At meeting in Monaco
Athlete breaks 28 -year -old German record
Updated on July 12th, 2025 – 07:15 a.m.Reading time: 2 min.
The German athlete Mohamed Abdilaahi has succeeded in a small sensation. He breaks over 5,000 meters for 28 years unmatched record.
The Cologne Mohamed Abdilaahi broke the almost 28 -year -old German record of Olympic champion Dieter Baumann over 5,000 meters. Abdilaahi stayed with Diamond League meeting in Monaco in 12: 53.63 minutes more than a second under Baumann’s time from August 13, 1997 (12: 54.70) and was also recommended for the World Cup in Tokyo (13th to 21 September). At Yomif Kejelcha’s victory from Ethiopia, the 26-year-old finished fourth on Friday.
“The tears came to me very briefly. But I was able to hold them back,” said Mönchengladbacher native of ARD: “I have been trying to crack this brand for three years. When Dieter Baumann was running, I was not yet in the world. An incredible brand that I could break. It is progressing in German athletics.”
It wasn’t until June 6th that Robert Farken broke the almost 45 -year -old German record over 1,500 meters. Two weeks earlier, Frederik Ruppert (Tübingen) clearly undercut the national top mark over 3000 meters of obstacle.
Colonstore Yemisi Ogunleye narrowly missed the podium on Friday in Stade Louis II. The Olympic champion achieved her best width of 19.48 meters in the first attempt, which was enough in the end. The victory went to the Dutch World Cup third Jessica Schilder (20.39 meters), who passed the world champion Chase Jackson (USA/20.06 meters) in the last attempt.
Karl Bebendorf surprised with seventh place over 3000 meters of obstacle and the personal best of 8: 08.21 minutes, so the Dresden best European. His time would have been a German record by the end of May, but Ruppert had cracked the brand, which had been valid for 26 years, in 8: 01.49 minutes.
“I wanted to run German record, I achieved it – if Frederik hadn’t prevailed,” said Bebendorf. Ruppert had to be satisfied this time after an early fall with 8: 24.68 and 14th place. “There was any touch. After 80, 90 meters, I fully remembered, so the race was already over for me,” said the Tübinger. Ex-European champion Max Heß (Chemnitz) was eighth in the triple jump with 16.37 m.