Alexandra Burghardt

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Alexandra Burghardt
File:2022-08-21 European Championships 2022 – Women's 4 x 100 Metres by Sandro Halank–004.jpg
Burghardt in Munich 2022
Personal information
Born (1994-04-28) 28 April 1994 (age 32)
Height1.82 m (6 ft 0 in)
Weight70 kg (154 lb)
Sport
CountryGermany
SportAthletics, bobsleigh
Event
100 metres

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

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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

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Year Competition Venue Position Event Notes
Representing File:Flag of Germany.svg 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

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

Personal bests

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Outdoor

Indoor

Team bests

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Athletics

Bobsleigh

References

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