Sophia Junk (born 1 March 1999) is a German sprinter. She competed at the 2024 Paris Olympics.[1]
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1 March 1999 |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Event | Sprint |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 100m: 11.26 (2024) 200m 22.87 (2021) |
Medal record | |
Career
editShe won silver at the 2017 European Athletics U20 Championships in Grosseto in the 200 metres. She was also part of the German 4x100m relay team that broke the U18 world record at those European Championships.[2][3]
She won gold as part of the German 4x100m relay team at the 2018 IAAF World U20 Championships in Tampere.[4][5] She won gold as part of the German 4x100m relay team at the 2019 European Athletics U23 Championships in Sweden. She won silver in the 200 metres and gold in the 4x100m relay at the 2021 European Athletics U23 Championships in Bergen.[2]
She competed at the 2022 World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon in the 200 metres.[6]
She competed for Germany at the 2024 European Athletics Championships in the 4 × 100 metres relay.[7][8]
She was selected for the German sprint relay team at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris which qualified for the final.[9]
Personal life
editShe started training in athletics at seven yesrs-old. She is a member of LG Rhein-Wied. She became a member the Rhineland-Palatinate State Police in 2018.[10]
References
edit- ^ "Sophia Junk". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ a b "Sprinting through life". wochenspiegellive.de. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
- ^ "Great Britain charges up medals table with trio of gold in Tampere". World Athletics. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Junk: Sprinted confidently to two finals". lvrheinland. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "European athletes win 14 gold medals at World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "INTERVIEW WITH YOUNG PUMA SPRINT ATHLETE & EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPION SOPHIA JUNE". puma-catchup. September 2, 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "LÜCKENKEMPER AND CO. STRONG". sport1.de. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Women 4x100m Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Athletics, 4x100m relay: German women's team qualifies for the final". Olympics.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
- ^ "Sprinter Sophia Junk on her path to becoming a professional athlete". vereinsticket.de. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.