Germany
2019
Six medals on four days in Doha, the youngest decathlon world champion in history, and the kit of a team four years before its blank year.
Germany won six medals at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha — two gold and four bronze — and finished seventh in the medal table.
This is that season through Doha: Niklas Kaul's decathlon title, Malaika Mihambo's 7.30m, four bronzes from four disciplines, and the Nike Germany Pro Elite 2019 kit.
Part of our Season Series — one year at a time. The full national story is in The History of Athletics in Germany. Jump to the 2019 kit or browse the collection.
- Championship
- World Championships, Doha, 27 Sept – 6 Oct 2019
- Medals
- 6 — 2 gold, 0 silver, 4 bronze
- Medal table
- 7th
- World titles
- Niklas Kaul decathlon 8691 · Malaika Mihambo long jump 7.30m
- Record set
- Kaul, youngest decathlon world champion in history
- Bronze medals
- Krause · Schwanitz · Klosterhalfen · Vetter
- Team size
- 65 athletes across 32 events
- Kit
- Nike Germany Pro Elite 2019 — 2 pieces in the archive
The 2019 season in short
Germany won six medals at the 2019 World Athletics Championships in Doha — two gold and four bronze, no silver — and finished seventh in the medal table. The team was 65 strong, 35 men and 30 women, spread across 32 events.
The medals arrived in a cluster. Nothing came in the first three days; then one on 30 September, two on 3 October, one on 5 October and two more on the closing day.
Doha: the youngest decathlon champion and a jump three years ahead
Niklas Kaul won the decathlon with 8691 points and became the youngest decathlon world champion in history. He did it the hard way, climbing through the standings across the second day and settling it in the 1500m, the last of the ten events.
On the final day Malaika Mihambo jumped 7.30m to win the long jump, the best jump in the world for three years and the first world long jump title for a German woman since Heike Drechsler in 1993.
The four bronzes came from four different disciplines: Gesa Felicitas Krause in the 3000m steeplechase in a national record 9:03.30, Christina Schwanitz in the shot put at 19.17m, Konstanze Klosterhalfen in the 5000m in 14:28.43 and Johannes Vetter in the javelin with 85.37m.
German medals at Doha 2019 — data table
| Date | Medal | Athlete | Event | Mark |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 Sept | Bronze | Gesa Felicitas Krause | 3000m steeplechase | 9:03.30 (national record) |
| 3 Oct | Gold | Niklas Kaul | Decathlon | 8691 pts |
| 3 Oct | Bronze | Christina Schwanitz | Shot put | 19.17m |
| 5 Oct | Bronze | Konstanze Klosterhalfen | 5000m | 14:28.43 |
| 6 Oct | Gold | Malaika Mihambo | Long jump | 7.30m |
| 6 Oct | Bronze | Johannes Vetter | Javelin | 85.37m |
It is worth holding this year next to what came four years later. The same federation, the same kit supplier: six medals in Doha in 2019, and none at all in Budapest in 2023. Mihambo, the champion here, missed that championships injured. Our archive holds kit from both cycles, and the Germany 2023 season post tells the other half of the story.
The kit: Nike Germany Pro Elite 2019
The German team raced 2019 in the Nike Germany Pro Elite 2019 cycle. Two pieces in our rail carry the Germany International Team naming used on that cycle's travel and presentation wear, alongside the competition pieces.
Issued, not sold. Pro Elite kit goes to the athletes and staff on the national team through the federation channel. The run is limited to what the squad receives, and pieces reach the open market only when they leave that channel. There is no restock.
The 2019 German rail covers both ends of a championship wardrobe: racing shorts, a training singlet, half tights, sprint competition briefs, booty short tights and calf warmers on one side; podium pants, a polo, a T-shirt and half-zip jerseys on the other.
Germany Pro Elite 2019
Every piece we hold from the Nike Germany Pro Elite 2019 cycle. Athlete-issued kit from the team channel — small rail, no restock. In stock first; sold-out pieces stay visible so you can see what the cycle contained.
How many medals did Germany win at the 2019 World Athletics Championships?
Six: two gold and four bronze, with no silver. That placed Germany seventh in the Doha medal table.
Who won world titles for Germany in 2019?
Niklas Kaul in the decathlon (8691 points) and Malaika Mihambo in the long jump (7.30m). Kaul became the youngest decathlon world champion in history; Mihambo was the first German woman to win the world long jump title since Heike Drechsler in 1993.
Who won Germany's bronze medals in Doha?
Gesa Felicitas Krause in the 3000m steeplechase (9:03.30, a national record), Christina Schwanitz in the shot put (19.17m), Konstanze Klosterhalfen in the 5000m (14:28.43) and Johannes Vetter in the javelin (85.37m).
How does 2019 compare with Germany's 2023 season?
It is the opposite result. Germany won six medals in Doha in 2019 and none at all in Budapest in 2023, which was its first World Championships without a medal since the championships began in 1983.
What kit did the German team wear in 2019?
The Nike Germany Pro Elite 2019 collection. Some pieces from that cycle carry the Germany International Team naming used for travel and presentation wear alongside the competition pieces.
Sources and References
- Wikipedia — Germany at the 2019 World Athletics Championships — medal list with dates, marks and team size
- World Athletics — After dominating in Doha, Mihambo targets Tokyo triumph — the 7.30m and the Drechsler comparison
- Wikipedia — Niklas Kaul — youngest decathlon world champion