Niklas Buchholz

Niklas Buchholz

Buchholz in 2022
Personal information
Born	(1998-03-04) 4 March 1998 (age 27)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Personal best	3000 m s'chase: 8:14.05 (2025)

Niklas Buchholz (born 4 March 1998) is a German steeplechaser. ^[1]

Career

He is from Erlangen in Bavaria. ^[2] He competed as a member of TSV Hemhofen, winning at the Bavarian Championships in 2017. ^[3]

In 2022 in Karlsruhe, he ran 8:37.31 for the 3000 metres steeplechase which improved his personal best from 2019 by seven seconds. A week later, whilst competing in Belgium, he lowered his personal best again to 8:31.93. ^[4] He subsequently qualified for the final of the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2022 European Athletics Championships in Munich, placing fourteenth overall. ^{[5] [6]}

He placed third in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the German Athletics Championships in July 2023 in Kassel, running 8:27.06. ^[7]

He placed third in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the German Athletics Championships in June 2024 in Braunschweig, running 8:32.36. ^[8]

He placed third in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the German Athletics Championships in August 2025 in Dresden, running 8:39.98. ^[9] That month, he lowered his personal best to 8:14.05 and also met the World Championship automatic qualifying standard in the 3000 m steeplechase whilst competing at the IFAM in Oordegem. ^[10] In September 2025, he competed in the 3000 metres steeplechase at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan, placing fifteenth overall. ^{[11] [12]}

Personal life

Alongside fellow international athlete Florian Bremm, he is a member of a Erlangen-based running group who also post comedic athletics themed videos on YouTube under the name "Running Gags". ^[13] He has also played volleyball for TSV Dinkelsbühl in the Bavarian Volleyball League. ^[14]

References

1. "Niklas Buchholz". World Athletics. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
2. "Rainy record on the Regnitz: Buchholz wins the St. Nicholas Run in Forchheim in a new best time". nn.de. 9 December 2024. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
3. "Niklas Buchholz: With a broad chest to the "German"". Nordbayern. July 24, 2017. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
4. "Niklas Buchholz approaches European Championship standard". lsc-hoechstadt. June 6, 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
5. "Niklas Buchholz: "I'm glad I had the form crisis so early"". nn.de. 23 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
6. "European Athletics Championships". World Athletics. 21 August 2022. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
7. "German championships". World Athletics. 8 July 2023. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
8. "German championships". World Athletics. 28 June 2024. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
9. "German championships". World Athletics. 1 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
10. "Niklas Buchholz crowns German best performances in series with World Championship standard". Leichtathletik. 10 August 2025. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
11. "World Athletics Championships, Tokyo 2025". World Athletics. 18 Sep 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
12. "76 für Tokio: Das deutsche WM-Team steht". Leichtathletik.de. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
13. Wildner, Ela (17 Jan 2023). "Podcast Episode 133: Running Gags". Runnersworld. Retrieved 30 August 2025.
14. "Runner Niklas Buchholz strengthens the Dinkelsbühler volleyball team". flv.de. 21 November 2023. Retrieved 30 August 2025.