Gesa Felicitas Krause Explained

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

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, the husband and coach of the retired German marathon runner Katrin Dörre-Heinig.

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

Achievements

Representing Germany
2009	World Youth Championships		7th	2000 m steeplechase	6:39.85
2010	World Junior Championships	Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada	—	1500 m	DNF
			4th	3000 m steeplechase	9:47.78
2011	European Junior Championships	Tallinn, Estonia	1st	3000 m steeplechase	9:51.08,
	World Championships	Daegu, South Korea	7th	3000 m steeplechase	9:32.74,
2012	German Championships		4th	1500 m	4:11.94,
	European Championships		3rd	3000 m steeplechase	9:38.20
	Olympic Games	London, United Kingdom	7th	3000 m steeplechase	9:23.52,
2013	European U23 Championships		1st	3000 m steeplechase	9:38.91,
	World Championships		9th	3000 m steeplechase	9:37.11,
2014	European Championships		5th	3000 m steeplechase	9:35.46
2015	European Indoor Championships	Prague, Czech Republic	5th	1500 m	4:15.40
			14th (h)	3000 m	9:11.01
	World Relays		5th	Distance medley relay	11:06.14
	World Championships	Beijing, China	3rd	3000 m steeplechase	9:19.25
2016	European Championships		1st	3000 m steeplechase	9:18.87
	Olympic Games		6th	3000 m steeplechase	9:18.41,
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	9th	3000 m steeplechase	9:23.87
2018	European Championships		1st	3000 m steeplechase	9:19.80
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	3rd	3000 m steeplechase	9:03.30,
2021	European Indoor Championships	Toruń, Poland	8th	1500 m	4:24.26
	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
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	bgcolor=silver	2nd	3000 m s'chase	9:18.06
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	14th	3000 m s'chase	9:26.96

Notes and References

1. Web site: IAAF: Gesa Felicitas KRAUSE Profile. iaaf.org. 2 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190408221601/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/germany/gesa-felicitas-krause-244094. 8 April 2019. live.
2. Web site: Krause smashes 2000m steeplechase world best in Berlin. iaaf.org. en. 2 September 2019. https://web.archive.org/web/20190901203543/https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/news/gesa-felicitas-krause-smashed-the-world-best. 1 September 2019. live.