The West German Athletics Championships (German: Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften) was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the German Athletics Association, which served as the West German national championships for the sport. The two- or three-day event was held in summer months, varying from late June to early August, and the venue changed annually. The winners were almost exclusively West German nationals, though a small number of foreign athletes were invited to compete, and won.

The German Athletics Championships had a long history, dating back to 1898.[1] After the division of Germany at the end of World War II, the organising body of the all-Germany championships, the German Athletics Association, remained in West Germany. As a result, when the national championships resumed in 1946, only West German athletes could compete in them. East German athletes were re-incorporated into the event in 1991, restoring the status of the competition as an all-Germany event.[2][3][4]

Men

100 metres

200 metres

400 metres

800 metres

1500 metres

5000 metres

10,000 metres

25K run

Marathon

100K run

3000 metres steeplechase

110 metres hurdles

200 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

High jump

Pole vault

Long jump

Triple jump

Shot put

Discus throw

Hammer throw

Javelin throw

Pentathlon

Decathlon

20 kilometres walk

50 kilometres walk

Cross country (long course)

Cross country (short course)

Mountain running

Women

100 metres

200 metres

400 metres

800 metres

1500 metres

3000 metres

10,000 metres

15K run

25K run

Marathon

100K run

80 metres hurdles

100 metres hurdles

400 metres hurdles

High jump

Long jump

Shot put

Discus throw

Javelin throw

Pentathlon

Heptathlon

5 kilometres walk

The 1990 event was held on a track

10 kilometres walk

Cross country (long course)

Cross country (short course)

Mountain running

References

  1. ^ German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-23.
  2. ^ German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-23.
  3. ^ East German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  4. ^ West German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
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