East German Athletics Championships

The East German Athletics Championships (German: DDR Leichtathletik-Meisterschaften) was an annual outdoor track and field competition organised by the East German Athletics Federation, which served as the East German national championships for the sport. The three- or four-day event was held in summer months, varying from late June to early September, and the venue changed on an annual basis.

East German Athletics Championships
SportTrack and field
Founded1948
Ceased1990
CountryEast Germany
Related
competitions		West German Athletics Championships
Marita Koch (left) and Marlies Göhr

The German Athletics Championships had a long history dating back to 1898.[1] Following the division of Germany as part of the end of World War II, the organising body of the all-Germany championships, German Athletics Association, remained based in West Germany. As a result, a new national competition and sports body was created in East Germany, starting from 1948. This competition predated the formal formation of the country, thus the first two editions in 1948 and 1949 were known as Eastern Zone Athletics Championships, reflecting the Soviet occupied area of the country.[2][3]

Events

The following athletics events were contested at the East German Championships:

Track running
Obstacle events
Jumping events
Throwing events
Walking events
Combined events

Women competed in the 80 metres hurdles event until 1968, when it was replaced with the new 100 m international standard race. The women's distance races were gradually added, with the 1500 m included in 1967, the 3000 m in 1976, the marathon in 1982, and finally the 10,000 m in 1985.[4][5] The women's pentathlon was later expanded to the standard heptathlon. Steeplechase, pole vault, triple jump, hammer throw and the 50 km walk remained the preserve of men only over the championships' lifetime.[6]

The men's programme also varied, with early editions featured walks over 10 km, 25 km and 30 km,[6] as well as a 200 metres hurdles race from 1952 to 1965.[7]

Editions
Edition Year Location Venue Dates
—1948ChemnitzGroßkampfbahn16–19 September 1948
—1949JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld16–17 July 1949
1.1950HalberstadtFriedensstadion22–23 July 1950
2.1951ErfurtGeorgi-Dimitroff-Stadion14–15 July 1951
3.1952JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld2–6 July 1952
4.1953LeipzigDHfK-Stadion18–19 July 1953
5.1954DresdenRudolf-Harbig-Stadion23–25 July 1954
6.1955JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld2–4 September 1955
7.1956ErfurtGeorgi-Dimitroff-Stadion20–22 July 1956
8.1957BerlinWalter-Ulbricht-Stadion12–14 July 1957
9.1958JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld18–20 July 1958
10.1959LeipzigZentralstadion13–15 August 1959
11.1960LeipzigZentralstadion22–24 July 1960
12.1961DresdenHeinz-Steyer-Stadion5–6 August 1961
13.1962DresdenHeinz-Steyer-Stadion28–30 September 1962
14.1963JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld30 August – 1 September 1963
15.1964JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld10–12 July 1964
16.1965Karl-Marx-StadtErnst-Thälmann-Stadion23–25 July 1965
17.1966JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld20–24 July 1966
18.1967HalleStadion Robert-Koch-Straße27–30 July 1967
19.1968ErfurtGeorgi-Dimitroff-Stadion8–11 August 1968
20.1969BerlinFriedrich-Ludwig-Jahn-Sportpark31 July – 3 August 1969
21.1970ErfurtGeorgi-Dimitroff-Stadion3–5 July 1970
22.1971LeipzigZentralstadion25–27 July 1971
23.1972ErfurtGeorgi-Dimitroff-Stadion22–25 June 1972
24.1973DresdenHeinz-Steyer-Stadion20–22 July 1973
25.1974LeipzigZentralstadion4–6 July 1974
26.1975ErfurtGeorgi-Dimitroff-Stadion22–24 August 1975
27.1976Karl-Marx-StadtErnst-Thälmann-Stadion5–8 August 1976
28.1977DresdenHeinz-Steyer-Stadion30 June – 3 July 1977
29.1978LeipzigZentralstadion30 June – 2 July 1978
30.1979Karl-Marx-StadtErnst-Thälmann-Stadion9–12 August 1979
31.1980CottbusSportzentrum16–18 July 1980
32.1981JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld7–9 August 1981
33.1982DresdenHeinz-Steyer-Stadion30 June – 3 July 1982
34.1983Karl-Marx-StadtErnst-Thälmann-Stadion16–18 June 1983
35.1984ErfurtGeorgi-Dimitroff-Stadion1–3 June 1984
36.1985LeipzigZentralstadion9–11 August 1985
37.1986JenaErnst-Abbe-Sportfeld27–29 June 1986
38.1987PotsdamStadion Luftschiffhafen20–22 August 1987
39.1988RostockOstseestadion24–26 June 1988
40.1989NeubrandenburgJahnstadion21–23 July 1989
41.1990DresdenHeinz-Steyer-Stadion17–19 August 1990

References
  1. German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved on 2016-08-23.
  2. East German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  3. West German Championships. GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  4. Leichtathletik - DDR - Meisterschaften - Bahn (Damen - Teil 5) (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  5. Leichtathletik - DDR - Meisterschaften - Bahn (Damen - Teil 2) (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  6. Historie Leichtathletik (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
  7. Leichtathletik - DDR - Meisterschaften (200m Hürden - Herren) (in German). Sport Komplett. Retrieved 2018-03-22.
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