Athletics in Germany

Athletics in Germany is governed by Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband founded on 29 January 1898.^[1]

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The lists are updated to 22 February 2013,^[2]^[3]^[4] and regards to the 21 individuals Olympic specialities. For high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump and shot put performance also affects indoor competitions (measures are identified by (i) in the tables).

Performance achieved in the current year

#	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Julian Reus	1988	10.05	Ulm	26 July 2014
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	Helsinki	13 August 1977
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	10.14	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	Bärbel Wöckel (GDR)	1955	10.95	Dresden	1 July 1982
7	Annegret Richter (FRG)	1950	11.01	Montreal	25 July 1976
8	Romy Müller (GDR)	1958	11.02	Dresden	24 May 1980
9	Monika Hamann (GDR)	1954	11.03	Dresden	1 July 1977
10	Melanie Paschke	1970	11.04	Bremen	30 June 1995
	Ingrid Auerswald (GDR)	1957	11.04	Zürich	22 August 1984
	Inge Helten (FRG)	1950	11.04	Fürth	13 June 1976

#	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Tobias Unger	1979	20.20	Bochum	03.7.2005
2	Frank Emmelmann (GDR)	1961	20.23	Moscow	18.8.1985
3	Aleixo-Platini Menga	1987	20.33	Mannheim	09.06.2012
4	Sebastian Ernst	1984	20.37	Athens	24.8.2004
	Eugen Ray (GDR)	1957	20.37	Dresden	07.8.1977
	Jürgen Evers (FRG)	1965	20.37	Schwechat	28.8.1983
	Till Helmke	1984	20.37	Wetzlar	28.7.2007
8	Ralf Lübke (FRG)	1965	20.38	Stuttgart	04.8.1985
9	Bernhard Hoff (GDR)	1959	20.39	Cottbus	18.7.1980
10	Robert Hering	1990	20.41	Ulm	05.7.2009

#	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 (GDR)	1971	22.25	Sevilla	25 August 1999
9	Silke Knoll (GDR)	1967	22.29	Ingolstadt	19 July 1992
10	Kerstin Behrendt (GDR)	1967	22.36	Karl-Marx-Stadt	12 June 1988

#	Athlete	Born	Performance	Venue	Date
1	Björn Otto	1977	6.01 m	Aachen	5 September 2012
1	Danny Ecker	1977	6.01 m (i)	Dortmund	11 February 2001
3	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	5.91 m	London	10 August 2012
6	Malte Mohr	1986	5.91 m	Ingolstadt	22 June 2012
8	Lars Börgeling	1977	5.85 m	Leverkusen	27 July 2002
8	Richard Spiegelburg	1977	5.85 m	Stuttgart	30 June 2001
10	Fabian Schulze	1984	5.83 m (i)	Stuttgart	3 February 2007

#	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	Carolin Hingst	1980	4.72 m	Birenbach	9 July 2010
5	Yvonne Buschbaum^[5]	1980	4.70 m	Ulm	29 June 2003
6	Anna Battke	1980	4.68 m	Berlin	14 June 2009
7	Kristina Gadschiew	1984	4.66 m (i)	Potsdam	18 February 2011
7	Christine Adams	1974	4.66 m (i)	Sindelfingen	10 March 2002
9	Lisa Ryzih	1988	4.64 m	Barcelona	30 July 2010
10	Nastja Ryshich	1977	4.63 m	Nürnberg	29 July 2006

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↑ Has since undergone gender reassignment surgery, now known as Balian Buschbaum.