# Athletics in Germany

Athletics in Germany is governed by Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband founded on 29 January 1898.

## All-time top lists

The lists are updated as of February 22, 2013, and regard to the 21 individual Olympic specialities. For the high jump, the pole vault, the long jump, the triple jump and the shot put, the performances also include the indoor competitions (measures are identified by (i) in the tables).

### 100 metres

| # | Athlete | Born | Performance | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Julian Reus | 1988 | 10.01 | Mannheim | 29 July 2016 |
| 2 | Frank Emmelmann (GDR) | 1961 | 10.06 | Berlin | 22 September 1985 |
| 3 | Thomas Schröder (GDR) | 1962 | 10.10 | Jena | 27 June 1986 |
| 4 | Sven Matthes (GDR) | 1969 | 10.11 | Rostock | 22 June 1989 |
| 5 | Eugen Ray (GDR) | 1957 | 10.12 | Jena | 27 June 1986 |
| 6 | Marc Blume | 1973 | 10.13 | Nürnberg | 7 June 1996 |
| 6 | Steffen Bringmann (GDR) | 1964 | 10.13 | Jena | 27 June 1986 |
| 8 | Tobias Unger | 1979 | 10.14 | Mannheim | 3 July 2010 |
| 8 | Alexander Kosenkow | 1977 | 10.14 | Leverkusen | 3 August 2003 |
| 10 | Christian Haas (FRG) | 1958 | 10.16 | Bremen | 24 June 1983 |
| # | Athlete | Born | Performance | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Marlies Göhr (GDR) | 1958 | 10.81 | Berlin | 8 August 1983 |
| 2 | Marita Koch (GDR) | 1957 | 10.83 | Berlin | 8 August 1983 |
| 3 | Silke Möller (GDR) | 1964 | 10.86 | Potsdam | 20 August 1987 |
| 4 | Katrin Krabbe (GDR) | 1969 | 10.89 | Berlin | 20 July 1988 |
| 5 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 1964 | 10.91 | Moscow | 6 July 1986 |
| 6 | Gina Luckenkemper | 1996 | 10.95 | London | 5 August 2017 |
| = 6 | Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) | 1955 | 10.95 | Dresden | 1 July 1982 |
| 8 | Annegret Richter (FRG) | 1950 | 11.01 | Montreal | 25 July 1976 |
| 9 | Romy Müller (GDR) | 1958 | 11.02 | Dresden | 24 May 1980 |
| 10 | Monika Hamann (GDR) | 1954 | 11.03 | Dresden | 1 July 1977 |
| 11 | Melanie Paschke | 1970 | 11.04 | Bremen | 30 June 1995 |
| 11 | Ingrid Auerswald (GDR) | 1957 | 11.04 | Zürich | 22 August 1984 |
| 11 | Inge Helten (FRG) | 1950 | 11.04 | Fürth | 13 June 1976 |

### 200 metres

| # | Athlete | Born | Performance | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Tobias Unger | 1979 | 20.20 | Bochum | 3 July 2005 |
| 2 | Frank Emmelmann (GDR) | 1961 | 20.23 | Moscow | 18 August 1985 |
| 3 | Aleixo-Platini Menga | 1987 | 20.33 | Mannheim | 9 June 2012 |
| 4 | Sebastian Ernst | 1984 | 20.37 | Athens | 24 August 2004 |
| 4 | Eugen Ray (GDR) | 1957 | 20.37 | Dresden | 7 August 1977 |
| 4 | Jürgen Evers (FRG) | 1965 | 20.37 | Schwechat | 28 August 1983 |
| 4 | Till Helmke | 1984 | 20.37 | Wetzlar | 28 July 2007 |
| 8 | Ralf Lübke (FRG) | 1965 | 20.38 | Stuttgart | 4 August 1985 |
| 9 | Bernhard Hoff (GDR) | 1959 | 20.39 | Cottbus | 18 July 1980 |
| 10 | Robert Hering | 1990 | 20.41 | Ulm | 5 July 2009 |
| # | Athlete | Born | Performance | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Heike Drechsler (GDR) | 1964 | 21.71 | Jena | 27 June 1986 |
| 1 | Marita Koch (GDR) | 1957 | 21.71 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 10 June 1979 |
| 3 | Marlies Göhr (GDR) | 1958 | 21.74 | Erfurt | 3 June 1984 |
| 3 | Silke Möller (GDR) | 1964 | 21.74 | Rome | 3 September 1987 |
| 5 | Bärbel Wöckel (GDR) | 1955 | 21.85 | Potsdam | 21 July 1984 |
| 6 | Katrin Krabbe (GDR) | 1969 | 21.95 | Split | 30 August 1990 |
| 7 | Gesine Walther (GDR) | 1962 | 22.24 | Dresden | 3 July 1982 |
| 8 | Andrea Philipp (GER) | 1971 | 22.25 | Sevilla | 25 August 1999 |
| 9 | Silke Knoll (FRG) | 1967 | 22.29 | Ingolstadt | 19 July 1992 |
| 10 | Kerstin Behrendt (GDR) | 1967 | 22.36 | Karl-Marx-Stadt | 12 June 1988 |

### Pole vault

| # | Athlete | Born | Performance | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Björn Otto | 1977 | 6.01 m | Aachen | 5 September 2012 |
| 2 | Danny Ecker | 1977 | 6.00 m (i) | Dortmund | 11 February 2001 |
| 2 | Tim Lobinger | 1972 | 6.00 m | Cologne | 24 August 1997 |
| 4 | Michael Stolle | 1974 | 5.95 m | Munich | 18 August 2000 |
| 4 | Andrej Tiwontschik | 1970 | 5.95 m | Cologne | 16 August 1996 |
| 6 | Raphael Holzdeppe | 1989 | 5.94 m | Nürnberg | 26 July 2015 |
| 7 | Malte Mohr | 1986 | 5.91 m | Ingolstadt | 22 June 2012 |
| 8 | Bo Kanda Lita Baehre | 1999 | 5.90 m | Berlin | 25 June 2022 |
| 9 | Oleg Zernikel | 1995 | 5.87 m | Eugene | 24 July 2022 |
| 10 | Torben Blech | 1995 | 5.86 m (i) | Düsseldorf | 31 January 2021 |
| # | Athlete | Born | Performance | Venue | Date |
| 1 | Silke Spiegelburg | 1986 | 4.82 m | Munich | 20 July 2012 |
| 2 | Martina Strutz | 1981 | 4.80 m | Daegu | 30 August 2011 |
| 3 | Annika Becker | 1981 | 4.77 m | Bochum | 7 July 2002 |
| 4 | Lisa Ryzih | 1988 | 4.75 m (i) | Belgrade | 4 March 2017 |
| 5 | Carolin Hingst | 1980 | 4.72 m | Birenbach | 9 July 2010 |
| 6 | Yvonne Buschbaum | 1980 | 4.70 m | Ulm | 29 June 2003 |
| 7 | Anna Battke | 1980 | 4.68 m | Berlin | 14 June 2009 |
| 8 | Kristina Gadschiew | 1984 | 4.66 m (i) | Potsdam | 18 February 2011 |
| 8 | Christine Adams | 1974 | 4.66 m (i) | Sindelfingen | 10 March 2002 |
| 10 | Katharina Bauer | 1990 | 4.65 m | Beckum | 2 August 2015 |