# German Indoor Athletics Championships

The German Indoor Athletics Championships (German: Deutsche Leichtathletik-Hallenmeisterschaften) 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. The unified indoor event preceded the newly-unified outdoor German Athletics Championships in the summer of 1991. 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

| Year | Location | Venue | Date |
| 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 |

## Records
### Men

| Event | Record | Athlete/Team | Date | Championships | Place |
| 60 m | 6.52 =NR | Kevin Kranz | 20 February 2021 | 2021 Championships | Dortmund |
| 200 m | 20.42 | Sebastian Ernst | 27 February 2011 | 2011 Championships | Leipzig |
| 400 m | 45.95 | Jean Paul Bredau | 18 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Leipzig |
| 800 m | 1:45.38 | Nico Motchebon | 1999 | 1999 Championships | Karlsruhe |
| 1500 m | 3:36.36 | Marius Probst | 18 February 2024 | 2024 Championships | Leipzig |
| 3000 m | 7:39.32 | Dieter Baumann | 1997 | 1997 Championships | Dortmund |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.53 | Falk Balzer | 1996 | 1996 Championships | Karlsruhe |
| High jump | 2.35 m | Ralf Sonn | 1992 | 1992 Championships | Karlsruhe |
| Pole vault | 5.92 m | Björn Otto | 26 February 2012 | 2012 Championships | Karlsruhe |
| Long jump | 8.13 m | Sebastian Bayer | 2009 | 2009 Championships | Leipzig |
| Triple jump | 17.10 m | Ralf Jaros | 1997 | 1997 Championships | |
| Shot put | 21.43 m | Ralf Bartels | 2006 | 2006 Championships | Karlsruhe |
| Heptathlon | | | | | |
| Heptathlon | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m | 60m Long jump Shot put High jump 60m H Pole vault 1000m |
| 5000 m walk | | | | | |
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:23.51 NR | TV Wattenscheid 01 Julian Reus Robin Erewa Sebastian Ernst Alexander Kosenkow | 23 February 2014 | 2014 Championships | Leipzig |

### Women

| Event | Record | Athlete/Team | Date | Place | Video |
| 60 m | 7.06 | Katrin Krabbe | 1991 | Dortmund |
| 60 m | 7.06 | Tatjana Pinto | 17 February 2018 | Dortmund |
| 200 m | 22.71 | Grit Breuer | 1992 | Karlsruhe |
| 400 m | 51.48 | Shanta Gosh | 2001 | Dortmund |
| 800 m | 2:01.29 | Carolin Walter | 26 February 2012 | Karlsruhe | Archived 2013-09-26 at the Wayback Machine |
| 1500 m | 4:04.91 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | 19 February 2017 | Leipzig |
| 3000 m | 8:32.47 | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | 16 February 2019 | Leipzig |
| 60 m hurdles | 7.79 | Pamela Dutkiewicz | 18 February 2017 | Leipzig |
| High jump | 2.07 m | Heike Henkel | 8 February 1992 | Karlsruhe |
| Pole vault | 4.65 m | Lisa Ryzih | 27 February 2011 | Leipzig |
| Long jump | 7.18 m | Heike Drechsler | 1991 | Dortmund |
| Triple jump | 14.38 m | Kristin Gierisch | 16 February 2019 | Leipzig |
| Shot put | 20.25 m | Astrid Kumbernuss | 1996 | Karlsruhe |
| Pentathlon | | | | |
| Pentathlon | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m | 60m H High jump Shot put Long jump 800m |
| 3000 m walk | | | | |
| 4 × 200 m relay | 1:32.55 | LG Olympia Dortmund Sandra Möller Gabi Rockmeier Birgit Rockmeier Andrea Philipp | 21 February 1999 | Karlsruhe |