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Gesa Felicitas Krause

Krause in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1992-08-03) 3 August 1992 (age 33) Ehringshausen, Germany
Height	1.67 m
Weight	50 kg
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Athletics
Event(s)	3000 m steeplechase
Achievements and titles
World finals	2011 3000 m steeple, 7th 2013 3000 m steeple, 9th 2015 3000 m steeple, 3 Bronze 2017 3000 m steeple, 9th 2019 3000 m steeple, 3 Bronze
Olympic finals	2012 3000 m steeple, 7th 2016 3000 m steeple, 6th 2020 3000 m steeple, 5th
Personal best(s)	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 Bronze 2015 Beijing 3000 m steeplechase Bronze 2019 Doha 3000 m steeplechase European Championships Gold 2016 Amsterdam 3000 m steeplechase Gold 2018 Berlin 3000 m steeplechase Silver 2024 Rome 3000 m steeplechase Bronze 2012 Helsinki 3000 m steeplechase European U23 Championships Gold 2013 Tampere 3000 m steeplechase European Junior Championships Gold 2011 Tallinn 3000 m steeplechase

Gesa Felicitas Krause (born on August 3, 1992) is a German athlete. She is famous for her skills in the 3000 meter steeplechase race. This race involves running over hurdles and water jumps.

Gesa has won many important medals. She earned bronze medals at the World Championships in 2015 and 2019. She also became the European Champion in 2016 and 2018. Gesa has represented Germany at the Olympic Games three times: in 2012, 2016, and 2020. Her best time in the 3000 meter steeplechase is 9 minutes and 3.30 seconds. This is also a German national record! In 2019, she set a world best time for the 2000 meter steeplechase.

Gesa's Amazing Career

Gesa Krause has had a very successful career in athletics. She started competing at a young age. In 2011, she won a gold medal at the European Junior Championships. This was a big step in her early career.

Becoming a Champion

In 2012, Gesa won a bronze medal at the European Championships. The next year, in 2013, she won gold at the European Under-23 Championships. She set a new record for that competition with her time of 9 minutes and 38.91 seconds.

Her biggest achievements include her bronze medals at the World Championships in 2015 and 2019. She also won gold medals at the European Championships in 2016 and 2018. These wins showed she was one of the best steeplechase runners in the world.

Gesa is coached by Wolfgang Heinig. He is also the husband and coach of a famous German marathon runner, Katrin Dörre-Heinig.

Gesa Felicitas Krause celebrating her world best in the 2000 meter steeplechase at ISTAF Berlin in 2019.

Highlights of Her Achievements

Gesa Krause has achieved many great things throughout her career. Here are some of her most notable results:

• In 2009, she finished 7th at the World Youth Championships in the 2000 meter steeplechase.
• At the 2010 World Junior Championships, she placed 4th in the 3000 meter steeplechase. She set a new National Junior Record.
• She won a gold medal at the 2011 European Junior Championships.
• At the 2011 World Championships, she finished 7th and set a new European Junior Record.
• In 2012, she earned a bronze medal at the European Championships. She also placed 7th at the London Olympic Games, setting a personal best time.
• She won gold at the 2013 European U23 Championships, setting a new championship record.
• At the 2015 World Championships, she won a bronze medal.
• In 2016, she became the European Champion, winning a gold medal. She also finished 6th at the Rio Olympic Games, setting a new National Record.
• She won another gold medal at the 2018 European Championships.
• At the 2019 World Championships, she won her second bronze medal and set a new National Record.
• In 2021, she finished 5th at the Tokyo Olympic Games.
• Most recently, in 2024, she won a silver medal at the European Championships in Rome. She also competed in the Paris Olympic Games.

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See also

In Spanish: Gesa Felicitas Krause para niños