Athletics in Germany is governed by Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband founded on 29 January 1898.
All-time top lists
The lists are updated to 22 February 2013, and regards to the 21 individuals Olympic specialities. For high jump, pole vault, long jump, triple jump and shot put performance also affects indoor competitions (measures are identified by (i) in the tables).
References
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