2025 World Athletics Championships: Germany's schedule, athletes & competitions

From September 13 to 21, the German athletics team will compete against the world's elite at the World Championships in Tokyo. Where does Germany stand after last year's Olympics (four medals) and the disappointing 2023 World Championships in Budapest, when they failed to win any medals?

The German Athletics Association (DLV) is represented in Tokyo with 80 athletes in 26 disciplines. An overview of all competitions with German participation:

Below you will find all competitions with German participation. You can search the table by competition, date, or athlete, among other criteria.

Germany is represented in Tokyo with a well-balanced sprint squad: Experienced athletes like Gina Lückenkemper , Rebekka Mayer , and Manuel Bredau are complemented by young up-and-comers like Owen Ansah , Lucas Ansah-Peprah , and Owe Fischer-Breiholz . The best medal prospects are in the women's 4x100-meter relay. Fischer-Breiholz ​​is considered the most exciting individual contender in the 400-meter hurdles. Final finishes in the classic 100-, 200-, and 400-meter sprints are realistic, but podium finishes require top form and perfect races.

• With: Gina Lückenkemper (SCC Berlin), Lisa Mayer (Sprintteam Wetzlar), Sina Mayer (LAZ Zweibrücken)
• Final: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 3:13 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 10.49s (Florence Griffith Joyner, USA, Indianapolis 1988)

• With: Owen Ansah (Hamburger SV), Lucas Ansah-Peprah (Hamburger SV)
• Final: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 9.58s (Usain Bolt, Jamaica, Berlin 2009)

• With: Sophia Junk (LG Rhein-Wied), Jessica-Bianca Wessolly (VfL Sindelfingen)
• Final: Friday, September 19, 2025, 3:06 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 21.34s (Florence Griffith Joyner, USA, Seoul 1988)

• With: Jean Paul Bredau (VfL Wolfsburg)
• Final: Thursday, September 18, 2025, 3:10 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 43.03s (Wayde van Niekerk, South Africa, Rio de Janeiro 2016)

• With: Jolina Ernst (TV Wattenscheid 01), Rebekka Haase (Sprintteam Wetzlar), Sophia Junk (LG Rhein-Wied), Gina Lückenkemper (SCC Berlin), Lisa Mayer (Sprintteam Wetzlar), Sina Mayer (LAZ Zweibrücken)
• Final: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 2:10 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 40.82s (USA, London 2012)

• With: Deniz Almas (LG Olympia Dortmund), Owen Ansah (Hamburger SV), Lucas Ansah-Peprah (Hamburger SV), Heiko Gussmann (Sprintteam Wetzlar), Marvin Schulte (ASV Cologne), Julian Wagner (TV Wattenscheid 01)
• Final: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 2:20 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 36.84s (Jamaica, London 2012)

• With: Eileen Demes (TV 1861 Neu-Isenburg), Annkathrin Hoven (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Jana Lakner (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg), Elisa Lechleitner (LAZ Ludwigsburg), Johanna Martin (1. LAV Rostock), Skadi Schier (SC Charlottenburg)
• Final: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 3:15.17m (Soviet Union, Seoul 1988)

• With: Jana Lakner (LG Telis Finanz Regensburg), Elisa Lechleitner (LAZ Ludwigsburg), Johanna Martin (1. LAV Rostock), Emil Agyekum (SCC Berlib), Florian Kroll (LG Osnabrück/TSG 07 Burg Gretesch), Manuel Sanders (LG Olympia Dortmund/TSCE Dortmund)
• Final: Saturday, September 13, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 3:07.41m (USA, Paris 2024)

• With: Gregory Minoué (TV Angermund), Manuel Mordi (Hamburger SV)
• Final: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 12.80s (Aries Merritt, USA, Brussels 2012)

• With: Eileen Demes (TV 1861 Neu-Isenburg), Elena Kelety (Frankfurt Athletics)
• Final: Friday, September 19, 2025, 2:27 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 50.37s (Sydney McLaughlin-Levrone, USA, Paris 2024)

• With: Joshua Abuaku (Eintracht Frankfurt), Emil Agyekum (SCC Berlin), Owe Fischer-Breiholz ​​(Königsteiner LV)
• Final: Friday, September 19, 2025, 2:15 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 45.94s (Karsten Warholm, Norway, Tokyo 2021)

In the longer-distance running events, the German team travels to Tokyo with a mix of veterans and promising talent. Among the most experienced athletes is Gesa Krause in the 3000m steeplechase, who, despite injury setbacks, remains one of the most dangerous finalists in the world. In addition, there are several athletes with realistic chances of a place in the final or even the top 8, such as Robert Farken and young talent Jolanda Kallabis in the 1500m, Mohamed Abdilaahi in the 5000m, and Lea Meyer , who is strong in both the steeplechase and the 5000m.

