Niklas Kaul

Niklas Kaul

Kaul at ECH 2022
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 Men's athletics Representing Germany World Championships 2019 Doha Decathlon European Championships 2022 Munich Decathlon

Kaul at the 2019 World Championships

Niklas Kaul (German pronunciation: [ˈnɪklas kaʊ̯l] ; 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 2022 European Championships, 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
2021	Olympic Games	Tokyo, Japan	–	Decathlon	DNF
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	6th	Decathlon	8434 pts
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	1st	Decathlon	8545 pts
2023	World Championships	Budapest, Hungary	—	Decathlon	DNF
2024	European Championships	Rome, Italy	4th	Decathlon	8547 pts
	Olympic Games	Paris, France	8th	Decathlon	8445 pts

Personal bests

Outdoor

• 100 metres – 11.16 (-0.2 m/s, Munich 2022)
• 400 metres – 47.87 (Munich 2022)
• 1500 metres – 4:10.04 (Munich 2022)
• 110 metres hurdles – 14.27 (+0.4 m/s, Eugene 2022)
• High jump – 2.11 (Tokyo 2021)
• Pole vault – 5.00 (Doha 2019)
• Long jump – 7.44 (+0.9 m/s, Rome 2024)
• Shot put – 15.19 (Gävle 2019)
• Discus throw – 49.89 (Rome 2024)
• Javelin throw – 79.05 (Doha 2019)
• Decathlon – 8691 (Doha 2019)

Indoor

• 60 metres hurdles – 8.24 (Frankfurt 2019)
• High jump – 1.90 (Dortmund 2019)
• Pole vault – 5.00 (Frankfurt 2019)
• Shot put – 13.23 (Ludwigshafen 2018)

External links

• Niklas Kaul at World Athletics