Axel Jungk

{{Short description|German skeleton racer (born 1991)}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2020}}

{{Infobox sportsperson

| name = Axel Jungk

| image = 2022-03-28 Empfang des Sächsischen Ministerpräsidenten für die Teilnehmenden der Olympischen Winterspiele 2022 by Sandro Halank–054.jpg

| image_size = 220px

| caption = Jungk in 2022

| nationality = German

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1991|4|13|df=yes}}

| birth_place = Zschopau, Germany

| height = 1.83 m

| weight = 82 kg

| country = Germany

| sport = Skeleton

| club = BSC Sachsen Oberbärenburg

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalSport|Men's skeleton}}

{{MedalCountry|{{GER}}}}

{{MedalOlympic}}

{{MedalSilver|2022 Beijing|Men}}

{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}

{{MedalGold|2015 Winterberg|Mixed team}}

{{MedalGold|2016 Igls|Mixed team}}

{{MedalGold|2017 Königssee|Mixed team}}

{{MedalSilver|2017 Königssee|Men}}

{{MedalSilver|2020 Altenberg|Men}}

{{MedalBronze|2024 Winterberg|Mixed team}}

{{MedalBronze|2025 Lake Placid|Men}}

{{MedalCompetition|European Championships}}

{{MedalSilver|2019 Igls|Men}}

{{MedalBronze|2018 Igls|Men}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Altenberg|Men}}

{{Medal|Bronze|2025 Lillehammer|Men}}

}}

Axel Jungk (born 13 April 1991){{Cite web |url=http://www.axeljungk-skeleton.de/axel-jungk/ |title=Offizielle Homepage von Axel Jungk |website=axeljungk-skeleton.de |language=de |access-date=20 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201031509/http://www.axeljungk-skeleton.de/axel-jungk/ |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}} is a German skeleton racer who represents his nation in the Skeleton World Cup.{{Cite web |url=http://www.eurosport.com/ski-jumping/axel-jungk_prs90287/person.shtml |title=Axel JUNGK – Player Profile – Ski Jumping |website=eurosport.com |access-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171201033039/http://www.eurosport.com/ski-jumping/axel-jungk_prs90287/person.shtml |archive-date=1 December 2017 |url-status=live}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.ibsf.org/en/news/9-skeleton/20235-german-team-selected-for-the-skeleton-world-cup |title=German team selected for the Skeleton World Cup |website=ibsf.org |date=14 October 2017 |access-date=19 November 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171121033348/http://www.ibsf.org/en/news/9-skeleton/20235-german-team-selected-for-the-skeleton-world-cup |archive-date=21 November 2017 |url-status=live}}

Jungk finished third in the standings in the 2014-15 Skeleton World Cup season. In the 2015-16 Skeleton World Cup Season, he secured fourth place overall, tying with Alexsandr Tretyakov for silver at Winterberg and earning a bronze at Park City. He once again finished fourth in the 2016–17 World Cup circuit, adding 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 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.{{Cite web |url=http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/09/c_138616949.htm |title=Jungk takes second skeleton World Cup victory at season opener |agency=Xinhua News Agency |access-date=11 December 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20191211174611/http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2019-12/09/c_138616949.htm |archive-date=11 December 2019 |url-status=dead}}

Jungk took the silver medal in the Men's Skeleton Singles contest at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, PRC, finishing behind his countryman Christopher Grotheer who won German's first ever Gold medal in the event .{{Cite web|url=https://www.nbcolympics.com/news/mens-skeleton-heats-3-4-results|title = Christopher Grotheer wins Germany's first skeleton gold | NBC Olympics}}