Gesa Felicitas Krause

Gesa Felicitas Krause
	Krause in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	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
European Championships
European U23 Championships
European Junior Championships

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, 2016, and 2021 Olympic Games. 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[edit]

In the 2013 European Athletics U23 Championships, she won in a new championship record time of 9:38.91 min. Her greatest achievements to date are her bronze medals at the 2015 World Championships and 2019 World Championships, as well as becoming the European Champinion in 2016 and 2018.

Krause is currently trained by Wolfgang Heinig [de], the husband and coach of the retired German marathon runner Katrin Dörre-Heinig.

Personal bests[edit]

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[edit]

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
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	4th	3000 m steeplechase	9:47.78 NJR
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	3000 m steeplechase	9:51.08, SB
2011	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
2013	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
	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	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
2016	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
2021	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