Sophia Junk

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

Sophia Junk

Junk in 2019
Personal information
Born	(1999-03-01) 1 March 1999 (age 26)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprint
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 2024 Paris 4 × 100 m relay European U23 Championships 2019 Gävle 4 × 100 m relay 2021 Tallinn 200 m 2021 Tallinn 4 × 100 m relay World U20 Championships 2018 Tampere 4 × 100 m relay European U20 Championships 2017 Grosseto 4 × 100 m relay 2017 Grosseto 200 m

Career

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

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]