# Germany at the 2016 European Athletics Championships

Germany competed at the 2016 European Athletics Championships in Amsterdam, Netherlands, between 6 and 10 July 2016. A delegation of 104 athletes were sent to represent the country.

## Medals

| Medal | Name | Event | Date |
| Gold | Cindy Roleder | Women's 100 metres hurdles | 7 July |
| Gold | Christina Schwanitz | Women's shot put | 7 July |
| Gold | Max Heß | Men's triple jump | 9 July |
| Gold | Gesa-Felicitas Krause | Women's 3000 metres steeplechase | 10 July |
| Gold | David Storl | Men's shot put | 10 July |
| Silver | Julia Fischer | Women's discus throw | 8 July |
| Silver | Betty Heidler | Women's hammer throw | 8 July |
| Silver | Lisa Ryzih | Women's pole vault | 9 July |
| Silver | Linda Stahl | Women's javelin throw | 9 July |
| Bronze | Gina Lückenkemper | Women's 200 m | 7 July |
| Bronze | Shanice Craft | Women's discus throw | 8 July |
| Bronze | Malaika Mihambo | Women's long jump | 8 July |
| Bronze | Richard Ringer | Men's 5000 metres | 10 July |
| Bronze | German team Robert Hering Lukas Jakubczyk Sven Knipphals Julian Reus Roy Schmidt | Men's 4 × 100 metres relay | 10 July |
| Bronze | German team Tatjana Pinto Lisa Mayer Rebekka Haase Gina Lückenkemper | Women's 4 × 100 metres relay | 10 July |
| Bronze | Eike Onnen | Men's high jump | 10 July |

## Results
### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Lucas Jakubczyk | 100 m | 10.35 | 9 Q | 10.16 SB | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julian Reus | 100 m | — | — | 10.22 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Julian Reus | 200 m | — | — | 20.83 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robin Erewa | 200 m | 21.05 | 12 q | 20.98 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Aleixo-Platini Menga | 200 m | — | — | 21.06 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexander Gladitz | 400 m | 46.28 | 3 Q | 46.57 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Johannes Trefz | 400 m | 47.32 | 16 Q | 46.07 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Benedikt Huber | 800 m | 1:47.16 | 3 Q | 1:47.56 | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Sören Ludolph | 800 m | 1:49.59 | 16 Q | 1:51.69 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Timo Benitz | 1500 m | 3:42.40 | 12 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Homiyu Tesfaye | 1500 m | 3:40.44 | 7 Q | — | — | 3:47.93 | 10 |
| Florian Orth | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 13:45.40 | 7 |
| Richard Ringer | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 13:40.85 SB | |
| Martin Sperlich | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 13:48.81 | 10 |
| Matthias Bühler | 110 m hurdles | 13.75 | 10 Q | 13.65 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alexander John | 110 m hurdles | — | — | 13.60 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gregor Traber | 110 m hurdles | — | — | 13.66 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Felix Franz | 400 m hurdles | 51.21 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tobias Giehl | 400 m hurdles | 50.30 | 3 Q | 49.50 PB | 10 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Robert Hering (only in heats) Lucas Jakubczyk Sven Knipphals Julian Reus Roy Schmidt (only in final) | 4 × 100 m relay | 38.25 SB | 2 Q | — | — | 38.47 | |
| Kamghe Gaba Constantin Schmidt Patrick Schneider Johannes Trefz | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:03.97 SB | 6 Q | — | — | 3:05.67 | 8 |
| Julian Flügel | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:05:18 | 24 |
| Arne Gabius | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Jens Nerkamp | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:07:22 | 51 |
| Hendrik Pfeiffer | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Philipp Pflieger | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:06:01 | 33 |
| German team | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 3:18:41 | 10 |

### Field Events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Eike Onnen | High jump | 2.25 | =1 Q | 2.29 | = |
| Karsten Dilla | Pole vault | 5.35 | 12 q | 5.30 | =7 |
| Raphael Holzdeppe | Pole vault | DNS | DNS | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tobias Scherbarth | Pole vault | 5.35 | 19 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Alyn Camara | Long jump | 7.66 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fabian Heinle | Long jump | 8.11w | 3 Q | 7.87 | 6 |
| Max Heß | Triple jump | 16.93w | 2 Q | 17.20 EL | |
| Martin Jasper | Triple jump | 16.27 | 18 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tobias Dahm | Shot put | 20.42 PB | 5 Q | 20.25 | 7 |
| David Storl | Shot put | 20.84 | 1 Q | 21.31 EL | |
| Christoph Harting | Discus throw | 65.09 | 5 Q | 65.13 | 4 |
| Daniel Jasinski | Discus throw | 64.89 | 6 Q | 63.35 | 8 |
| Martin Wierig | Discus throw | 63.60 | 14 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Lars Hamann | Javelin throw | 78.07 | 20 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Thomas Röhler | Javelin throw | 83.98 | 4 Q | 80.78 | 5 |
| Johannes Vetter | Javelin throw | 79.98 | 16 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Combined events – Decathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100 m | LJ | SP | HJ | 400 m | 110H | DT | PV | JT | 1500 m | Final | Rank |
| Mathias Brugger | Result | 11.16 | 7.22 SB | 14.39 | 1.98 | 49.76 | 14.99 | 42.79 | 4.70 | 57.35 PB | 4:30.24 | 7886 | 9 |
| Mathias Brugger | Points | 825 | 866 | 752 | 785 | 826 | 851 | 721 | 819 | 698 | 743 | 7886 | 9 |
| Tim Nowak | Result | 11.23 | 7.11 SB | 14.52 PB | 1.95 SB | 50.89 | DNF | 27.68 | 4.60 | 60.94 PB | 4:30.32 | 6646 | 19 |
| Tim Nowak | Points | 810 | 840 | 760 | 758 | 774 | 0 | 419 | 790 | 752 | 743 | 6646 | 19 |
| René Stauß | Result | 11.40 SB | 7.15 SB | 14.39 | 1.98 | 52.08 | 15.63 | 44.33 SB | NM | 57.66 SB | 4:49.09 | 6737 | 17 |
| René Stauß | Points | 774 | 850 | 752 | 785 | 721 | 775 | 753 | 0 | 703 | 624 | 6737 | 17 |

