Sophia Junk

Sophia Junk

Junk in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	60 m: 7.20 (2025) 100 m: 11.26 (2024) 200 m 22.53 (2025)
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Germany Olympic Games 2024 Paris 4 × 100 m relay European U23 Championships 2019 Gävle 4 × 100 m relay 2021 Tallinn 200 m 2021 Tallinn 4 × 100 m relay World U20 Championships 2018 Tampere 4 × 100 m relay European U20 Championships 2017 Grosseto 4 × 100 m relay 2017 Grosseto 200 m

Sophia Junk (born 1 March 1999) is a German sprinter. She has competed at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games. ^[1]

Career

Junk won silver at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto in the 200 metres. She was also part of the German 4 × 100 m relay team that broke the U18 world record at those European Championships. ^{[2] [3]}

In 2018 she won gold as part of the German 4 × 100 m relay team at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere. ^{[4] [5]} She also ran in the individual 200 metres at the championships, placing fifth in the final. ^[6]

At the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in Sweden, she won gold as part of the German 4 × 100 m relay team. She won silver in the 200 metres and gold in the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Tallinn. ^{[2] [7]}

In 2022 she competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the 200 metres. ^[8]

In 2024 she was a member of the German 4 × 100 metres relay team at the 2024 European Athletics Championships. ^{[9] [10]} She ran in the heats for the Germany relay team in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2024 Paris Olympics, earning a bronze medal when the team finished third in the final. ^{[11] [12]}

Junk ran in the 60 metres at the 2025 European Athletics Indoor Championships in Appeldoorn, recording a personal best 7.20 seconds in the heats, and running 7.21 seconds in the semi-finals. but did not qualify for the final. ^[13] She competed at the 2025 World Athletics Relays in China in the Women's 4 × 100 metres relay in May 2025. ^[14] She ran a personal best 22.52 seconds for the 200 metres as she finished third competing for Germany at the 2025 European Athletics Team Championships First Division in Madrid in June 2025. ^[15] She was selected for the German team for the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Japan. ^[16]

Personal life

Junk started training in athletics at seven years old. She is a member of LG Rhein-Wied. She became a member the Rhineland-Palatinate State Police in 2018. ^[17]

References

1. "Sophia Junk". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
2. "Sprinting through life". wochenspiegellive.de. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
3. "Great Britain charges up medals table with trio of gold in Tampere". World Athletics. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
4. "Junk: Sprinted confidently to two finals". lvrheinland. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
5. "European athletes win 14 gold medals at World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
6. "200 Metres women - IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018". World Athletics. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
7. "Ceh breaks championship record to win in Tallinn". World Athletics. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
8. "INTERVIEW WITH YOUNG PUMA SPRINT ATHLETE & EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPION SOPHIA JUNE". puma-catchup. September 2, 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
9. "LÜCKENKEMPER AND CO. STRONG". sport1.de. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
10. "Women 4x100m Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
11. "Women's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
12. "Athletics, 4x100m relay: German women's team qualifies for the final". Olympics.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
13. "Women's 60m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
14. "Women's 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
15. "Iapichino and Fabbri contribute to Italy's victory at European Team Championships". worldathletics.org. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
16. "76 für Tokio: Das deutsche WM-Team steht". Leichtathletik.de. 29 August 2025. Retrieved 29 August 2025.
17. "Sprinter Sophia Junk on her path to becoming a professional athlete". vereinsticket.de. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.