Axel Jungk
 Jungk in 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 13 April 1991 Zschopau, Germany |
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Skeleton |
| Club | BSC Sachsen Oberbärenburg |
Medal record | |
Axel Jungk (born 13 April 1991)[1] is a German skeleton racer who represents his nation in the Skeleton World Cup.[2][3]
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]
World Cup results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[6]
| Season | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | Points | Place | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014–15 |  4 |
 5 |
 5 |
7 |
 6 |
 7 |
 9 |
 6 |
1408 | 3rd | ||
| 2015–16 | 4 |
2 |
6 |
4 |
3 |
9 |
8 |
4 |
1474 | 4th | ||
| 2016–17 | 6 |
6 |
3 |
6 |
7 |
4 |
4 |
 7 |
1448 | 4th | ||
| 2017–18 | 4 |
3 |
9 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
2 |
1 |
1507 | 2nd | ||
| 2018–19 |  8 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
5 |
5 |
7 |
7 |
1458 | 5th | ||
| 2019–20 | 3 |
4 |
3 |
5 |
14 |
4 |
3 |
- |
1305 | 7th | ||
| 2020–21 | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
4 |
– |
192 | 31st | ||
| 2021–22 | 4 |
5 |
1 |
2 |
2 |
12 |
2 |
4 |
1551 | 2nd | ||
| 2022–23 | 4 |
7 |
5 |
2 |
3 |
3 |
7 |
10 |
1466 | 5th |
References
[edit]- ^ "Offizielle Homepage von Axel Jungk". axeljungk-skeleton.de (in German). Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 20 November 2017.
- ^ "Axel JUNGK – Player Profile – Ski Jumping". eurosport.com. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 19 November 2017.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "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.
- ^ "Christopher Grotheer wins Germany's first skeleton gold | NBC Olympics".
- ^ "Axel Jungk - IBSF World Cup results". International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 16 January 2023.
External links
[edit]
- Axel Jungk at IBSF
- Axel Jungk at Olympics.com
- Axel Jungk at Olympedia
- Axel Jungk at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
- 1991 births
- Living people
- German male skeleton racers
- People from Zschopau
- Sportspeople from Saxony
- Olympic skeleton racers for Germany
- Skeleton racers at the 2018 Winter Olympics
- Skeleton racers at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics
- Olympic medalists in skeleton
- Olympic silver medalists for Germany
- 21st-century German sportsmen