• With: Smilla Kolbe (Eintracht Frankfurt), Majtie Kolberg (LG Kreis Ahrweiler)
• Final: Sunday, 21 September 2025, 12:35 CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 1:53.28m (Jarmila Kratochvílová, Czech Republic, Munich 1983)

• With: Alexander Stepanov (VfL Sindelfingen)
• Final: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 3:22 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 1:40.91m (David Lekuta Rudisha, Kenya, London 2012)

• With: Jolanda Kallabis (FT 1844 Freiburg), Nele Weßel (TV Waldstraße Wiesbaden)
• Final: Tuesday, 16 September 2025, 3:05 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 3:48.70m (Faith Kipyegon, Kenya, Eugene 2025)

• With: Robert Farken (SG Motor Gohlis-Nord Leipzig)
• Final: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 3:20 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 3:26.00m (Hicham El Guerrouj, Morocco, Rome 1998)

• With: Eva Dieterich (LAV Stadtwerke Tübingen)
• Final: Saturday, September 13, 2025, 2:30 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 28:54.14m (Beatrice Chebet, Kenya, Eugene 2024)

• With: Aaron Bienenfeld (Düsseldorf Athletics)
• Final: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 2:30 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 26:11.00m (Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei, Uganda, Valencia 2020)

• With: Olivia Gürth (New Year's Eve Run Trier), Gesa Krause (New Year's Eve Run Trier), Lea Meyer (VfL Löningen)
• Final: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 2:57 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 8:44.32m (Beatrice Chepkoech, Kenya, Monaco 2018)

• With: Karl Bebendorf (Dresdner SC), Niklas Buchholz (LSC Höchstadt/Aisch), Frederik Ruppert (LAV Tübingen)
• Final: Monday, September 15, 2025, 2:55 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 7:52.11m (Lamecha Girma, Ethiopia, Paris 2023)

• With: Elena Burkard (LG farbtex Nordschwarzwald), Lea Meyer (VfL Löningen)
• Final: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 2:29 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 13:58.06m (Beatrice Chebet, Kenya, Eugene 2025)

• With: Mohamed Abdilaahi (Cologne Athletics), Florian Bremm (LSC Höchstadt/Aisch)
• Final: Sunday, 21 September 2025, 12:50 CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 12:35.36m (Joshua Kiprui Cheptegei, Uganda, Monaco 2020)

The German competitors are unlikely to win medals in the race walk or the marathon. Jonathan Hilbert (35 km) and Richard Ringer (marathon) are likely to achieve good placings, while Christopher Linke has a chance of reaching the finals in both race walks. Amanal Petros, with his class, can also target a top-10 finish in the marathon.

• With: Leo Köpp (LG Nord Berlin), Christopher Linke (SC Potsdam)
• Final: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 2:50 a.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 1:16:10h (Toshikazu Yamanishi, Japan, Kobe 2025)

• With: Johannes Frenzl (SC Potsdam), Jonathan Hilbert (LG Ohra-Energie), Christopher Linke (SC Potsdam)
• Final: Saturday, September 13, 2025, 1 a.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 2:20:43h (Massimo Stano, Italy, Poděbrady 2025)

• With: Amanal Petros (SCC Berlin), Richard Ringer (LC Rehlingen)
• Final: Monday, September 15, 2025, 1 a.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 2:00:35h (Kelvin Kiptum, Kenya, Chicago 2023)

Olympic champion Malaika Mihambo is among the favorites in the long jump. There are also hopes of reaching the finals in the high jump and triple jump, although the competition in Tokyo is extremely high-caliber. Max Heß (triple jump) and Simon Batz (long jump) are in top form and could advance to the final and the top 8. The other athletes are solidly positioned, but are more in the role of gaining international experience and showing off in the finals.

