The German Indoor Athletics Championships (german: Deutsche Leichtathletik-Hallenmeisterschaften) is an annual

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competition organised by the

German Athletics Association The German Athletics Association (German language, German: ''Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband'', DLV) is the governing body for the sport of Athletics (sport), athletics in Germany. Since 2010, Germany's kits are supplied by Nike, Inc., Nike. Se ...

, which serves as the German

national championship A national championship(s) is the top achievement for any sport or competition, contest within a league of a particular nation or nation state. The title is usually awarded by contests, ranking systems, stature, ability, etc. This determines the be ...

for the sport. Typically held over two to three days in February during the German winter, the first Unified Germany championships occurred in 1991, succeeding the

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and

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indoor nationals. The unified indoor event preceded the newly-unified outdoor

German Athletics Championships The German Athletics Championships (german: Deutsche Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften) are the national championships in athletics of Germany, organised annually by the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband. The competition features track and field eve ...

in the summer of 1991.German Championships
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racewalking Racewalking, or race walking, is a long-distance discipline within the sport of athletics. Although a foot race, it is different from running in that one foot must appear to be in contact with the ground at all times. Referee, Race judges careful ...

and

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are usually contested at separate locations.

Events

The following

athletics events The sport of athletics is defined by the many events which make up its competition programmes. All events within the sport are forms of running, walking, jumping or throwing. These events are divided into the sub-sports of track and field, ro ...

feature as standard on the German Indoor Championships programme: * Sprint: 60 m, 200 m, 400 m * Distance track events: 800 m, 1500 m, 3000 m *

Hurdles Hurdling is the act of jumping over an obstacle at a high speed or in a sprint. In the early 19th century, hurdlers ran at and jumped over each hurdle (sometimes known as 'burgles'), landing on both feet and checking their forward motion. Today, ...

: 60 m hurdles * Jumps: long jump, triple jump, high jump, pole vault * Throws: shot put In addition, the below events have indoor national championships contested annually at separate locations: * Racewalking: 5000 m (men), 3000 m (women) * Combined events: heptathlon (men), pentathlon (women) * Relays: 4 × 200 m relay, 3 × 1000 m relay

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Women

References

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Events

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Records

Men

Women

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References