Niklas Kaul

Last updated

Niklas Kaul
2022-08-15 European Championships 2022 - Men's Decathlon - 100 Metres by Sandro Halank-017.jpg
Kaul at ECH 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1998-02-11) 11 February 1998 (age 27)
Mainz, Germany
Height1.90 m (6 ft 3 in)
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Athletics
Event
 Decathlon
ClubTuS Saulheim
USC Mainz
Coached byFrancis Gross
Achievements and titles
Personal bestDecathlon: 8,691 points (2019)
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Doha Decathlon
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Munich Decathlon
Kaul at the 2019 World Athletics Championships DOH70203 decathlon 1500m kaul (48910954791).jpg
Kaul at the 2019 World Athletics Championships

Niklas Kaul (German pronunciation: [ˈnɪklaskaʊ̯l] ⓘ ; born 11 February 1998) is a German athlete competing in the combined events. [1] He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2019 World Championships, becoming the youngest ever decathlon world champion. In addition, he won gold medals at the 2022 European Championships, 2016 World U20 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships.

Contents

Before concentrating on athletics, he played handball. [2] [3]

Personal bests

Information from World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Outdoor

As of 16 July 2025
Individual events
EventPerformanceLocationDate
100 metres 11.20 (+1.6 m/s) Wetzlar 5 May 2018
200 metres 22.16 (+0.1 m/s) Neuwied 1 July 2022
300 metres 34.94 Neuwied 17 May 2025
400 metres 48.09 Friedberg 28 April 2018
1500 metres 5:13.83 Berlin 1 September 2024
110 metres hurdles 14.17 (+1.8 m/s) Mannheim 20 May 2024
Long jump 7.19 m (23 ft 7 in)(+0.3 m/s) Frankfurt 2 May 2021
High jump 2.05 m (6 ft 8+1⁄2 in) Neuwied 17 May 2025
Pole vault 4.91 m (16 ft 1+1⁄4 in) Marburg 13 August 2023
Shot put 14.59 m (47 ft 10+1⁄4 in) Heidesheim am Rhein 6 April 2019
Discus throw 47.24 m (154 ft 11+3⁄4 in) Neuwied 17 May 2025
Javelin throw 78.49 m (257 ft 6 in) Berlin 1 September 2019
Combined events
EventPerformanceLocationDateScore
Decathlon — Doha 3–4 October 20198,691 points
100 metres 11.12 (+2.0 m/s) Götzis 31 May 2025834 points
Long jump 7.44 m (24 ft 4+3⁄4 in)(+0.9 m/s) Rome 10 June 2024920 points
Shot put 15.19 m (49 ft 10 in) Gävle 13 July 2019801 points
High jump 2.11 m (6 ft 11 in) Tokyo 4 August 2021906 points
400 metres 47.87 Munich 15 August 2022915 points
110m hurdles 14.27 (+0.4 m/s) Eugene 24 July 2022940 points
Discus throw 49.89 m (163 ft 8 in) Rome 11 June 2024868 points
Pole vault 5.00 m (16 ft 4+3⁄4 in) Doha 3 October 2019910 points
Javelin throw 79.05 m (259 ft 4 in) Doha 4 October 20191,028 points
1500 metres 4:10.04 [4] Munich 16 August 2022881 points
Virtual Best Performance9,003 points

Indoor

As of 16 July 2025
Individual events
EventPerformanceLocationDate
200 metres 22.97 Frankfurt 28 January 2024
60 metres hurdles 8.22 Karlsruhe 2 February 2025
Shot put 13.23 m (43 ft 4+3⁄4 in) Ludwigshafen 21 January 2018
High jump 1.90 m (6 ft 2+3⁄4 in) Dortmund 21 February 2016
Pole vault 5.00 m (16 ft 4+3⁄4 in) Frankfurt 3 February 2019

International competitions

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2015 World Youth Championships Cali, Colombia 2ndJavelin throw 78.05 m
1stDecathlon (youth) 8002 pts
2016 World U20 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 1stDecathlon (junior) 8162 pts
2017 European U20 Championships Grosseto, Italy 1stDecathlon (junior) 8435 pts
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 4thDecathlon 8220 pts
2019 European U23 Championships Gävle, Sweden 1stDecathlon 8572 pts
World Championships Doha, Qatar1stDecathlon 8691 pts
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan –Decathlon DNF
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 6thDecathlon 8434 pts
European Championships Munich, Germany 1stDecathlon 8545 pts
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary —Decathlon DNF
2024 European Championships Rome, Italy 4thDecathlon 8547 pts
Olympic Games Paris, France 8thDecathlon 8445 pts
2025 World Championships Tokyo, Japan 4thDecathlon 8538 pts

References

  1. ↑ Niklas Kaul at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. ↑ "Niklas Kaul". redbull.com. Retrieved 24 April 2025.
  3. ↑ IAAF Inside Athletics - Season 4 - Episode 10 - Niklas KAUL. 25 October 2016. Event occurs at 6:07 – via YouTube.
  4. ↑ Men's Decathlon 1500m - Munich 2022 - Niklas Kaul. 6 November 2022 – via YouTube.
Awards
Preceded by German Sportsman of the Year
2019		Succeeded by


This page is based on this Wikipedia article
Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license; additional terms may apply.
Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.