2020 German Athletics Championships
{{Infobox Athletics Championships
| Name = 2020 German Athletics Championships
| Host city = Braunschweig, Germany
| Start date = 8 August 2020
| End date = 9 August 2020
| Edition = 120th
| Events = 38 (+31)
| Stadium = Eintracht-Stadion
| Stadium image = 220px
| Previous = 2019
| Next = 2021
}}
The 2020 German Athletics Championships was the 120th edition of the national championship in outdoor track and field for Germany. It was held on 8 and 9 August at the Eintracht-Stadion in Braunschweig. It was due to serve as the selection meeting for Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics and 2020 European Athletics Championships, which were both postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The national athletics championship had been due to be held at the same time fifteen other national championship events as part of Die Finals 2020.{{cite web|title=Termin für DM 2020 in Braunschweig steht fest|periodical=Leichtathletik.de|publisher=|url=https://www.leichtathletik.de/news/news/detail/termin-fuer-dm-2020-in-braunschweig-steht-fest/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=2019-06-22|language=|pages=|quote=}}Silke Bernhardt: [https://www.leichtathletik.de/news/news/detail/73659-leichtathletik-welt-blickt-am-wochenende-nach-braunschweig Leichtathletik-Welt blickt am Wochenende nach Braunschweig], DM 2020, auf: Leichtathletik.de, 5 August 2020, retrieved 5 August 2020Peter Schmitt/pm: [https://www.leichtathletik.de/news/news/detail/73238-titelkaempfe-in-braunschweig-werden-neu-terminiert Titelkämpfe in Braunschweig werden neu terminiert], Deutsche Meisterschaften, leichtathletik.de, 27 March 2020, retrieved 27 March 2020
The track and field events were originally scheduled for 6 and 7 June, but were delayed due to restrictions in relation to the pandemic. The pole vault was originally scheduled for 4 June in a separate event in the city centre, but was also postponed until August and was ultimately held within the stadium. A total of 477 athletes competed across 34 events. The only other national championships to go ahead that year were the German Cross Country Championships (which preceded the pandemic restrictions) and the combined track and field events, which were held without an audience.
The interruption to track and field training and competition that year resulted in the absence of several prominent athletes and lower standards of performance at the event.
Championships
As usual, due to time or organizational reasons, various competitions were not held as part of the main event in Braunschweig. An independent German Relay Championships was scheduled with a full event programme for the first time, but that (like many other competitions) was abandoned.{{cite web|title=DLV Rahmenterminplan 2020 Stand 6. September 2019|periodical=Leichtathletik.de|publisher=|url=https://www.leichtathletik.de/fileadmin/user_upload/03_Termine/Rahmenterminplaene/RTP_2020.pdf|url-status=|format=PDF, 253 kB|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}{{cite web|title=Deutsche Meisterschaften 2020|periodical=Ultra-marathon.org|publisher=|url=https://www.ultra-marathon.org/|url-status=|format=|access-date=|archive-url=|archive-date=|last=|date=|year=|language=|pages=|quote=}}
Results
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References
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- [https://www.leichtathletik.de/ergebnisse/wettkampf-resultate/wettkampf-resultat/detail/Deutsche-Meisterschaften-2020-20L00000000905104 Wettkampf-Resultate], Deutsche Meisterschaften 2020 leichtathletik.de 10 August 2020, retrieved 10 August 2020
- [https://www.leichtathletik.de/termine/top-events/dm-2020-braunschweig Deutsche Meisterschaften 2020 in Braunschweig], Berichte, Stimmen, Bilder, Videos leichtathletik.de 10 August 2020, retrieved 10 August 2020
- [https://www.leichtathletik.de/fileadmin/user_upload/DM_2020_Braunschweig_Meldeliste.pdf.pdf Meldeliste] für die Hauptveranstaltung in Braunschweig (pdf 293 kB), retrieved 10 August 2020
- [https://www.leichtathletik.de/news/news/detail/73741-vaterstetten-tag-3-drei-ueber-6000-punkte-und-gold-fuer-carolin-schaefer Vaterstetten Tag 3: Drei über 6.000 Punkte und Gold für Carolin Schäfer], Bericht Siebenkampf-DM mit Fotos leichtathletik.de 23 August 2020, retrieved 24 August 2020
- [https://www.leichtathletik.de/news/news/detail/73736-vaterstetten-tag-3-jannis-wolff-und-malik-diakite-im-zehnkampf-vorn Vaterstetten Tag 3: Jannis Wolff und Malik Diakité im Zehnkampf vorn], Bericht Zehnkampf-DM mit Fotos auf leichtathletik.de 23 August 2020, retrieved 24 August 2020
- [https://www.dlv-xml.de/Storage/EventFiles/20L00000002005102/4549585.pdf Crosslauf Meldeliste] (pdf 316 kB), retrieved 11 March 2020
- [https://www.dlv-xml.de/Storage/EventFiles/20L00000002005102/4349667.pdf Crosslauf Geländeplan] (pdf 1,5 MB), retrieved 11 March 2020
- [https://www.leichtathletik.de/news/news/detail/73161-titelkampf-im-gelaende-die-entscheidungen-der-cross-dm-2020-im-ueberblick Titelkampf im Gelände: Die Entscheidungen der Cross-DM 2020 im Überblick], Berichte Crosslauf-DM mit Fotos auf leichtathletik.de 7 March 2020, retrieved 11 March 2020
External links
- [https://www.leichtathletik.de/ Official website] of the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (DLV; German Athletics Association) {{in lang|de}}
- [https://www.leichtathletik.de/tv/veranstaltungen/video-uebersicht/veranstaltung/4121-cross-dm-2020-sindelfingen Videoclips of the Cross Country Championships]
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Category:Sport in Braunschweig