Axel Jungk
German skeleton racer (born 1991)
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Axel Jungk (born 13 April 1991)[1] is a German skeleton racer who represents his nation in the Skeleton World Cup.[2][3] He is a three-time Winter Olympic silver medalist and three-time IBSF World Championships gold medalist.
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 13 April 1991 Zschopau, Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.83 m (6 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 82 kg (181 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Skeleton | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | BSC Sachsen Oberbärenburg | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
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 Germany's first ever Gold medal in the event.[5]
Career results
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).[6]
Olympic Games
| Event | Men | Skeleton mixed team |
|---|---|---|
 2018 Pyeongchang |
7th | N/a |
 2022 Beijing |
2nd | N/a |
 2026 Milano Cortina |
2nd | 2nd |
World Championships
| Event | Men | Skeleton mixed team |
Mixed team |
|---|---|---|---|
 2012 Lake Placid |
22nd | N/a | — |
 2015 Winterberg |
6th | 1st | |
 2016 Innsbruck |
4th | 1st | |
| 2017 Königssee |
2nd | 1st | |
 2019 Whistler |
10th | DNS | |
| 2020 Altenberg |
2nd | — | N/a |
 2023 St. Moritz |
18th | — | |
| 2024 Winterberg |
5th | 3rd | |
| 2025 Lake Placid |
3rd | 5th |
World Cup results
| 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 | ||
| 2023–24 |  – |
13 |
9 |
9 |
 2 |
16 |
9 |
14 |
1010 | 11th | ||
| 2024–25 | 9 |
16 |
9 |
4 |
10 |
10 |
4 |
4 |
1264 | 5th |
