Axel Jungk (born 13 April 1991) is a German skeleton racer who represents his nation in the Skeleton World Cup. He is a three-time Winter Olympic silver medalist and three-time IBSF World Championships gold medalist.
Jungk finished third in the standings in the 2014âÂÂ15 Skeleton World Cup season. In the 2015âÂÂ16 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 2016âÂÂ17 World Cup circuit, adding a bronze at Altenberg.
Jungk finished in second place in the standings in the 2017âÂÂ18 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 2018âÂÂ19 Skeleton World Cup with a silver at Winterberg and a bronze in Igls.
He began the 2019âÂÂ20 Skeleton World Cup season with a win at Lake Placid.
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 Germany's first ever Gold medal in the event.
All results are sourced from the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF).