The following are the national records in athletics in Germany maintained by its national athletics federation, Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (DLV).

The lists do differ according to whether a German athlete started at the time of preparation of the relevant records for the Association of Germany (DLV) or the German Democratic Republic (DVfL).

In 2006 the DLV extended its list of records with a preamble:

"According to present evidence the following list includes some record holders suspected of having violated anti-doping rules during their sporting career. In addition, a part of the records was achieved with a basis of forced doping and doping in the form of bodily harm. (...) A deletion of such records is not possible for legal reasons."

In 2010 Gesine Walther had her name removed from the 4 × 400 m relay record, because it was by her own admission achieved by doping. She said she would "feel responsible should young athletes use drugs in an effort to try to beat this record."

Outdoor

Key to tables:   Awaiting ratification   Record not kept by DLV   Not ratified or later rescinded by DLV

Men

Women

Mixed

Indoor

Men

Women

Notes

References

General
  • German Records (in German) 2 April 2025 updated
Specific

External links

  • DLV web site (in German)
  • DLV Records subpage

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