The German Athletics Championships () are the national championships in athletics of Germany, organised annually by the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband.

The competition features track and field events. Separate championships are held for non-track events, including the German Cross Country Championships, German Marathon Championships and German Race Walking Championships. The championships for combined track and field events are also held separately.

The German Athletics Championships was established in 1898 during the period of the German Empire and it was among the first major national championships,German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-22. following on from the English, French, American and Canadian national events which had been established in the previous decade. Women's events were first held at the German national championships in 1920.Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (100m-Damen) . Sport Komplett. Retrieved 2018-03-22. The men's and women's championships were held at separate locations between 1925 and 1933. The competition has been held annually since its creation, with the exceptions of 1914 (year of the outbreak of World War I) and 1944–1945 (the final years of World War II).Leichtathletik - Deutsche Meisterschaften (100m-Herren) . Sport Komplett. Retrieved 2018-03-22.

Editions EditionYearLocationVenueDates 1. 1898 Hamburg 25 September 1898 2. 1899 StrasburgBraunschweigPforzheim 14 May6 August24 September 3. 1900 StrasburgBerlinHamburg 15 July16 September23 September 4. 1901 BerlinHamburg 30 June22 September 5. 1902 HannoverFrankfurtHamburg 3 August17 August31 August 6. 1903 FrankfurtHannoverHamburg 23 August30 August6 September 7. 1904 MagdeburgMünchenHannoverFrankfurtBerlin 19 June10 July24 July21 August4 September 8. 1905 MülhausenLeipzigHannover 16 July23 July24 September 9. 1906 Hannover 2 September 1906 10. 1907 Breslau 18 August 1907 11. 1908 Berlin 16 August 1908 12. 1909 Frankfurt 29 August 1909 13. 1910 Frankfurt 28 August 1910 14. 1911 Dresden 20 August 1911 15. 1912 Duisburg 18 August 1912 16. 1913 Breslau 17 August 1913 17. 1915 Berlin 19 September 1915 18. 1916 Leipzig 27 August 1916 19. 1917 Berlin 5 August 1917 20. 1918 Berlin 25 August 1918 21. 1919 Nürnberg 23–24 August 1919 22. 1920 Dresden 14–15 August 1920 23. 1921 Hamburg 20–21 August 1921 24. 1922 Duisburg 18–20 August 1922 25. 1923 Frankfurt 17–19 August 1923 26. 1924 Stettin 9–10 August 1924 27. 1925 Berlin (Männer)Leipzig (Frauen) 8–9 August 19256 September 1925 28. 1926 Leipzig (Männer)Braunschweig (Frauen) 7–8 August 192622 August 1926 29. 1927 Berlin (Männer)Breslau (Frauen) 16–17 July 19276–7 August 1927 30. 1928 Düsseldorf (Männer)Berlin (Frauen) 14–16 July 192814–15 July 1928 31. 1929 Breslau (Männer)Frankfurt (Frauen) 20–22 July 192920–21 July 1929 32. 1930 Berlin (Männer)Lennep (Frauen) 2–3 August 1930 33. 1931 Berlin (Männer)Magdeburg (Frauen) 1–2 August 1931 34. 1932 Hannover (Männer)Berlin (Frauen) 2–3 July 1932 35. 1933 Köln (Männer)Weimar (Frauen) 12–13 August 193319–20 August 1933 36. 1934 Nürnberg 27–29 July 1934 37. 1935 Berlin 3–4 August 1935 38. 1936 Berlin 11–12 July 1936 39. 1937 Berlin Olympiastadion 24–25 July 1937 40. 1938 Breslau Jahnkampfbahn 28–30 July 1938 41. 1939 Berlin Olympiastadion 8–9 July 1939 42. 1940 Berlin 10–11 August 1940 43. 1941 Berlin Olympiastadion 19–20 July 1941 44. 1942 Berlin Olympiastadion 25–26 July 1942 45. 1943 Berlin Olympiastadion 24–25 July 1943Tradition continued from 1946–90 in the form of a West German Athletics Championships, following division of Germany 91. 1991 Hannover Niedersachsenstadion 26–28 July 1991 92. 1992 München Olympiastadion 19–21 June 1992 93. 1993 Duisburg Wedaustadion 9–11 July 1993 94. 1994 Erfurt Steigerwaldstadion 1–3 July 1994 95. 1995 Bremen Weserstadion 30 June – 2 July 1995 96. 1996 Köln Müngersdorfer Stadion 21–23 June 1996 97. 1997 Frankfurt Waldstadion 27–29 June 1997 98. 1998 Berlin Jahnstadion 3–5 July 1998 99. 1999 Erfurt Steigerwaldstadion 2–4 July 1999 100. 2000 Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 29–30 July 2000 101. 2001 Stuttgart Gottlieb-Daimler-Stadion 29 June – 1 July 2001 102. 2002 Bochum-Wattenscheid Lohrheidestadion 5–7 July 2002 103. 2003 Ulm Donaustadion 28–29 July 2003 104. 2004 Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 10–11 July 2004 105. 2005 Bochum-Wattenscheid Lohrheidestadion 2–3 July 2005 106. 2006 Ulm Donaustadion 15–16 July 2006 107. 2007 Erfurt Steigerwaldstadion 21–22 July 2007 108. 2008 Nürnberg Easycredit-Stadion 5–6 July 2008 109. 2009 Ulm Donaustadion 4–5 July 2009 110. 2010 Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 17–18 July 2010 111. 2011 Kassel Auestadion 23–24 July 2011 112. 2012 Bochum-Wattenscheid Lohrheidestadion 16–17 June 2012 113. 2013 Ulm Donaustadion 6–7 July 2013 114. 2014 Ulm Donaustadion 26–27 July 2014 115. 2015 Nürnberg Grundig Stadion 25–26 July 2015 116. 2016 Kassel Auestadion 18–19 June 2016 117. 2017 Erfurt Steigerwaldstadion 8–9 July 2017 118. 2018 Nürnberg Stadion Nürnberg 21–22 July 2018 119. 2019 Berlin Olympiastadion 3–4 August 2019 120. 2020 Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 8–9 August 2020 121. 2021 Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 5–6 June 2021 122. 2022 Berlin Olympiastadion 23–26 June 2022 123. 2023 Kassel Auestadion 8–9 July 2023 124. 2024 Braunschweig Eintracht-Stadion 28–30 June 2024 125. 2025 Dresden Heinz-Steyer-Stadion 31 July–3 August 2025 126. 2026 Wattenscheid Lohrheidestadion 24–26 July 2026

