Axel JUNGK

Germany
Skeleton
5 Mar 1991
30
Male
ZSCHOPAU
 
Germany

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
SKN Skeleton Men 2 Silver

Schedule

Start Time Location Event Status
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Official Training Heat 1
Finished
After Heat 1 		Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Official Training Heat 2
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Official Training Heat 3
Finished
After Heat 3 		Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Official Training Heat 4
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Official Training Heat 5
Finished
After Heat 5 		Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Official Training Heat 6
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Heat 1
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Heat 2
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Heat 3
Finished
Yanqing National Sliding Centre
Men Heat 4
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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Historical Results

Olympic Games
RankEventYearLocationResult
7Men2018PyeongChang, KOR00:03:23.600
World Championships
RankEventYearLocationResult
2Men2020Altenberg, GER3:44.83
2Men2017Koenigssee, GER3:23.85
4Men2016Innsbruck, AUT3:30.71
6Men2015Winterberg, GER3:45.63
10Men2019Whistler, BC, CAN3:30.39
22Men2012Lake Placid, NY, USA2:48.16
World Cup Rankings
SeasonMen
2021/222
2020/2131
2019/207
2018/195
2017/182
2016/174
2015/164
2014/153
World Cup - Best Achievements
SeasonMen
2021/221 x 1st, 3 x 2nd, 2 x 4th
2020/211 x 4th
2019/201 x 1st, 2 x 3rd, 2 x 4th
2018/191 x 2nd, 1 x 3rd, 3 x 5th
Ten Best World Cup Performances in Current Season
RankEventSeasonLocationResult
1Men2021/22Altenberg, GER1:51.71
2Men2021/22Altenberg, GER1:54.09
2Men2021/22Winterberg, GER56.37
2Men2021/22Winterberg, GER1:51.34
4Men2021/22Innsbruck, AUT1:45.41
4Men2021/22St. Moritz, SUI2:15.04
5Men2021/22Innsbruck, AUT1:46.23
12Men2021/22Sigulda, LAT1:42.55
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Flash (teamdeutschland.de)

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Skiing, motorbikes, playing video games, and music. (Info 2018)

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Athlete, Police Officer

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German, English

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BSC Sachsen Oberbarenburg (GER)

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National: Christian Baude (GER)
Personal: Stefan Poser (GER), Stephan Ochmann (GER)

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Ski jumping.

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2010 European Cup in Cesana (3rd)
2014 World Cup in Lake Placid (4th)

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Glandular fever and Achilles tendon problems. (sportbuzzer.de, 28 Jan 2021)

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2012

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At age 17 in 2008 in Altenberg, Germany. (Info 2018)

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Switched to skeleton from ski jumping at the recommendation of a coach. (Info 2018)

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Noriaki Kasai (JPN), ski jumper. Three-time Olympic medallist, eight-time Olympian (1992-2018), seven-time World Championships medallist, 1992 Ski-Flying champion, and 17 individual World Cup wins.

Martins Dukurs (LAT), skeleton slider. Two-time Olympic silver medallist (2010, 2014), six-time World champion. Has the most World Cup titles. (Info 2018)

Milestones

Made his Olympic Winter Games debut at PyeongChang 2018, finishing seventh (was third after Run 1). Was the top German finisher, with Christopher Grotheer in eighth, and Alexander Gassner in ninth. Won silver at Beijing 2022, finishing 0.66 seconds behind Christopher Grotheer. The one-two finish for Germany were the first Olympic medals in skeleton.

Two-time World Championship silver medallist (2017, 2020). In 2020, in a German sweep of the podium, he finished 0.02 seconds behind champion Christopher Grotheer, and 0.03 seconds ahead of bronze medallist Alexander Gassner.

Three-time consecutive gold medallist in the Team event at the World Championships (2015, 2016, 2017).

First World Cup podium was second in 2015 (Winterberg) and his first victory was in 2018 (Koenigssee). Returning from injury, he won for the first time on his home track of Altenberg on 3 December 2021, in a Germany sweep of the podium.

Twice he has finished in the top-three in the Overall World Cup standings (second in 2017/18, third in 2014/15).
Legend
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Silver
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Gold Medal Event
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