The 2020 German Athletics Championships was the 120th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Germany. It was held on 8 and 9 August at the Eintracht-Stadion in Braunschweig. It was due to serve as the selection meeting for Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 European Athletics Championships, which were both postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The national athletics championship had been due to be held at the same time fifteen other national championship events as part of Die Finals 2020.Silke Bernhardt: Leichtathletik-Welt blickt am Wochenende nach Braunschweig, DM 2020, auf: Leichtathletik.de, 5 August 2020, retrieved 5 August 2020Peter Schmitt/pm: Titelkämpfe in Braunschweig werden neu terminiert, Deutsche Meisterschaften, leichtathletik.de, 27 March 2020, retrieved 27 March 2020
The track and field events were originally scheduled for 6 and 7 June, but were delayed due to restrictions in relation to the pandemic. The pole vault was originally scheduled for 4 June in a separate event in the city centre, but was also postponed until August and was ultimately held within the stadium. A total of 477 athletes competed across 34 events. The only other national championships to go ahead that year were the German Cross Country Championships (which preceded the pandemic restrictions) and the combined track and field events, which were held without an audience.
The interruption to track and field training and competition that year resulted in the absence of several prominent athletes and lower standards of performance at the event.
Championships As usual, due to time or organizational reasons, various competitions were not held as part of the main event in Braunschweig. An independent German Relay Championships was scheduled with a full event programme for the first time, but that (like many other competitions) was abandoned.
EventVenueDate(s)NotesCross country running Sindelfingen 7 March DM Cross Sindelfingen, 07.03.2020 auf leichtathletik.de, retrieved 11 March 202050K run Bottrop 8 November Cancellation announced on 5 JuneHalf marathon Freiburg im Breisgau 29 March Cancellation announced on 10 March20 kilometres race walk Naumburg 6 May Cancellation announced on 13 MarchMarathon Hannover 26 April To be incorporated into the Hannover Marathon but postponed on 23 March and cancelled on 5 JuneHannover Marathon auf 2021 verschoben, neuer DM-Termin noch offen, Coronavirus, auf: leichtathletik.de, 24 March 2020, retrieved 25 March 2020Geschäftsführendes DLV-Präsidium beschließt DM-Restplanung für 2020, leichtathletik.de, 5 June 2020, retrieved 5 June 202010,000 metres Pliezhausen 9 May Cancellation announced on 17 MarchUltratrail Reichweiler 1 August Was to be incorporated into the Chiemgauer100 but was cancelled.Relays Bochum-Wattenscheid 27–28 June Cancellation announced on 16 AprilDLV muss weitere Meisterschaften absagen, Corona-Pandemie, leichtathletik.de, 16 April 2020, retrieved 16 April 2020Combined track and field eventsWomen's heptathlonMen's decathlon Vaterstetten 21–23 August Wettkampf-Resultate DM Mehrkampf leichtathletik.de, 23 August 2020, retrieved 24 August 20206-hour run Herne 5 April Cancellation announced on 13 March24-hour run Schwindegg 3 –4 October Cancellation announced on 2 May, though the host event in Bernau bei Berlin went ahead without national championship status10K run Uelzen 20 September Cancellation announced on 5 June100K run Grünheide 28 March Cancellation announced on 17 MarchMountain running Zell am Harmersbach 4 October Cancellation announced on 5 June50 kilometres race walk Gleina 10 October Cancellation announced on 5 June
