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Sophia Junk

Sophia Junk
Junk in 2019
Personal information
Born (1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 26)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprint
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)60 m: 7.20 (2025)
100 m: 11.26 (2024)
200 m 22.53 (2025)
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4 × 100 m relay
European U23 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Gävle 4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2021 Tallinn 200 m
Gold medal – first place 2021 Tallinn 4 × 100 m relay
World U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2018 Tampere 4 × 100 m relay
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place 2017 Grosseto 4 × 100 m relay
Silver medal – second place 2017 Grosseto 200 m

Sophia Junk (born 1 March 1999) is a German sprinter. She has competed at multiple major championships, including the 2024 Olympic Games.[1]

Career

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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]

Personal life

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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.[16]

References

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  1. ^ "Sophia Junk". World Athletics. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  2. ^ a b "Sprinting through life". wochenspiegellive.de. 5 August 2024. Retrieved 9 August 2024.
  3. ^ "Great Britain charges up medals table with trio of gold in Tampere". World Athletics. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  4. ^ "Junk: Sprinted confidently to two finals". lvrheinland. 13 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  5. ^ "European athletes win 14 gold medals at World U20 Championships". European Athletics. 15 July 2018. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  6. ^ "200 Metres women - IAAF World U20 Championships Tampere 2018". World Athletics. 14 July 2018. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  7. ^ "Ceh breaks championship record to win in Tallinn". World Athletics. 11 July 2021. Retrieved 9 April 2025.
  8. ^ "INTERVIEW WITH YOUNG PUMA SPRINT ATHLETE & EUROPEAN U23 CHAMPION SOPHIA JUNE". puma-catchup. September 2, 2022. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  9. ^ "LÜCKENKEMPER AND CO. STRONG". sport1.de. 11 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  10. ^ "Women 4x100m Results - European Athletics Championships 2024". Watch Athletics. 12 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  11. ^ "Women's 4 x 100 Metres Relay - Paris Olympic Games 2024 Athletics". Watch Athletics. 9 August 2024. Retrieved 28 December 2024.
  12. ^ "Athletics, 4x100m relay: German women's team qualifies for the final". Olympics.com. 8 August 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.
  13. ^ "Women's 60m Results - European Athletics Indoor Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 9 March 2025. Retrieved 8 April 2025.
  14. ^ "Women's 4x100 Metres Relay - World Athletics Relays Championships 2025". Watch Athletics. 11 May 2025. Retrieved 13 May 2025.
  15. ^ "Iapichino and Fabbri contribute to Italy's victory at European Team Championships". worldathletics.org. 29 June 2025. Retrieved 30 June 2025.
  16. ^ "Sprinter Sophia Junk on her path to becoming a professional athlete". vereinsticket.de. 3 June 2024. Retrieved 8 August 2024.