Niklas Kaul (German pronunciation: [ˈnɪklas kaʊ̯l] ⓘ; born 11 February 1998) is a German athlete competing in the combined events.[1] He won the gold medal in the decathlon at the 2019 World Championships, becoming the youngest ever decathlon world champion. In addition, he won gold medals at the 2022 European Championships, 2016 World U20 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships, and is the current world U20 record holder in the decathlon.
 Kaul at ECH 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Personal information | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 11 February 1998 Mainz, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.90 m (6 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 90 kg (198 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Decathlon | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | TuS Saulheim USC Mainz | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Francis Gross | ||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Before concentrating on athletics, he played handball.
International competitions edit
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Germany
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| 2015 | World Youth Championships | Cali, Colombia | 2nd | Javelin throw | 78.05 m |
| 1st | Decathlon (youth) | 8002 pts | |||
| 2016 | World U20 Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 1st | Decathlon (junior) | 8162 pts |
| 2017 | European U20 Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 1st | Decathlon (junior) | 8435 pts |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 4th | Decathlon | 8220 pts |
| 2019 | European U23 Championships | Gävle, Sweden | 1st | Decathlon | 8572 pts |
| World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 1st | Decathlon | 8691 pts | |
| 2021 | Olympic Games | Tokyo, Japan | – | Decathlon | DNF |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, United States | 6th | Decathlon | 8434 pts |
| European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | Decathlon | 8545 pts | |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | — | Decathlon | DNF |
Personal bests [2] edit
Outdoor
- 100 metres – 11.16 (-0.2 m/s, Munich 2022)
- 400 metres – 47.87 (Munich 2022)
- 1500 metres – 4:10.04 (Munich 2022)
- 110 metres hurdles – 14.27 (+0.4 m/s, Eugene 2022)
- High jump – 2.11 (Tokyo 2021)
- Pole vault – 5.00 (Doha 2019)
- Long jump – 7.36 (+0.4 m/s, Tokyo 2021)
- Shot put – 15.19 (Gävle 2019)
- Discus throw – 49.20 (Doha 2019)
- Javelin throw – 79.05 (Doha 2019)
- Decathlon – 8691 (Doha 2019)
Indoor
- 60 metres hurdles – 8.24 (Frankfurt 2019)
- High jump – 1.90 (Dortmund 2019)
- Pole vault – 5.00 (Frankfurt 2019)
- Shot put – 13.23 (Ludwigshafen 2018)
References edit
External links edit
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