Axel Jungk

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Axel Jungk
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Jungk in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1991-04-13) 13 April 1991 (age 30)
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
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
European Championships
Silver medal – second place 2019 Igls Men
Bronze medal – third place 2018 Igls Men

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 in third place 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. In the 2016–17 World Cup circuit he once again finished fourth 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 a 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]

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.

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