Martin Strege

{{Short description|German runner (born 1966)}}

Martin Strege (born 21 February 1966 in Kassel) is a retired German runner who specialized in the 3000 metres steeplechase.

He finished fourteenth at the 1993 World Championships, sixth at the 1994 European Championships[http://www.sporting-heroes.net/athletics-heroes/stats_athletics/european/1994_m.asp 1994 European Championships, men's results] (Sporting Heroes) and eighth at the 1995 World Championships.

His personal best time is 8:18.57 minutes, achieved at the 1995 World Championships in Gothenburg. This result places him tenth on the German all-time performers list, behind Damian Kallabis, Hagen Melzer, Frank Baumgartl, Rainer Schwarz, Uwe Pflügner, Michael Karst, Steffen Brand, Patriz Ilg and Marc Ostendarp.[http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf Microsoft Word - Ewige DLV-Bestenliste.doc] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070704081712/http://www.leichtathletik.de/dokumente/ergebnisse/images/ewige_dlv_bestenliste.pdf |date=2007-07-04 }}

He became German steeplechase champion in 1994 and 1995.[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/81.html German championships, men's 3000 m steeplechase] He later switched to the marathon race and won a national silver medal in 1999.[http://www.sport-komplett.de/sport-komplett/sportarten/l/leichtathletik/hst/105.html German championships, men's marathon] The same year he ran in a personal best time of 2:13:35 hours in the Hamburg Marathon.