatriots Carolina Schäfer who won bronze, and fourth-placed Nele Heymann. [11]
