Alexandra Burghardt

Alexandra Burghardt
Burghardt in Munich 2022
Personal information
Born (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994
Mühldorf am Inn, Germany
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportAthletics, bobsleigh
Event100 metres
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Women's bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 2022 Beijing Two-woman
Women's athletics
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 2024 Paris 4 × 100 m relay
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Eugene 4 × 100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2022 Munich 4 × 100 m relay

Alexandra Burghardt (born 28 April 1994) is a German sprinter and bobsledder. She is the seventh athlete and fourth woman in history to win Olympic medals in both a summer sport and a winter sport.[1]

Career

She competed in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, finishing fifth in the final.

At the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Burghardt finished fifth as a member of the 4 × 100 m relay on 6 August 2021. She returned to the bobsleigh track of the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing half a year later, winning the silver medal on 19 February 2022.[2] After winning the bronze medal in athletics at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris, she became the seventh athlete and fourth woman in history to win Olympic medals in both a summer sport and a winter sport.[3]

Burghardt was awarded the Bavarian Order of Merit in 2024.[4]

Athletics international competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2011 World Youth Championships Lille, France 4th 100 m hurdles 13.42
European Junior Championships Tallinn, Estonia 1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.42
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 19th (sf) 100 m hurdles 14.07
2nd 4 × 100 m relay 44.24
2013 European Junior Championships Rieti, Italy 8th (sf) 100 m 12.07
1st (h) 4 × 100 m relay 44.611
2015 European Indoor Championships Prague, Czech Republic 9th (sf) 60 m 7.24
European U23 Championships Tallinn, Estonia 2nd 100 m 11.54
1st 4 × 100 m relay 43.47
World Championships Beijing, China 5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.64
2017 European Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 6th 60 m 7.19
World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.84
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.68
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 11th (sf) 100 m 11.07
5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.12
2022 World Championships Eugene, United States 31st (h) 100 m 11.29
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.03
European Championships Munich, Germany 8th 200 m 23.24
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.34
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 7th 60 m 7.24
2024 Olympic Games Paris, France 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 41.97
2025 European Indoor Championships Apeldoorn, Netherlands 30th (h) 60 m 7.31

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Bobsleigh international competitions

Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing  Germany
2022 Olympic Games Beijing, China 2nd Two-woman 4:04.73

Personal bests

Outdoor

Indoor

Team bests

Athletics

  • 4 × 100 metres - 41.97

Bobsleigh

  • Two-woman - 4:04.73

References

  1. ^ "Alexandra Burghardt". IOC. 27 February 2025. Retrieved 27 February 2025.
  2. ^ Minsberg, Talya (19 February 2022). "Two Olympics in Six Months: How Alexandra Burghardt Sprinted to the Winter Games". The New York Times. Retrieved 21 February 2022.
  3. ^ https://www.msn.com/en-ca/sports/curling/germany-s-burghardt-7th-olympic-athlete-to-medal-in-summer-and-winter/ar-AA1ozxfL {{citation}}: Missing or empty |title= (help)
  4. ^ "Aufregung, Freude und auch Frust bei den Ausgezeichneten" [Excitement, joy and also frustration among the award winners]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 11 July 2024.
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