German’s Announces 69 strong team for Osaka

The German Athletics Federation (DLV) has announced that it is sending a total of 69 athletes to compete in the IAAF World Championships, taking in place in Osaka Japan from August 25 to September 2, 2007.

The team comprising of 34 male competitors and 35 female is six more than the numbers that travelled to Helsinki in 2005, encompassing 35 out of a possible 47 competitions.

Leading the German hopes are World Discus Champion Franka Dietzsch, European Javelin Champion Steffi Nerius, European Javelin record holder Christina Obergföll and World Hammer Champion Betty Heidler.

The men are also fielding a strong team with European Indoor Pole Vault Champion Danny Ecker, World Bronze Pole Vault medallist Tim Lobinger, Former European Indoor 200m Champion Tobias Unger, pictured right, and 100m specialist Christian Blum.

The youngest competitor travelling is 19 year old European Junior 100m Champion Julian Reus who will be joined by a further eight U23 competitors, whilst the eldest German athlete named is Javelin Thrower Peter Esenwein who is 39 years old.

Germany also has competitors in all four Relay Teams as well as the Marathons.

Speaking at the press announcement Head Coach Jürgen Mallow said: „We have nominated a large team for these World Championships and one that we hope will be successful. Currently a small number of these athletes are injured but we hope that in the coming weeks they will regain fitness and be well enough to compete in Osaka.“

German team for IAAF World Championships:

100 m
Christian Blum (LAC Quelle Fürth/München)

200 m
Tobias Unger (Salamander Kornwestheim/Ludw.)

4 x 100 m
Christian Blum
Tobias Unger
Till Helmke (TSV Friedberg/Fauerbach)
Alexander Kosenkow (TV Wattenscheid)
Ronny Ostwald (TV Wattenscheid)
Julian Reus (Erfurter LAC)
Reserve: Marius Broening (LAV asics Tübingen)

400 m
Bastian Swillims (TV Wattenscheid)

4 x 400 m
Bastian Swillims
Kamghe Gaba (LG Eintracht Frankfurt)
Ingo Schultz (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)
Jonas Plass (Team Wendelstein)
Simon Kirch (SV schlau.com Saar 05 Saarbr.)

5000 m
Arne Gabius (LAV asics Tübingen) or
Jan Fitschen (TV Wattenscheid)

10 000 m
André Pollmächer (LAC Erdgas Chemnitz)

Marathon
Martin Beckmann (LG Leinfelden/Echterd.)
Mario Kröckert (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)
Ulrich Steidl (SSC Hanau/Rodenbach)

110m Hurdles
Thomas Blaschek (LAZ Leipzig)lobinger

3000 S/C.
Filmon Ghirmai (LAV asics Tübingen)

20km Walk
André Höhne (SCC Berlin)

High Jump
Eike Onnen (LG Hannover)

Pole Vault
Tim Lobinger (ASV Köln)
Danny Ecker (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)
Björn Otto (LAV Bayer Uerdingen/Dormagen)
Reserve: Lars Börgeling (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)

Long Jump
Christian Reif (ABC Ludwigshafen)

Shot Put
Ralf Bartels (SC Neubrandenburg)
Peter Sack (LAZ Leipzig)

Discus
Robert Harting (SCC Berlin)
Michael Möllenbeck (TV Wattenscheid)

Hammer
Markus Esser (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)

Javelin
Peter Esenwein (Salamander Kornw./Ludw.)
Stephan Steding (Hannover 96)

Decathlon
Arthur Abele (SSV Ulm 1846)
Normann Müller (Hallesche LAF)
André Niklaus (LG Nike Berlin)
Reserve: Pascal Behrenbruch (LG Eintracht Frankfurt)

Women
100 m
Verena Sailer (LAC Quelle Fürth/München)

200 m
Cathleen Tschirch (LG Weserbergland)

4 x 100 m
Verena Sailer
Cathleen Tschirch
Sina Schielke (TV Wattenscheid)
Katja Wakan (TV Wattenscheid)
Sandra Möller (TV Wattenscheid)

Reserves:
Marion Wagner (USC Mainz)
Johanna Kedzierski (MTG Mannheim)

400 Hurdles
Ulrike Urbansky (Erfurter LAC)
Tina Kron (SV schlau.com Saar 05 Saarbr.)

4 x 400 m
Ulrike Urbansky
Tina Kron
Claudia Hoffmann (SC Potsdam)
plus AN Other

Marathon
Ulrike Maisch (1.LAV Rostock)
Luminita Zaituc (LG Braunschweig)
Susanne Hahn (SV schlau.com Saar 05 Saarbr.)
Melanie Kraus (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)
Claudia Dreher (LG Ihleläufer Burg)obergfoll_11

20km Walk
Sabine Zimmer (SC Potsdam)
Melanie Seeger (SC Potsdam)

High Jump
Ariane Friedrich (LG Eintracht Frankfurt)

Pole Vault
Silke Spiegelburg (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)
Carolin Hingst (USC Mainz)
Julia Hütter (LAZ Bruchköbel)

Long Jump
Bianca Kappler (LC asics Rehlingen)

Shot Put
Petra Lammert (SC Neubrandenburg)
Nadine Kleinert (SC Magdeburg)

Discus
Franka Dietzsch (SC Neubrandenburg)
Nadine Müller (Hallesche LAF)

Hammer
Betty Heidler (LG Eintracht Frankfurt)
Kathrin Klaas (LG Eintracht Frankfurt)
Susanne Keil (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)

Javelin
Christina Obergföll (LG Offenburg)
Steffi Nerius (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)
Linda Stahl (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)

Heptathlon
Jennifer Oeser (TSV Bayer Leverkusen)
Lilli Schwarzkopf (LC Paderborn)
Sonja Kesselschläher (SC Neubrandenburg)
Reserve: Julia Mächtig (SC Neubrandenburg)

Source/Courtesy
European Athletics (EAA)
https://www.european-athletics.org/
EAA