### Track & road events

| Athlete | Event | Heat | Heat | Semifinal | Semifinal | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Result | Rank | Result | Rank | Result | Rank |
| Rebekka Haase | 100 m | 11.23 | 1 Q | 11.46 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tatjana Pinto | 100 m | — | — | 11.27 | 5 Q | 11.33 | 6 |
| Nadine Gonska | 200 m | 23.13 | 4 Q | 23.24 | 12 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gina Lückenkemper | 200 m | — | — | 22.90 | 3 Q | 22.74 | |
| Lisa Mayer | 200 m | — | — | 23.06 | 7 q | 23.10 | 8 |
| Ruth Sophia Spelmeyer | 400 m | — | — | 52.40 | 11 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Christina Hering | 800 m | 2:05.78 | 28 Q | 2:02.56 | 15 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Fabienne Kohlmann | 800 m | 2:05.54 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Maren Kock | 1500 m | 4:11.67 | 7 q | — | — | 4:34.54 | 6 |
| Maren Kock | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Fate Tola Geleto | 5000 m | — | — | — | — | 15:43.30 | 8 |
| Pamela Dutkiewicz | 100 m hurdles | — | — | 13.02 | 11 Q | DNF | DNF |
| Nadine Hildebrand | 100 m hurdles | — | — | 12.95 | 7 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Cindy Roleder | 100 m hurdles | — | — | 12.76 SB | 1 Q | 12.62 EL | |
| Jackie Baumann | 400 m hurdles | 58.17 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance | did not advance |
| Gesa-Felicitas Krause | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:43.81 | 6 Q | — | — | 9:18.85 EL | |
| Maya Rehberg | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:47.32 | 14 q | — | — | DQ | DQ |
| Jana Sussmann | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:49.04 | 18 | — | — | did not advance | did not advance |
| Tatjana Pinto Lisa Mayer Rebekka Haase Gina Lückenkemper | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.71 | 2 Q | — | — | 42.48 | |
| Lara Hoffmann Friederike Möhlenkamp Laura Müller Ruth Sophia Spelmeyer | 4 × 400 m relay | 3:28.03 SB | 4 | — | — | 3:27.60 SB | 5 |
| Anna Hahner | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:18:41 | 74 |
| Katharina Heinig | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:17:15 | 55 |
| Franziska Reng | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| Anja Scherl | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:13:03 | 17 |
| Isabell Teegen | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 1:16:32 | 51 |
| Melina Tränkle | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | DNF | DNF |
| German team | Half marathon | — | — | — | — | 3:46:50 | 14 |

### Field Events

| Athlete | Event | Qualification | Qualification | Final | Final |
| Athlete | Event | Distance | Rank | Distance | Rank |
| Marie-Laurence Jungfleisch | High jump | 1.89 | 5 q | 1.93 =SB | 5 |
| Annika Roloff | Pole vault | 4.35 | =11 q | 4.35 | 11 |
| Lisa Ryzih | Pole vault | 4.45 | 2 q | 4.70 | |
| Martina Strutz | Pole vault | 4.45 | =4 q | 4.45 | 10 |
| Nadja Käther | Long jump | 6.46 | 11 q | 6.48w | 9 |
| Malaika Mihambo | Long jump | 6.76 SB | 2 Q | 6.65 | |
| Alexandra Wester | Long jump | 6.53 | 5 q | 6.51 | 7 |
| Jenny Elbe | Triple jump | 14.24 | 2 Q | 14.08 | 7 |
| Kristin Gierisch | Triple jump | 14.05 | 5 Q | 14.03 | 8 |
| Sara Gambetta | Shot put | 17.77 | 3 Q | 17.95 PB | 7 |
| Christina Schwanitz | Shot put | 19.02 | 1 Q | 20.17 EL | |
| Lena Urbaniak | Shot put | 16.83 | 13 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Shanice Craft | Discus throw | 64.59 | 4 Q | 63.89 | |
| Julia Fischer | Discus throw | 66.20 | 1 Q | 65.77 | |
| Nadine Müller | Discus throw | 64.75 | 3 Q | 62.63 | 4 |
| Christin Hussong | Javelin throw | 57.17 | 17 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Katharina Molitor | Javelin throw | 60.75 | 2 Q | 63.20 | 4 |
| Linda Stahl | Javelin throw | 60.35 | 5 Q | 65.25 SB | |
| Betty Heidler | Hammer throw | 71.46 | 2 Q | 75.77 SB | |
| Kathrin Klaas | Hammer throw | 64.39 | 25 | did not advance | did not advance |
| Charlene Woitha | Hammer throw | 64.90 | 22 | did not advance | did not advance |

### Combined events – Heptathlon

| Athlete | Event | 100H | HJ | SP | 200 m | LJ | JT | 800 m | Final | Rank |
| Anna Maiwald | Result | 13.54 | 1.68 =SB | 13.73 | 24.38 | 5.93 SB | 41.87 | 2:14.92 PB | 6020 SB | 10 |
| Anna Maiwald | Points | 1044 | 830 | 776 | 945 | 828 | 703 | 894 | 6020 SB | 10 |