The following are the national records in athletics in Germany maintained by its national athletics federation, Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (DLV).
The lists do differ according to whether a German athlete started at the time of preparation of the relevant records for the Association of Germany (DLV) or the German Democratic Republic (DVfL).
In 2006 the DLV extended its list of records with a preamble:
"According to present evidence the following list includes some record holders suspected of having violated anti-doping rules during their sporting career. In addition, a part of the records was achieved with a basis of forced doping and doping in the form of bodily harm. (...) A deletion of such records is not possible for legal reasons."leichtathletik.de: Rekordbeschluss umgesetzt. 11. Mai 2006
In 2010 Gesine Walther had her name removed from the 4 × 400 m relay record, because it was by her own admission achieved by doping. She said she would "feel responsible should young athletes use drugs in an effort to try to beat this record."Der Spiegel: Ich will nicht lügen. 4/2010The Local: Former East German athlete wants name removed from record. 23 January 2010
Outdoor
Key to tables:
Men EventRecordAthleteDateMeetPlaceVideo100 y9.53 Julian Reus27 June 2013Golden Spike OstravaOstrava, Czech Republic100 m9.98 Owen Ansah6 June 2026Sparkassen Gala 2026Regensburg, Germany150 m (bend)15.20 Joshua Hartmann16 June 2026Golden Spike OstravaOstrava, Czech Republic200 m20.02 Joshua Hartmann9 July 2023German ChampionshipsKassel, Germany300 m32.45Hartmut Weber4 June 1982Dormagen, West Germany400 m44.33Thomas Schönlebe3 September 1987World ChampionshipsRome, Italy500 m1:00.35Hartmut Weber8 May 1983Nußdorf, West Germany600 m1:15.1Edgar Itt19 April 1994Mainz, Germany800 m1:43.65Willi Wülbeck9 August 1983World ChampionshipsHelsinki, Finland1000 m2:14.53Willi Wülbeck1 July 1980Bislett GamesOslo, Norway1500 m3:30.80Robert Farken6 June 2025Golden GalaRome, Italy3:30.09Robert Farken18 July 2026London Athletics MeetLondon, United KingdomMile3:46.82Robert Farken18 July 2026London Athletics MeetLondon, United KingdomMile (road)3:51.80Robert Farken19 September 2026World Road Running ChampionshipsCopenhagen, Denmark2000 m4:52.20Thomas Wessinghage31 August 1982Ingelheim, West Germany3000 m7:25.77Mohamed Abdilaahi16 May 2026Shanghai Diamond LeagueShaoxing/Keqiao, ChinaTwo miles8:27.88Mohamed Abdilaahi9 June 2023Meeting de ParisParis, France5000 m12:53.63Mohamed Abdilaahi11 July 2025HerculisFontvieille, Monaco5 km (road)13:17Mohamed Abdilaahi13 December 2025Al Sharqiyah International RaceKhobar, Saudi Arabia10,000 m27:21.53Dieter Baumann5 April 1997Baracaldo, Spain26:56.58Mohamed Abdilaahi28 March 2026The TENSan Juan Capistrano, United States10 km (road)27:32Amanal Petros26 February 202310K Facsa CastellónCastellón, Spain27:22Mohamed Abdilaahi11 January 202610K Valencia Ibercaja by KiprunValencia, Spain15 km (road)42:08Amanal Petros29 March 2026Berlin Half MarathonBerlin, Germany20,000 m (track)58:30.2 Werner Schildhauer29 April 1983Cottbus, East Germany20 km (road)59:00Stephan Freigang13 March 199420 van AlphenAlphen aan den Rijn, NetherlandsOne hour20536 mWerner Schildhauer29 April 1983Cottbus, East GermanyHalf marathon59:31Amanal Petros6 April 2025Berlin Half MarathonBerlin, Germany59:22Amanal Petros29 March 2026Berlin Half MarathonBerlin, Germany25,000 m (track)1:13:57.6Stéphane Franke30 March 1999Walnut, United States25 km (road)1:13:58Karl Fleschen16 April 1978Frankenberg (Eder), West Germany1:13:40Amanal Petros24 September 2023Berlin