# Lisa Merkel

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**Lisa Merkel** (born 20 January 2003) is a German [cross country](/source/Cross_Country_running) and [long-distance runner](/source/Long-distance_running).[1]

## Biography

A member of LG Region Karlsruhe, Merkel set the fastest time at the Olympiaberg [cross-country](/source/Cross_country_running) race in Munich in 2023, winning the under-23 race, but faster than the winner of the women's race.[2] Merkel placed seventh at the [2023 European Athletics U23 Championships](/source/2023_European_Athletics_U23_Championships) in [Espoo](/source/Espoo). Finland, over [5000 metres](/source/5000_metres).[3] She was the highest German finisher as the team won the silver medal in the team under-23 race at the [2023 European Cross Country Championships](/source/2023_European_Cross_Country_Championships) in [Brussels](/source/Brussels), alongside Mia Jurenka, Jessica Keller, and Anneke Vortmeier.[4][5]

By 2024, a member of LAV Stadtwerke Tübingen, Merkel made her major championship debut representing Germany and placed ninth at the [2024 European Athletics Championships](/source/2024_European_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Women's_10,000_metres) in [Rome](/source/Rome), Italy in June 2024, in the women's [10,000 metres](/source/10,000_metres) race.[6][7] The following month, she won the German U23 title over 5000 metres in [Monchengladbach](/source/Monchengladbach).[8]

Merkel competed for Germany in the 10km at the [2025 European Running Championships](/source/2025_European_Running_Championships) in Belgium, placing seventeenth overall.[9] At the German 10,000 metres Championships in Hamburg in May 2025, she finished third overall and was the leading runner in the U23 category.[10]

Merkel placed fourth at the German Cross Country Championships in Darmstadt in November 2025.[11] She was subsequently selected for the under-23 race at the [2025 European Cross Country Championships](/source/2025_European_Cross_Country_Championships) in Portugal, placing fourth in the individual race and winning the silver medal in the team competition alongside [Kira Weis](/source/Kira_Weis) and [Pia Schlattmann](/source/Pia_Schlattmann).[12][13]

In March 2026, she ran a 10,000 metres personal best of 31:32.25 at The Ten in San Juan Capistrano.[14]

## References

1. ["Lisa Merkel"](https://worldathletics.org/athletes/_/14878272). *World Athletics*. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

1. ["Lisa Merkel Schnellste beim Auftakt der Cross-Saison"](https://www.leichtathletik.de/aktuelles/news/news-detail/78658-lisa-merkel-schnellste-beim-auftakt-der-cross-saison). *Leichtathletik*. 22 October 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2025.

1. ["Lisa Merkel is ranked seventh in Europe"](https://lgr-karlsruhe.de/2023/07/lisa-merkel-laeuft-auf-platz-sieben-in-europa/). *lgr-*. July 15, 2023. Retrieved 16 December 2025.

1. ["29th SPAR European Cross Country Championships"](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7147657?eventId=10230014). *World Athletics*. 10 Dec 2023. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

1. ["Relay silver for Emily Junginger and Mia Jurenka at the European Cross Country Championships"](https://www.krzbb.de/inhalt.leichtathletik-zweimal-silber-fuer-den-vfl-sindelfingen-bei-den-cross-europameisterschaften.ad5c4bc9-c7b6-47a8-83ca-765451aeee45.html). 10 Dec 2023. Retrieved 16 Dec 2025.

1. ["European Athletics Championships"](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7158244?eventId=10229521). *World Athletics*. 9 June 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

1. Neumann, Martin (11 June 2024). ["Lisa Merkel überzeugt bei Gold-Double von Nadia Battocletti als Neunte"](https://www.leichtathletik.de/aktuelles/news/news-detail/79483-em-tag-5-lisa-merkel-ueberzeugt-bei-gold-double-von-nadia-battocletti-als-neunte). *Leichtathletik*. Retrieved 16 December 2025.

1. ["German U23 Championships"](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7213795?eventId=10229514). *World Athletics*. 5 July 2024. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

1. ["European Running Championships"](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7203673?eventId=10229537). *World Athletics*. 13 April 2025. Retrieved 15 July 2025.

1. ["German 10,000 metres championships"](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7225170?eventId=10229521). *World Athletics*. 3 May 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

1. ["German Cross Country Championships"](https://worldathletics.org/competition/calendar-results/results/7230780?eventId=10229544). *World Athletics*. 28 Nov 2025. Retrieved 11 December 2025.

1. Broadbent, Chris (14 Dec 2025). ["Spain's Forero holds off Mononen for women's U23 gold in Lagoa 2025"](https://www.european-athletics.com/home/competitions/spar-european-cross-country-championships/competition-news/forero-holds-off-mononen-for-womens-u23-gold). *European Athletics*. Retrieved 15 December 2025.

1. ["DLV nominiert 28 Läuferinnen und Läufer für die Cross-EM"](https://www.leichtathletik.de/aktuelles/news/news-detail/81375-dlv-nominiert-28-laeuferinnen-und-laeufer-fuer-die-cross-em). *Leichtathletik*. 4 December 2025. Retrieved 12 Dec 2025.

1. Mills, Steven (29 Mar 2026). ["Under 27 minutes! Abdilaahi shatters German 10,000m record with 26:56.58"](https://www.european-athletics.com/home/news/under-27-minutes-abdilaahi-shatters-german-10-000m-record-with-26-56-58). *European Athletics*. Retrieved 29 March 2026.

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