Championship records Men EventRecordAthlete/TeamDateChampionshipsPlace100 m9.99 Owen Ansah29 June 20242024Braunschweig200 m20.02 Joshua Hartmann9 July 20232023Kassel400 m44.70Karl Honz19721972Munich800 m1:44.90Franz-Josef Kemper7 August 19661966Hanover1500 m3:37.00Thomas Wessinghage19771977Hamburg5000 m13:19.08Dieter BaumannJune 19971997Frankfurt110 m hurdles13.05 Florian Schwarthoff2 July 19951995Bremen400 m hurdles48.02Harald Schmid19851985Stuttgart3000 m steeplechase8:20.47Patriz Ilg19851985StuttgartHigh jump2.33 mRalf Sonn19931993DuisburgPole vault5.94 mRaphael Holzdeppe26 July 20152015NurembergMen's pole vault results Long jump8.49 m Sebastian Bayer4 July 20092009UlmTriple jump17.34 mCharles FriedekJune 19971997FrankfurtShot put21.87 mDavid Storl25 July 20142014UlmDiscus throw69.48 mLars RiedelJune 19971997FrankfurtHammer throw83.04 mHeinz Weis29 June 19971997FrankfurtJavelin throw89.55 mAndreas Hofmann22 July 20182018Nuremberg10,000 m walk38:51.51Andreas Erm10 July 20042004Braunschweig4 × 100 m relay38.95LAC Quelle Fürth19831983Bremen4 × 400 m relay3:03.04LAC Chemnitz2 July 19951995Bremen

Women EventRecordAthlete/TeamDateChampionshipsPlaceVideo100 m10.91Katrin Krabbe1991Hanover200 m22.12Katrin Krabbe19911991Hanover400 m49.78Grit Breuer30 June 20012001Stuttgart800 m1:58.45Hildegard Falck19711971Stuttgart1500 m3:59.58Konstanze Klosterhalfen9 July 20172017Erfurt5000 m14:26.76 Konstanze Klosterhalfen3 August 20192019 Berlin100 m hurdles12.69 Pamela Dutkiewicz22 July 20182018 Nuremberg400 m hurdles54.34Eileen Demes3 August 20252025Dresden3000 m steeplechase9:25.81Gesa Felicitas Krause8 July 20172017 ErfurtHigh jump2.03 mHeike Henkel1992MunichPole vault4.77 mAnnika Becker7 July 20022002 WattenscheidLong jump7.21 mHeike Drechsler1992MunichTriple jump14.46 m Helga Radtke3 July 1994ErfurtShot put20.92 mClaudia Losch1986BerlinDiscus throw68.78 mIlke Wyludda19911991HanoverHammer throw76.04 mBetty Heidler23 July 20112011Kassel Javelin throw68.86 mChristina Obergföll24 July 20112011Kassel 5000 m walk20:11.45 Sabine Zimmer2 July 20052005Wattenscheid4 × 100 m relay42.99LG Olympia Dortmund30 June 20012001Stuttgart4 × 400 m relay3:29.74SC MagdeburgJuly 19991999Erfurt

See also German records in athletics

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