Gesa Felicitas Krause
# 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 and 2016 Olympics. 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 achievement to date is the bronze medal at the 2015 World Championships.

Krause is currently trained by Wolfgang Heinig [de], 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

| 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 |
| 2012 | European Championships | Helsinki, Finland | 3rd | 3000 m steeplechase | 9:38.20 |
| 2012 | 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 |
| 2015 | European Indoor Championships | Prague, Czech Republic | 14th (h) | 3000 m | 9:11.01 |
| 2015 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 5th | Distance medley relay | 11:06.14 |
| 2015 | 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 |
