Gesa Felicitas Krause

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, which is also a national record. In 2019 Krause set a world best for the 2000 m steeplechase in 5:52.80.

Career 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, 2018 and 2026. Recently, she won her 7th national title and the first one since the birth of her daughter in a new championship best of 9:24:40min.

Krause is currently trained by , the husband and coach of the retired German marathon runner Katrin Dörre-Heinig. Gesa Felicitas Krause, celebrating her world best in 2000 m steeplechase at ISTAF Berlin 2019.

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

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