Gesa Felicitas Krause

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Gesa Felicitas Krause

| image = 2018 DM Leichtathletik - 3000 Meter Hindernislauf Frauen - Gesa Felicitas Krause - by 2eight - DSC9145.jpg

| imagesize = 250px

| caption = Krause in 2018

| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1992|8|3|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Ehringshausen, Germany

| height = 1.67 m

| weight = 50 kg

| country = {{GER}}

| sport = Athletics

| event = 3000 m steeplechase

| worlds = 2011
3000 m steeple, 7th
2013
3000 m steeple, 9th
2015
3000 m steeple, {{bronze medal}}
2017
3000 m steeple, 9th
2019
3000 m steeple, {{bronze medal}}

| olympics = 2012
3000 m steeple, 7th
2016
3000 m steeple, 6th
2020
3000 m steeple, 5th

| pb = {{unbulleted list

|3000 m steeple: 9:03.30 NR (Doha 2019)

|2000 m steeple: 5:52.80 WB (Berlin 2019)

|5000 m: 15:24.53 (Shanghai 2017)

|3000 m: 8:49.43(i) (Glasgow 2016)

|1500 m: 4:06.99 (Stockholm 2016)

|800 m: 2:04.45 (Dessau 2018)

}}

| medaltemplates =

}}

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,{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/germany/gesa-felicitas-krause-244094|title=IAAF: Gesa Felicitas KRAUSE {{!}} Profile|website=iaaf.org|access-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190408221601/https://www.iaaf.org/athletes/germany/gesa-felicitas-krause-244094|archive-date=8 April 2019|url-status=live}} which is also a national record. In 2019 Krause set a world best for the 2000 m steeplechase in 5:52.80.{{Cite web|url=https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/news/gesa-felicitas-krause-smashed-the-world-best|title=Krause smashes 2000m steeplechase world best in Berlin|website=iaaf.org|language=en|access-date=2 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190901203543/https://www.iaaf.org/competitions/iaaf-world-challenge/news/gesa-felicitas-krause-smashed-the-world-best|archive-date=1 September 2019|url-status=live}}

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 {{interlanguage link|Wolfgang Heinig|de}}, the husband and coach of the retired German marathon runner Katrin Dörre-Heinig.

File:Gesa Felicitas Krause, ISTAF Berlin 2019.png 2019.]]

=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

{{AchievementTable\|Event=yes}}
colspan=6\|Representing {{flag\|Germany}}
2009 \| World Youth Championships \| Brixen, Italy \| 7th \| 2000 m steeplechase \| 6:39.85
rowspan=2\|2010 \| rowspan=2\|World Junior Championships \| rowspan=2\|Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada \| — \| 1500 m \| DNF
4th \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:47.78 {{abbr\|NJR\|National Junior Record}}
rowspan=2\|2011 \| European Junior Championships \| Tallinn, Estonia \| style="background:gold" \| 1st \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:51.08, {{abbr\|SB\|Season Best}}
World Championships \| Daegu, South Korea \| 7th \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:32.74, {{abbr\|EJR\|European Junior Record}}
rowspan=3\|2012 \| German Championships \| Bochum, Germany \| 4th \| 1500 m \| 4:11.94, {{abbr\|SB\|Season Best}}
European Championships \| Helsinki, Finland \| bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:38.20
Olympic Games \| London, United Kingdom \| 7th \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:23.52, {{abbr\|PB\|Personal Best}}
rowspan=2\|2013 \| European U23 Championships \| Tampere, Finland \| style="background:gold" \| 1st \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:38.91, {{abbr\|CUR\|Current Championship Record}}
World Championships \| Moscow, Russia \| 9th \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:37.11, {{abbr\|SB\|Season Best}}
2014 \| European Championships \| Zurich, Switzerland \| 5th \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:35.46
rowspan=4\|2015 \|rowspan=2\|European Indoor Championships \|rowspan=2\|Prague, Czech Republic \|5th \|1500 m \|4:15.40
14th (h) \|3000 m \|9:11.01
World Relays \| Nassau, Bahamas \| 5th \| Distance medley relay \| 11:06.14
World Championships \|Beijing, China \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|3000 m steeplechase \|9:19.25
rowspan=2\|2016 \| European Championships \| Amsterdam, Netherlands \| style="background:gold" \| 1st \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:18.87
Olympic Games \| Rio de Janeiro, Brazil \| 6th \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:18.41, {{abbr\|NR\|National Record}}
2017 \|World Championships \|London, United Kingdom \|9th \|3000 m steeplechase \|9:23.87
2018 \| European Championships \| Berlin, Germany \| style="background:gold" \| 1st \| 3000 m steeplechase \| 9:19.80
2019 \|World Championships \|Doha, Qatar \|bgcolor=cc9966\|3rd \|3000 m steeplechase \|9:03.30, {{abbr\|NR\|National Record}}
rowspan=2\|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
rowspan=2\|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

colspan=6|Representing {{flag|Germany}}

2009

| World Youth Championships

| Brixen, Italy

| 7th

| 2000 m steeplechase

| 6:39.85

rowspan=2|2010

| rowspan=2|World Junior Championships

| rowspan=2|Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada

| —

| 1500 m