Results Men 100 metres Deniz AlmasVfL Wolfsburg 10.09 s Joshua HartmannASV Köln 10.23 s Julian ReusErfurter LAC 10.26 s200 metres Steven MüllerLG OVAG Friedberg-Feuerbach 20.79 s Robin ErewaTV Wattenscheid 20.87 s Roger GurskiLG Rhein-Wied 20.91 s400 metres Marvin SchlegelLAC Erdgas Chemnitz 45.79 s Manuel SandersLG Olympia Dortmund 46.00 s Patrick SchneiderLAC Quelle Fürth 46.11 s800 metres Marc ReutherLG Eintracht Frankfurt 1:46.97 min Christoph KesslerLG Region Karlsruhe 1:47.44 min Dennis BiederbickLG Eintracht Frankfurt 1:47.51 min1500 metres Marius ProbstTV Wattenscheid 3:52.47 min Lukas AbeleSSC Hanau-Rodenbach 3:53.55 min Marvin HeinrichLG Eintracht Frankfurt 3:54.13 min5000 metres Mohamed MohumedLG Olympia Dortmund 14:02.75 min Maximilian ThorwirthSFD 75 Düsseldorf-Süd 14:05.46 min Florian OrthLG Telis Finanz Regensburg 14:06.43 min110 m hurdles Matthias BühlerTV Haslach 13.62 s Erik BalnuweitTV Wattenscheid 13.77 s Georg FleischhauerLG Eintracht Frankfurt 13.86 s400 m hurdles Constantin PreisVfL Sindelfingen 49.57 s Emil AgyekumSCC Berlin 49.78 s Joshua AbuakuLG Eintracht Frankfurt 50.50 s3000 m s'chase Karl BebendorfDresdner SC 8:42.42 min Tim StegemannErfurter LAC 8:48.10 min Martin GrauErfurter LAC 8:51.09 minHigh jump Mateusz PrzybylkoTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 2.28 m Tobias PotyeLG Stadtwerke München 2.20 m Jonas WagnerDresdner SC 2.20 mPole vault Bo Kanda Lita BaehreTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5.75 m Torben BlechTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 5.50 m Raphael HolzdeppeLAZ Zweibrücken 5.50 mLong jump Maximilian EntholznerLAC Passau 7.96 m Julian HowardLG Region Karlsruhe 7.70 m Bennet VinkenHamburger SV 7.57 mTriple jump Max HeßLAC Erdgas Chemnitz 16.58 m Felix WenzelSC Potsdam 15.95 m Vincent VogelLAC Erdgas Chemnitz 15.52 mShot put David StorlSC DHfK Leipzig 20.17 m Simon BayerVfL Sindelfingen 19.31 m Dennis LukasLG Idar-Oberstein 19.15 mDiscus throw Clemens PrüferSC Potsdam 62.97 m Daniel JasinskiTV Wattenscheid 61.68 m Henrik JanssenSC Magdeburg 59.88 mHammer throw Tristan SchwandkeTV Hindelang 70.85 m Merlin HummelUAC Kulmbach 69.53 m Fabio HesslingLAC Saarlouis 67.05 mJavelin throw Johannes VetterLG Offenburg 87.36 m Andreas HofmannMTG Mannheim 77.35 m Maurice VoigtLG Ohra Energie 70.84 mDecathlon Malik DiakitéHannover 96 7641 pts Jan RuhrmannLAV Bayer Uerdingen/Dormagen 7601 pts Nico BeckersAachener TG 7298 ptsDecathlon team No teams entered Cross country short course4.4 km Simon BochLG Telis Finanz Regensburg 14:03 min Johannes MotschmannSCC Berlin 14:05 min Konstantin WedelLG Telis Finanz Regensburg 14:08 min Cross country short course team LG Telis Finanz RegensburgSimon BochKonstantin WedelFlorian Orth 1142:40 min SCC BerlinJohannes MotschmannFabian ClarksonHannes Liebach 1943:17 min LG farbtex Nordschwarzwald 1Timo BenitzMarco KernMarc Corin Steinsberger 2443:33 min Cross country long course9.9 km Samuel Fitwi SibhatuLG Vulkaneifel 32:34 min Simon BochLG Telis Finanz Regensburg 33:39 min Maximilian ZeusLG Telis Finanz Regensburg 33:44 min Cross country long course team LG Telis Finanz RegensburgSimon BochMaximilian ZeusMoritz Beinlich 211:43:38 h SG WendenSimon HuckesteinJonas HoffmannFrederick Jonas Wehner 421:47:16 h LG Region KarlsruheJan-Lukas BeckerJannik ArbogastDomenik Hahn 461:47:53 h
