Niklas Kaul

Niklas Kaul (born 11 February 1998 in Mainz) is a German athlete competing in the combined events.^[1] He finished fourth in the decathlon at the 2018 European Championships. In addition, he won gold medals at the 2016 World U20 Championships and 2017 European U20 Championships and is the current world U20 record holder in the decathlon.

Before concentrating on athletics, he played handball.

International competitions

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Germany
2015	World Youth Championships	Cali, Colombia	2nd	Javelin throw	8002 pts
			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

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.20 (+1.6 m/s, Wetzlar 2018)
• 400 metres – 48.09 (Friedberg 2018)
• 1500 metres – 4:15.52 (Grosseto 2017)
• 110 metres hurdles – 14.55 (-2.4 m/s, Heilbronn 2018)
• High jump – 2.10 (Bydgoszcz 2016)
• Pole vault – 4.80 (Bydgoszcz 2016)
• Long jump – 7.29 (+1.3 m/s, Götzis 2018)
• Shot put – 14.20 (Götzis 2018)
• Discus throw – 46.30 (Berlin 2018)
• Javelin throw – 72.89 (Halle 2017)
• Decathlon – 8220 (Berlin 2018)

Indoor

• 60 metres hurdles – 8.39 (Ludwigshafen 2018)
• High jump – 1.90 (Dortmund 2016)
• Pole vault – 4.40 (Ludwigshafen 2015)
• Shot put – 13.23 (Ludwigshafen 2018)

References