Axel Jungk
Jungk in 2022
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991
Zschopau, Germany
Height1.83 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight82 kg (181 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportSkeleton
ClubBSC Sachsen Oberbärenburg
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place2022 BeijingMen
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 WinterbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2016 IglsMixed team
Gold medal – first place2017 KönigsseeMixed team
Silver medal – second place2017 KönigsseeMen
Silver medal – second place2020 AltenbergMen
European Championships
Silver medal – second place2019 IglsMen
Bronze medal – third place2018 IglsMen
Bronze medal – third place2023 AltenbergMen
World Cup
Event 1st 2nd 3rd
Men 3 7 8
Total 3 7 8
  • Updated as of 17 February, 2023

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. During the 2015-16 Skeleton World Cup Season, he finished fourth, with a tie with Alexsandr Tretyakov for silver at Winterberg and a bronze at Park City. He once again finished fourth in the 2016–17 World Cup circuit with 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

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 Lake Placid
4
Calgary
5
Altenberg
5
Königssee
7
St. Moritz
6
La Plagne
7
Innsbruck
9
Sochi
6
1408 3rd
2015–16 Altenberg
4
Winterberg
2
Königssee 1
6
Lake Placid
4
Park City
3
Whistler
9
St. Moritz
8
Königssee 2
4
1474 4th
2016–17 Whistler
6
Lake Placid
6
Altenberg
3
Winterberg
6
St. Moritz
7
Königssee
4
Innsbruck
4
Pyeongchang
7
1448 4th
2017–18 Lake Placid
4
Park City
3
Whistler
9
Winterberg
6
Innsbruck
4
Altenberg
8
St. Moritz
2
Königssee
1
1507 2nd
2018–19 Sigulda
8
Winterberg
2
Altenberg
5
Innsbruck
3
St. Moritz
5
Lake Placid
5
Calgary 1
7
Calgary 2
7
1458 5th
2019–20 Lake Placid 1
3
Lake Placid 2
4
Winterberg
3
La Plagne
5
Innsbruck
14
Königssee
4
St. Moritz
3
Sigulda
-
1305 7th
2020–21 Sigulda 1
Sigulda 2
Innsbruck 1
Innsbruck 2
Winterberg
St. Moritz
Königssee
4
Innsbruck 3
192 31st
2021–22 Innsbruck 1
4
Innsbruck 2
5
Altenberg 1
1
Winterberg 1
2
Altenberg 2
2
Sigulda
12
Winterberg 2
2
St. Moritz
4
1551 2nd
2022–23 Whistler
4
Park City
7
Lake Placid 2
5
Winterberg 1
2
Altenberg 1
3
Altenberg 2
3
Innsbruck 2
7
Sigulda
10
1466 5th

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. 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.
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