Niklas Kaul

Niklas Kaul

Kaul at the 2019 World Championships
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1998-02-11) 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 World Championships 2019 Doha Decathlon

Niklas Kaul (born 11 February 1998) is a German athlete competing in the combined events. 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 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	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

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.17 (+1.9 m/s, Gävle 2019)
• 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 – 5.00 (Doha 2019)
• Long jump – 7.29 (+1.3 m/s, Götzis 2018)
• 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 – 8.39 (Ludwigshafen 2018)
• High jump – 1.90 (Dortmund 2016)
• Pole vault – 4.40 (Ludwigshafen 2015)
• Shot put – 13.23 (Ludwigshafen 2018)

External links

• Niklas Kaul at World Athletics