| 1996 German Athletics Championships | |
| Host City: | Cologne, Germany |
| Dates: | 21–23 June 1996 |
| Records Set: | 4 Championship Records |
| Previous: | 1995 Bremen |
| Next: | 1997 Frankfurt |
The 1996 German Athletics Championships were held in Cologne on 21–23 June 1996.
| Event | Gold | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 10.16 | ||
| 200 m | 20.49 | ||
| 400 m | 45.86 | ||
| 800 m | 1:45.73 | ||
| 1500 m | 3:37.36 | ||
| 5000 m | 13:28.23 | ||
| 110 m hurdles | 13.20 | ||
| 400 m hurdles | 50.17 | ||
| 3000 m steeplechase | 8:24.09 | ||
| Triple jump | 17.10 | ||
| Long jump | 7.91 | ||
| High jump | 2.24 | ||
| Pole vault | 5.70 = | ||
| Shot put | 20.53 | ||
| Discus throw | 69.02 | ||
| Hammer throw | 78.92 | ||
| Javelin throw | 89.34 | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | TV Wattenscheid 01 I H. Blume M. Blume Huke Kurnicki | 39.22 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | LAC Chemnitz I Carlowitz Lieder Jahn Schönlebe | 3:05.14 |
| Event | Gold | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| 100 m | 11.06 | ||
| 200 m | 22.64 | ||
| 400 m | 51.18 | ||
| 800 m | 2:00.94 | ||
| 1500 m | 4:09.65 | ||
| 5000 m | 15:42.06 | ||
| 100 m hurdles | 13.11 | ||
| 400 m hurdles | 54.85 | ||
| Triple jump | 13.89 | ||
| Long jump | 6.66 | ||
| High jump | 1.94 | ||
| Pole vault | 4.15 | ||
| Shot put | 20.58 | ||
| Discus throw | 67.36 | ||
| Hammer throw | 60.36 | ||
| Javelin throw | 66.78 | ||
| 4 × 100 m relay | LG Olympia Dortmund I Brodbeck Knoll Seidel Philipp | 43.99 | |
| 4 × 400 m relay | Bayer 04 Leverkusen I Broich Kadioglu Feller Kisabaka | 3:33.03 |