Axel Jungk

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Axel Jungk
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Jungk in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 33)
Zschopau, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Skeleton
ClubBSC Sachsen Oberbärenburg
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 Beijing Men
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Winterberg Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Igls Mixed team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Königssee Mixed team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Königssee Men
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2020 Altenberg Men
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2024 Winterberg Mixed team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Lake Placid Men
European Championships
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Igls Men
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Igls Men
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2023 Altenberg Men
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Lillehammer Men

Axel Jungk (born 13 April 1991) [1] is a German skeleton racer who represents his nation in the Skeleton World Cup. [2] [3]

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Jungk finished third in the standings in the 2014-15 Skeleton World Cup season. In the 2015-16 Skeleton World Cup Season, he secured fourth place overall, tying with Alexsandr Tretyakov for silver at Winterberg and earning a bronze at Park City. He once again finished fourth in the 2016–17 World Cup circuit, adding a bronze at Altenberg.

Jungk finished in second place in the standings in the 2017–18 Skeleton World Cup, racking up a total of 1,507 points from gold at Königssee, a silver at St. Moritz and a bronze at Park City.

Jungk finished fourth in the 2018-19 Skeleton World Cup with a silver at Winterberg and a bronze in Igls.

He began the 2019-20 Skeleton World Cup season with a win at Lake Placid. [4]

Jungk took the silver medal in the Men's Skeleton Singles contest at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, PRC, finishing behind his countryman Christopher Grotheer who won German's first ever Gold medal in the event . [5]

Career results

All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). [6]

World Championships

EventMenSkeleton
mixed team
Mixed team
Flag of the United States.svg 2012 Lake Placid 22nd
Flag of Germany.svg 2015 Winterberg 6th1st
Flag of Austria.svg 2016 Innsbruck 4th1st
Flag of Germany.svg 2017 Königssee 2nd1st
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2019 Whistler 10thDNS
Flag of Germany.svg 2020 Altenberg 2nd
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg 2023 St. Moritz 18th
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Winterberg 5th3rd
Flag of the United States.svg 2025 Lake Placid 3rd

World Cup results

Season12345678PointsPlace
2014–15 Flag of United States.svg
4
Flag of Canada.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
7
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
6
Flag of France.svg
7
Flag of Austria.svg
9
Flag of Russia.svg
6
14083rd
2015–16 Flag of Germany.svg
4
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
6
Flag of United States.svg
4
Flag of United States.svg
3
Flag of Canada.svg
9
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
8
Flag of Germany.svg
4
14744th
2016–17 Flag of Canada.svg
6
Flag of United States.svg
6
Flag of Germany.svg
3
Flag of Germany.svg
6
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
7
Flag of Germany.svg
4
Flag of Austria.svg
4
Flag of South Korea.svg
7
14484th
2017–18 Flag of United States.svg
4
Flag of United States.svg
3
Flag of Canada.svg
9
Flag of Germany.svg
6
Flag of Austria.svg
4
Flag of Germany.svg
8
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
1
15072nd
2018–19 Flag of Latvia.svg
8
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Austria.svg
3
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
5
Flag of United States.svg
5
Flag of Canada.svg
7
Flag of Canada.svg
7
14585th
2019–20 Flag of United States.svg
3
Flag of United States.svg
4
Flag of Germany.svg
3
Flag of France.svg
5
Flag of Austria.svg
14
Flag of Germany.svg
4
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
3
Flag of Latvia.svg
-
13057th
2020–21 Flag of Latvia.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
4
Flag of Austria.svg
19231st
2021–22 Flag of Austria.svg
4
Flag of Austria.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Latvia.svg
12
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
4
15512nd
2022–23 Flag of Canada.svg
4
Flag of United States.svg
7
Flag of United States.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
3
Flag of Germany.svg
3
Flag of Austria.svg
7
Flag of Latvia.svg
10
14665th
2023–24 Flag of China.svg
Flag of France.svg
13
Flag of Austria.svg
9
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
9
Flag of Norway.svg
2
Flag of Latvia.svg
16
Flag of Germany.svg
9
Flag of United States.svg
14
101011th
2024–25 Flag of South Korea.svg
9
Flag of South Korea.svg
16
Flag of China.svg
9
Flag of Germany.svg
4
Flag of Latvia.svg
10
Flag of Germany.svg
10
Civil Ensign of Switzerland.svg
4
Flag of Norway.svg
4
12645th

References

  1. "Offizielle Homepage von Axel Jungk". axeljungk-skeleton.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
  2. "Axel JUNGK – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  3. "German team selected for the Skeleton World Cup". ibsf.org. 14 October 2017. Archived from the original on 21 November 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
  4. "Jungk takes second skeleton World Cup victory at season opener". Xinhua News Agency. Archived from the original on 11 December 2019. Retrieved 11 December 2019.
  5. "Christopher Grotheer wins Germany's first skeleton gold | NBC Olympics".
  6. "Axel Jungk - IBSF World Cup results". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2023.