2017 German Athletics Championships

2017 German Athletics Championships
Dates8–9 July 2016
Host cityErfurt, Germany
VenueSteigerwaldstadion
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The 2017 German Athletics Championships was the 117th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Germany. It was held on 8 and 9 July at the Steigerwaldstadion in Erfurt. It served as the selection meeting for Germany at the 2017 World Championships in Athletics.[1][2]

Three championship records were beaten during the competition: Johannes Vetter set the standard in the men's javelin with 89.35 m (293 ft 1+1⁄2 in), Konstanze Klosterhalfen set a women's 1500 metres best of 3:59.58 minutes, while Gesa Felicitas Krause won a distance double in the 5000 metres and 3000 metres steeplechase (championship record of 9:25.81 minutes). Julian Reus claimed a sprint double in the men's 100 metres and 200 metres.[3]

  1. ^ Ergebnisliste DLV Archived 2020-10-22 at the Wayback Machine (PDF) auf dlv-xml.de, retrieved 10 July 2017
  2. ^ DLV Rahmenterminplan 2017 der Zeitschrift Leichtathletik (PDF), retrieved 13 March 2017
  3. ^ Wenig, Jörg (2017-07-10). Vetter defeats Röhler at German Championships, Klosterhalfen and Krause impress. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-06-19.