The German Indoor Athletics Championships () is an annual indoor track and field competition organised by the German Athletics Association, which serves as the German national championship for the sport. Typically held over two to three days in February during the German winter, the first Unified Germany championships occurred in 1991, succeeding the West German and East German indoor nationals.German Indoor Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-22. The unified indoor event preceded the newly-unified outdoor German Athletics Championships in the summer of 1991.German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-22. National indoor championships in relays, racewalking and combined track and field events are usually contested at separate locations.
Events The following athletics events feature as standard on the German Indoor Championships programme:
Sprint: 60 m, 200 m, 400 m Distance track events: 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m Hurdles: 60 m hurdles Jumps: long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault Throws: shot put
In addition, the below events have indoor national championships contested annually at separate locations:
Racewalking: 5000 m (men), 3000 m (women) Combined events: heptathlon (men), pentathlon (women) Relays: 4 × 200 m relay, 3 × 1000 m relay
Editions YearLocationVenueDate 1991 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 16–17 February 1992 Karlsruhe Europahalle 8–9 February 1993 Sindelfingen Glaspalast 27–28 February 1994 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 25–26 February 1995 Sindelfingen Glaspalast 25–26 February 1996 Karlsruhe Europahalle 24–25 February 1997 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 22–23 February 1998 Sindelfingen Glaspalast 14–15 February 1999 Karlsruhe Europahalle 20–21 February 2000 Sindelfingen Glaspalast 12–13 February 2001 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 24–25 February 2002 Sindelfingen Glaspalast 16–17 February 2003 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 22–23 February 2004 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 21–22 February 2005 Sindelfingen Glaspalast 19–20 February 2006 Karlsruhe Europahalle 25–26 February 2007 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 17–18 February 2008 Sindelfingen Glaspalast 23–24 February 2009 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 21–22 February 2010 Karlsruhe Europahalle 27–28 February 2011 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 26–27 February 2012 Karlsruhe Europahalle 25–26 February 2013 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 23–24 February 2014 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 22–23 February 2015 Karlsruhe Messehalle 2 21–22 February 2016 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 27–28 February 2017 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 18–19 February 2018 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 17–18 February 2019 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 16–17 February 2020 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 22–23 February 2021 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 19–20 February 2022 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 26–27 February 2023 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 18–19 February 2024 Leipzig Arena Leipzig 17–18 February 2025 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 21–23 February 2026 Dortmund Helmut-Körnig-Halle 27 February–1 March
Records Men EventRecordAthlete/TeamDateChampionshipsPlaceVideo60 m6.52 =Kevin Kranz20 February 20212021 ChampionshipsDortmund200 m20.42Sebastian Ernst27 February 20112011 ChampionshipsLeipzig400 m45.95Jean Paul Bredau18 February 20242024 ChampionshipsLeipzig800 m1:45.38Nico Motchebon19991999 ChampionshipsKarlsruhe1500 m3:36.36Marius Probst18 February 20242024 ChampionshipsLeipzig3000 m7:39.32Dieter Baumann19971997 ChampionshipsDortmund60 m hurdles7.53Falk Balzer19961996 ChampionshipsKarlsruheHigh jump2.35 mRalf Sonn19921992 ChampionshipsKarlsruhePole vault5.92 mBjörn Otto26 February 20122012 ChampionshipsKarlsruheLong jump8.13 mSebastian Bayer20092009 ChampionshipsLeipzigTriple jump17.10 mRalf Jaros19971997 ChampionshipsShot put21.43 mRalf Bartels20062006 ChampionshipsKarlsruheHeptathlon 5000 m walk 4 × 200 m relay1:23.51 TV Wattenscheid 01Julian ReusRobin ErewaSebastian ErnstAlexander Kosenkow23 February 20142014 ChampionshipsLeipzig
Women EventRecordAthlete/TeamDatePlaceVideo60 m7.06Katrin Krabbe1991DortmundTatjana Pinto17 February 2018Dortmund200 m22.71Grit Breuer1992Karlsruhe400 m51.48Shanta Gosh2001Dortmund800 m2:01.29Carolin Walter26 February 2012Karlsruhe 1500 m4:04.91Konstanze Klosterhalfen19 February 2017Leipzig3000 m8:32.47 Konstanze Klosterhalfen16 February 2019Leipzig60 m hurdles7.79Pamela Dutkiewicz18 February 2017LeipzigHigh jump2.07 mHeike Henkel8 February 1992KarlsruhePole vault4.65 mLisa Ryzih27 February 2011LeipzigLong jump7.18 mHeike Drechsler1991DortmundTriple jump14.38 mKristin Gierisch16 February 2019LeipzigShot put20.25 mAstrid Kumbernuss1996KarlsruhePentathlon 3000 m walk 4 × 200 m relay1:32.55LG Olympia DortmundSandra MöllerGabi RockmeierBirgit RockmeierAndrea Philipp21 February 1999Karlsruhe
See also List of German records in athletics
References