Germany Delivers Five Medals in Tokyo 2025 ( 1 gold, 3 silver, 1 bronze)!

The Tokyo World Championships were held at the Japanese National Stadium from September 13 to 21, 2025, in warm and humid conditions. The exceptional performances were greeted by an impressive crowd, averaging 56-58,000 fans a night and 17-20,000 fans during the day. This was the first global sports event in Japan after the 2021 Tokyo Olympics, which did not allow fans into the Japan Olympic Stadium.

We are examining the federations sponsored by Nike (USA, Kenya, Canada, Germany, China, United Kingdom, and Uganda) and providing readers of RunBlogRun with an overview of those nine superb days and nights of track and field in Tokyo. NIKE sponsored the coverage of RunBlogRun in Tokyo 2025, USATF Outdoor 2025, and NIKE Pre Classic 2025. We are grateful for their support of the sport and RunBlogRun.

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Germany Delivers Five Medals in Tokyo 2025

Leo Neugebauer won gold in the decathlon in Tokyo! Leo is an NCAA decathlon champion and Olympic silver medalist from Paris 2024.

Leo scored 8,804 points in Tokyo. His performances were 10.80 for 100 meters, 7.62m for LJ, 16.70m for the shot put, 1.99m for the high jump, and 48.27 for the 400m, ending day 1. On day 2, Leo hurdled 14.80 for the 110m hurdles, 56.15m for the discus, 5.10m for the pole vault, 64.34m for the javelin, and 4:31.89 for the 1,500 meters.

Leo Neugebauer, GER, takes decathlon gold, photo by World Athletics

In the Men’s marathon, Amanal Petros, battled for the silver medal, in a oh so close marathon, in 2:09.48! Petros is outkicked by Alphonce Felix Simbu (Tanzania), with Illias Aquani, Italy, taking bronze in 2:09.53.

The battle for gold in Tokyo Marathon, Amanal Petros, GER, takes silver, photo by World Athletics

Merlin Hummel took the silver in the Men’s hammer throw in Tokyo, throwing a PB of 82.77m, with Adam Katzberg, CAN, taking gold and Bence Halacz, HUN, taking the bronze.

Merlin Hummel, GER, takes silver in hammer throw, photo by World Athletics

Malaika Mihambo, Olympic champion and World champion, takes silver in the long jump with a jump of 6.99m. Tara Davis-Woodhall took the gold (7.13m) in Tokyo.

Malaika Mihambo, silver medalist, Long Jump, photo by Christel Saneh for World Athletics

The German Women’s 4x100m relay team had a superb racing, running 41.87 to take the bronze. The team consisted of Rebekkha Hasse, Sophia Junk, Sina Mayer and Gina Luckenkemper, European 2022 Champion at 100 meters!

Women’s 4x100m relay anchors, photo by World Athletics, Tokyo WCH 2025

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Larry Eder

Larry Eder has had a 52-year involvement in the sport of athletics. Larry has experienced the sport as an athlete, coach, magazine publisher, and now, journalist and blogger. His first article, on Don Bowden, America's first sub-4 minute miler, was published in RW in 1983. Larry has published several magazines on athletics, from American Athletics to the U.S. version of Spikes magazine. He currently manages the content and marketing development of the RunningNetwork, The Shoe Addicts, and RunBlogRun. Of RunBlogRun, his daily pilgrimage with the sport, Larry says: "I have to admit, I love traveling to far away meets, writing about the sport I love, and the athletes I respect, for my readers at runblogrun.com, the most of anything I have ever done, except, maybe running itself." Also does some updates for BBC Sports at key events, which he truly enjoys.

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