Sophia Junk
German sprinter (born 1999)
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Sophia Junk (born 1 March 1999) is a German sprinter. She has competed at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]
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Junk in 2019 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1999 |
| Height | 1.69 m (5 ft 7 in) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | 60 m: 7.20 (2025) 100 m: 11.26 (2024) 200 m 22.53 (2025) |
Medal record | |
Biography
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 placed second in the 100 metres at the German Athletics Championships in August 2025 in Dresden, running 11.33 seconds to finish behind Gina Lückenkemper.[16]
In September 2025, she was a semi-finalist in the 200 metres at the 2025 World Championships in Tokyo, Japan.[17][18] Junk also ran in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the championships, winning the bronze medal with the German team.[19]
Junk placed fifth behind new German champion Philina Schwartz at the German Indoor Championships 60 metres race on 28 February 2026.[20] She was named for the 2026 World Athletics Relays in Gaborone, Botswana, and ran in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay and in the mixed 4 × 100 metres relay team which both qualified from the heats on the opening day of competition, setting a European record in the mixed race.[21][22] In August 2026, she competed at the 2026 European Athletics Championships in Birmingham, England, in the women's 200 metres, reaching the semi-finals.[23] She also competed in the women's 4 × 100 metres relay at the championships.[24]
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.[25]