# Gesa Felicitas Krause

Gesa Felicitas Krause (born 3 August 1992) is a German athlete who specialises in the 3000 m steeplechase. She won bronze medals in steeplechase at both the 2015 and 2019 World Championships, and represented Germany at the 2012, 2016, and 2021 Olympic Games. Her personal best for the 3000 m steeplechase is 9:03.30, which is also a national record. In 2019 Krause set a world best for the 2000 m steeplechase in 5:52.80.

## Career

In the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, she won in a new championship record time of 9:38.91 min. Her greatest achievements to date are her bronze medals at the 2015 World Championships and 2019 World Championships, as well as becoming the European Champinion in 2016 and 2018.
Krause is currently trained by Wolfgang Heinig [de], the husband and coach of the retired German marathon runner Katrin Dörre-Heinig.

### Personal bests

* 800 m: 2:03.09 min, Pfungstadt, Germany, 6 September 2017
* 1000 m: 2:41.59 min, Wehrheim, Germany, 31 July 2011
* 1500 m: 4:06.99 min, Stockholm, Sweden, 16 June 2016
* Mile: 4:29.58 min, Oslo, Norway, 9 June 2016
* 3000 m: 9:02.04 min, Hengelo, Netherlands, 24 May 2015
* 5000 m: 15:24.53 min, Shanghai, China, 13 May 2017
* 2000 m Steeplechase: 5:52.80 min, Berlin, Germany, 1 September 2019
* 3000 m Steeplechase: 9:03.30 min, Doha, Qatar, 30 September 2019

## Achievements

| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| Representing Germany ||||||
| 2009 | World Youth Championships | Brixen, Italy | 7th | 2000 m steeplechase | 6:39.85 |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | — | 1500 m | DNF |
| 2010 | World Junior Championships | Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada | 4th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:47.78 NJR |
| 2011 | European Junior Championships | Tallinn, Estonia | 1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:51.08, SB |
| 2011 | World Championships | Daegu, South Korea | 7th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:32.74, EJR |
| 2012 | German Championships | Bochum, Germany | 4th | 1500 m | 4:11.94, SB |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:38.20 |
| 2012 | Olympic Games | London, United Kingdom | 7th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:23.52, PB |
| 2013 | European U23 Championships | Tampere, Finland | 1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:38.91, CUR |
| 2013 | World Championships | Moscow, Russia | 9th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:37.11, SB |
| 2014 | European Championships | Zurich, Switzerland | 5th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:35.46 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 5th | 1500 m | 4:15.40 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 14th (h) | 3000 m | 9:11.01 |
| 2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | Distance medley relay | 11:06.14 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 3rd | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:19.25 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:18.87 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 6th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:18.41, NR |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 9th | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:23.87 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 1st | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:19.80 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 3rd | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:03.30, NR |
| 2021 | European Indoor Championships | Toruń, Poland | 8th | 1500 m | 4:24.26 |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | 5th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:14.00 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 15th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:52.66 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 2nd | 3000 m s'chase | 9:18.06 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 14th | 3000 m s'chase | 9:26.96 |