MarathonBerlin, Germany1:13:45Samuel Fitwi Sibhatu1 December 2024Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain30,000 m (track)1:33:35.6Stéphane Franke30 March 1999Walnut, United States30 km (road)1:28:16Amanal Petros24 September 2023Berlin MarathonBerlin, GermanyMarathon2:04:03Amanal Petros7 December 2025Valencia MarathonValencia, Spain100 km (road)6:24:29Kazimierz Bak26 June 1994Saroma, Japan24-hour run278.312 kmFelix Weber27–28 May 2023German 24-hour run ChampionshipsBraunschweig, Germany110 m hurdles13.05 Florian Schwarthoff2 July 1995German ChampionshipsBremen, Germany200 m hurdles22.5 Martin Lauer7 July 1959Zürich, Switzerland300 m hurdles34.58Emil Agyekum12 June 2025Bislett GamesOslo, Norway400 m hurdles47.48Harald Schmid8 September 1982Athens, Greece47.45Emil Agyekum18 July 2026London Athletics MeetLondon, United Kingdom47.10Emil Agyekum13 September 2026World Athletics Ultimate ChampionshipBudapest, Hungary2000 m steeplechase5:18.29Karl Bebendorf31 May 2026Goldenes Oval DresdenDresden, Germany3000 m steeplechase8:01.49Frederik Ruppert25 May 2025Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de RabatRabat, Morocco7:57.80Frederik Ruppert31 May 2026Meeting International Mohammed VI d'Athlétisme de RabatRabat, MoroccoHigh jump2.37 mCarlo Thränhardt2 September 1984IAAF Grand PrixRieti, ItalyPole vault6.01 mBjörn Otto5 September 2012DomspringenAachen, GermanyLong jump8.54 m Lutz Dombrowski28 July 1980Olympic GamesMoscow, Soviet UnionTriple jump17.66 m Ralf Jaros30 June 1991Frankfurt, GermanyShot put23.06 mUlf Timmermann22 May 1988Chania, GreeceDiscus throw74.08 mJürgen Schult6 June 1986Neubrandenburg, East GermanyHammer throw83.40 mRalf Haber16 May 1988Athens, GreeceJavelin throw97.76 mJohannes Vetter6 September 2020Skolimowska MemorialChorzów, Poland104.80 m (Old design) Uwe Hohn20 July 1984East Berlin, East GermanyDecathlon8961 ptsLeo Neugebauer5–6 June 2024NCAA Division I ChampionshipsEugene, United StatesMile walk (track)5:40.04Christopher Linke5 June 2022Janusz Kusociński MemorialChorzów, Poland10,000 m walk (track)38:12.13Ronald Weigel11 May 1986Potsdam, East Germany20,000 m walk (track)1:19:18.3Ronald Weigel26 May 1990Bergen, Norway20 km walk (road)1:18:12Christopher Linke19 August 2023World ChampionshipsBudapest, HungaryTwo hours walk (track)27153 mBernd Kannenberg11 April 1974Kassel, West Germany30,000 m walk (track)2:11:52.8Robert Ihly4 September 1992Biesheim, Germany35 km walk (road)2:23:21Christopher Linke18 May 2025European Race Walking Team ChampionshipsPoděbrady, Czech Republic50,000 m walk (track)3:52:46.6Robert Ihly29 September 1996Héricourt, France50 km walk (road)3:37:46Andreas Erm27 August 2003World ChampionshipsParis, France100 km walk (road)9:01:29Sten Reichel26 October 2000Bergamo, Italy4 × 100 m relay37.97Kevin KranzJoshua HartmannOwen AnsahLucas Ansah-Peprah19 August 2022European ChampionshipsMunich, Germany37.67Kevin KranzMarvin SchulteOwen AnsahLucas Ansah-Peprah2 May 2026World Athletics RelaysGaborone, Botswana4 × 200 m relay1:21.26Maurice HukePatrick DomogalaAleixo-Platini MengaRobin Erewa12 May 2019IAAF World RelaysYokohama, Japan4 × 400 m relay2:59.86Frank MöllerMathias SchersingJens CarlowitzThomas Schönlebe23 June 1985Erfurt, East Germany4 × 800 m relay7:08.6KinderAdamsBogatzkiKemper13 August 1966Wiesbaden, West GermanyDistance medley relay9:24.37Sebastian Keiner (1200 m)Jonas Plass (400 m)Robin Schembera (800 m)Florian Orth (1600 m)3 May 2015IAAF World RelaysNassau, Bahamas4 × 1500 m relay14:38.8Thomas WessinghageHudakLedererKarl Fleschen17 August 1977Cologne, West Germany
Women