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

Axel Jungk
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
SportSkeleton
ClubBSC Sachsen Oberbärenburg
Medal record
Men's skeleton
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Men
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2015 Winterberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2016 Igls Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Königssee Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2017 Königssee Men
Silver medal – second place 2020 Altenberg Men
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Winterberg Mixed team
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Igls Men
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Igls Men
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Altenberg Men

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

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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

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  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.
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