Gesa Felicitas Krause

Krause in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 31) Ehringshausen, Germany
Height	1.67 m (5 ft 6 in)
Weight	50 kg (110 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event	3000 m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
Olympic finals	2012 3000 m steeple, 7th 2016 3000 m steeple, 6th 2020 3000 m steeple, 5th
World finals	2011 3000 m steeple, 7th 2013 3000 m steeple, 9th 2015 3000 m steeple,  Bronze 2017 3000 m steeple, 9th 2019 3000 m steeple,  Bronze
Personal bests	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)
Medal record World Championships 2015 Beijing 3000 m steeplechase 2019 Doha 3000 m steeplechase European Championships 2016 Amsterdam 3000 m steeplechase 2018 Berlin 3000 m steeplechase 2012 Helsinki 3000 m steeplechase European U23 Championships 2013 Tampere 3000 m steeplechase European Junior Championships 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 Wolfgang Heinig [de], the husband and coach of the retired German marathon runner Katrin Dörre-Heinig.

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
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	15th	3000 m s'chase	9:52.66