Robert Farken jumps to the record: German mile broken after 37 years!

Robert Farken jumps to the record: German mile broken after 37 years!

Oslo, Norwegen - Robert Farken wrote history in the athletics meeting in Oslo. On June 16, 2025, the 27-year-old cracked the German ancient record over the mile with a time of 3: 49.12 minutes. Previously, he only set the 45 -year -old German record over 1,500 meters in Rome six days earlier when he mastered the route in 3: 30.80 minutes. With this performance, Farken, Star of SG Motor Gohlis Nord, proves that it is one of the best medium -range runners in Germany.

The previous best time over the mile held the former top runner Jens-Peter Herold, who reached a time of 3: 49.22 minutes in Oslo in 1988. Farken's impressive performance not only shows his extraordinary talent, but also marks a milestone in German athletics history.

race the masters

In the same race in Oslo, Portuguese Isaac Nader won with a time of 3: 48.25 minutes, which is also a new state record. Cameron Myers from Australia (3: 48.87), Stefan Nillessen from the Netherlands (3: 49.02) and Timothy Cheruiyot from Kenya (3: 49.06) landed in the following places. The total time of Farken shows that he could shine in a very strong field of participants.

The further competitions of the meeting also provided exciting results. Nico Young from the USA set up a personal best and won over 5,000 meters from the USA with 12: 45.27 minutes. Biniam Mehary from Ethiopia followed him in second place (12: 45.93) and Kuma Girma (Ethiopia) came to third place with 12: 46.41 minutes.

top services and setbacks

The competition also included an impressive run by Yenawa Nbret from Ethiopia, which not only won the women with 30: 28.82 minutes over 10,000 meters, but also set an annual world's best time. Miriam Chebet from Kenya took second place (30: 32.90), followed by Chalu Dida from Ethiopia (30: 33.86) and Rose Davies from Australia (30: 34.11).

On the other side of the spectrum, the challenges are. Gesa Krause, one of the favorites in the race over 3,000 m obstacle, suffered a fall on the first kilometer and suffered a rib bruise. This misfortune led to her racing ended painfully. The Kenyan Faith Cherotich secured first place in this discipline in 9: 02.60 minutes. Winfred Yavi from Bahrain (9: 02.76) and Marwa Bouzayani from Tunisia (9: 06.84) followed in places two and three.

Lea Meyer from Bayer Leverkusen was also in top form and ran a personal best of 9: 09.21 minutes over 3,000 m obstacle, which brought her fourth place. Their times and performance emphasize the high competitiveness in athletics.

These successes underline the dynamic development in German running and give hope for an exciting future. Further information on Farkens Record and the competition in Oslo can be found at Runners World and SPIEGEL