• With: Malaika Mihambo (LG Kurpfalz)
• Final: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 1:40 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 7.52 m (Galina Chistyakova, Soviet Union, Leningrad 1988)

• With: Simon Batz (MTG Mannheim)
• Final: Wednesday, September 17, 2025, 1:50 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 8.95 m (Mike Powell, USA, Tokyo 1991)

• With: Caroline Joyeux (LG Nord Berlin), Jessie Maduka (Cologne Athletics)
• Final: Thursday, September 18, 2025, 1:55 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 15.74 m (Yulimar Rojas, Venezuela, Belgrade 2022)

• With: Max Heß (LAC Erdgas Chemnitz)
• Final: Friday, September 19, 2025, 1:50 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 18.29 m (Jonathan Edwards, Great Britain, Gothenburg 1995)

• With: Christina Honsel (TV Wattenscheid 01), Imke Onnen (Cologne Athletics)
• Final: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 12:30 CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 2.10 m (Yaroslava Mahuchikh, Ukraine, Paris 2024)

• With: Tobias Potye (Cologne Athletics)
• Final: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 1:35 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 2.45 m (Javier Sotomayor, Cuba, Salamanca 1993)

• With: Torben Blech (Bayer 04 Leverkusen), Bo Kanda Lita Baehre (Düsseldorf Athletics), Oleg Zernikel (ASV Landau)
• Final: Monday, September 15, 2025, 1:10 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 6.29 m (Armand Duplantis, Sweden, Budapest 2025)

Germany has several options in the throwing disciplines. Merlin Hummel is the best hope in the men's hammer throw after his 81-meter throw, while Julian Weber is considered a gold medalist in the javelin throw with a throw of over 90 meters. Kristin Pudenz , the 2021 Olympic silver medalist, could challenge for a medal in the women's discus. Yemisi Ogunleye is among the favorites in the shot put after her Olympic victory.

• With: Samantha Borutta (Eintracht Frankfurt), Aileen Kuhn (Eintracht Frankfurt)
• Final: Monday, September 15, 2025, 2 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 82.96 m (Anita Wlodarczyk, Poland, Warsaw 2016)

• With: Merlin Hummel (LG Stadtwerke München)
• Final: Tuesday, September 16, 2025, 2 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 86.74 m (Yuriy Sedykh, Soviet Union, Stuttgart 1986)

• With: Shanice Craft (SV Halle), Kristin Pudenz (OSC Potsdam), Marike Steinacker (TSV Bayer 04 Leverkusen)
• Final: Sunday, September 14, 2025, 12:10 CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 76.80 m (Gabriele Reinsch, GDR, Neubrandenburg 1988)

• With: Henrik Janssen (SC Magdeburg), Steven Richter (LV 90 Erzgebirge), Mika Sosna (TSG Bergedorf)
• Final: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 1 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 75.56 m (Mykolas Alekna, Lithuania, Ramona 2025)

• With: Julian Weber (USC Mainz)
• Final: Thursday, September 18, 2025, 12:23 CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 98.48 m (Jan Železný, Czech Republic, Jena 1996)

• With: Alina Kenzel (VfB Stuttgart), Katharina Maisch (LV 90 Erzgebirge), Yemisi Ogunleye (MTG Mannheim)
• Final: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 12:54 CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 22.63 m (Natalya Lisovskaya, Soviet Union, Moscow 1987)

Germany has a strong team in the all-around competition. Vanessa Grimm showed a solid performance in 2025, recently coming close to her personal best in Poland with 6249 points. As was the case at the 2023 World Championships, where she finished sixth, a top-8 finish is realistic. Sandrina Sprengel returned from an injury break with a personal best of 6315 points and can aim for a top-10 finish in Tokyo.

In the men's competition , Leo Neugebauer , the German record holder (8,961 points) and Olympic silver medalist from Paris 2024, arrives with clear medal chances. Niklas Kaul , the 2019 World Champion and 2022 European Champion, has confirmed his form and remains a dangerous competitor with his strong throwing disciplines. Till Steinforth , who finished fifteenth at the 2024 Olympics, continues to gain experience and could move toward the top 10 with a consistent performance.

• With: Vanessa Grimm (Königsteiner LV), Sandrina Sprengel (LG Steinlach-Zollern)
• Final: Saturday, September 20, 2025, 2:11 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ZDF, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 7291 (Jackie Joyner-Kersee, USA, Seoul 1988)

• With: Leo Neugebauer (VfB Stuttgart), Niklas Kaul (USC Mainz), Till Steinforth (SV Halle)
• Final: Sunday, September 21, 2025, 1:55 p.m. CEST
• Broadcast: ARD, Eurosport, Discovery+
• World record: 9126 (Kevin Mayer, France, Talence 2018)