Women 100 metres Lisa-Marie KwayieNeuköllner Sportfreunde 11.30 s Rebekka HaaseSprintteam Wetzlar 11.34 s Lisa NippgenMTG Mannheim 11.40 s200 metres Jessica-Bianca WessollyMTG Mannheim 23.07 s Laura MüllerLC Rehlingen 23.14 s Lisa-Marie KwayieNeuköllner Sportfreunde 23.14 s400 metres Corinna SchwabLG Telis Finanz Regensburg 51.72 s Karolina PahlitzschLG Nord Berlin 51.88 s Ruth Sophia SpelmeyerVfL Oldenburg 52.14 s800 metres Christina HeringLG Stadtwerke München 2:01.62 min Tanja SpillLAV Bayer Uerdingen/Dormagen 2:02.07 min Katharina TrostLG Stadtwerke München 2:02.27 min1500 metres Hanna KleinLAV Stadtwerke Tübingen 4:13.71 min Vera CoutellierASV Köln 4:15.49 min Caterina GranzLG Nord Berlin 4:15.88 min5000 metres Alina RehSSV Ulm 1846 16:08.33 min Rabea SchönebornLG Nord Berlin 16:18.57 min Domenika MayerLG Telis Finanz Regensburg 16:19.00 min100 m hurdles Ricarda LobeMTG Mannheim 13.24 s Anne WeigoldLG Mittweida 13.31 s Monika ZapalskaLC Paderborn 13.33 s400 m hurdles Carolina KrafzikVfL Sindelfingen 55.89 s Djamila BöhmART Düsseldorf 56.63 s Lisa Sophie HartmannVfL Sindelfingen 57.26 s3000 m s'chase Elena BurkardLG farbtex Nordschwarzwald 9:50.31 min Lea MeyerVfL Löningen 9:59.87 min Agnes Thurid GersSC Berlin 10:02.85 minHigh jump Christina HonselTV Wattenscheid 1.90 m Alexandra PlazaLT DSHS Köln 1.87 m Lavinja JürgensTSV Kranzegg 1.84 mPole vault Stefanie DauberSSV Ulm 1846Ria MöllersTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 4.40 mNot awarded Lisa RyzihABC Ludwigshafen 4.30 mLong jump Malaika MihamboLG Kurpfalz 6.71 m Maryse LuzoloKönigsteiner LV 6.40 m Merle HomeierLG Göttingen 6.34 mTriple jump Maria PurtsaLAC Erdgas Chemnitz 13.65 m Jessie MadukaART Düsseldorf 13.57 m Caroline JoyeuxLG Nord Berlin 13.37 mShot put Alina KenzelVfL Waiblingen 17.96 m Julia RitterTV Wattenscheid 17.47 m Yemisi OgunleyeMTG Mannheim 16.62 mDiscus throw Kristin PudenzSC Potsdam 62.30 m Claudine VitaSC Neubrandenburg 58.07 m Julia RitterTV Wattenscheid 55.80 mHammer throw Carolin PaeslerTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 70.99 m Samantha BoruttaTSG Mutterstadt 66.20 m Michelle DöpkeTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 62.99 mJavelin throw Christin HussongLAZ Zweibrücken 63.93 m Annika Marie FuchsSC Potsdam 57.97 m Lea WipperSC DHfK Leipzig 55.72 mHeptathlon Carolin SchäferLG Eintracht Frankfurt 6319 pts Anna MaiwaldTSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen 6112 pts Vanessa GrimmKönigsteiner LV 6047 ptsHeptathlon team SWC RegensburgAnna-Lena ObermaierIsabel MayerMarion Brunner 16.228 pts MTV LübeckJanina LangeKatharina KempPaula de Boer 15.587 pts Only two teams entered Cross country – 5.5 km Domenika MayerLG Telis Finanz Regensburg 21:24 min Deborah SchönebornLG Nord Berlin 21:35 min Klara KoppeLG Brillux Münster 21:39 min Cross country team LG Nord BerlinDeborah SchönebornRabea SchönebornLuisa Boschan 141:05:37 h LG Telis Finanz RegensburgDomenika MayerSvenja OjstersekLisa Basener 501:08:49 h LG Region KarlsruheJohanna FlackeMelina WolfSarah Hettich 501:09:13 h
References
General Wettkampf-Resultate, Deutsche Meisterschaften 2020 leichtathletik.de 10 August 2020, retrieved 10 August 2020 Deutsche Meisterschaften 2020 in Braunschweig, Berichte, Stimmen, Bilder, Videos leichtathletik.de 10 August 2020, retrieved 10 August 2020 Meldeliste für die Hauptveranstaltung in Braunschweig (pdf 293 kB), retrieved 10 August 2020 Vaterstetten Tag 3: Drei über 6.000 Punkte und Gold für Carolin Schäfer, Bericht Siebenkampf-DM mit Fotos leichtathletik.de 23 August 2020, retrieved 24 August 2020 Vaterstetten Tag 3: Jannis Wolff und Malik Diakité im Zehnkampf vorn, Bericht Zehnkampf-DM mit Fotos auf leichtathletik.de 23 August 2020, retrieved 24 August 2020 Crosslauf Meldeliste (pdf 316 kB), retrieved 11 March 2020 Crosslauf Geländeplan (pdf 1,5 MB), retrieved 11 March 2020 Titelkampf im Gelände: Die Entscheidungen der Cross-DM 2020 im Überblick, Berichte Crosslauf-DM mit Fotos auf leichtathletik.de 7 March 2020, retrieved 11 March 2020
External links Official website of the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (DLV; German Athletics Association) Videoclips of the Cross Country Championships