Gesa Felicitas Krause

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Gesa Felicitas Krause
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Krause in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 29)
Ehringshausen, Germany
Height1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country Germany
SportAthletics
Event(s)3000 m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
World finals2011
3000 m steeple, 7th
2013
3000 m steeple, 9th
2015
3000 m steeple,  Bronze
2017
3000 m steeple, 9th
2019
3000 m steeple,  Bronze
Olympic finals2012
3000 m steeple, 7th
2016
3000 m steeple, 6th
2020
3000 m steeple, 5th
Personal best(s)
  • 3000 m steeple: 9:03.30 NR (Doha 2019)
  • 2000 m steeple: 5:52.80 WB (Berlin 2019)
  • 5000 m: 15:24.53 (Shanghai 2017)
  • 3000 m: 8:49.43(i) (Glasgow 2016)
  • 1500 m: 4:06.99 (Stockholm 2016)
  • 800 m: 2:04.45 (Dessau 2018)
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Medal record
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Beijing 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze medal – third place 2019 Doha 3000 m steeplechase
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Amsterdam 3000 m steeplechase
Gold medal – first place 2018 Berlin 3000 m steeplechase
Bronze medal – third place 2012 Helsinki 3000 m steeplechase
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2013 Tampere 3000 m steeplechase
European Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place 2011 Tallinn 3000 m steeplechase

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 and 2016 Olympics. Her personal best for the 3000 m steeplechase is 9:03.30,[1] which is also a national record. In 2019 Krause set a world best for the 2000 m steeplechase in 5:52.80.[2]

Career[]

In the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, she won in a new championship record time of 9:38.91 min. Her greatest achievement to date is the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships.

Krause is currently trained by  [de], the husband and coach of the retired German marathon runner Katrin Dörre-Heinig.

Gesa Felicitas Krause, celebrating her world best in 2000 m steeplechase at ISTAF Berlin 2019.

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
4th 3000 m steeplechase 9:47.78 NJR
2011 European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 3000 m steeplechase 9:51.08, SB
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
European Championships Helsinki, Finland 3rd 3000 m steeplechase 9:38.20
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
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
14th (h) 3000 m 9:11.01
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 5th Distance medley relay 11:06.14
World Championships Beijing, China 3rd 3000 m steeplechase 9:19.25
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 1st 3000 m steeplechase 9:18.87
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
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th 3000 m s'chase 9:14.00

References[]

  1. ^ "IAAF: Gesa Felicitas KRAUSE | Profile". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 8 April 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.
  2. ^ "Krause smashes 2000m steeplechase world best in Berlin". iaaf.org. Archived from the original on 1 September 2019. Retrieved 2 September 2019.

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