Alexandra Burghardt (born 28 April 1994) is a German sprinter and bobsledder.[1]
 Burghardt in Munich 2022 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | 28 April 1994 Mühldorf am Inn, Germany |
| Height | 1.82 m (6 ft 0 in) |
| Weight | 70 kg (154 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Athletics, bobsleigh |
| Event | 100 metres |
Medal record | |
Career
editShe 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
edit1Did not finish
Bobsleigh international competitions
edit| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Representing  Germany
| |||||
| 2022 | Olympic Games | Beijing, China | 2nd | Two-woman | 4:04.73 |
Personal bests
editOutdoor
- 100 metres – 11.01 (+1.8 m/s, Bulle 2021)
Indoor
- 60 metres – 7.19 (Belgrade 2017)
References
edit- ^ "Alexandra Burghardt". IAAF. 29 August 2015. Retrieved 29 August 2015.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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) - ^ "Aufregung, Freude und auch Frust bei den Ausgezeichneten" [Excitement, joy and also frustration among the award winners]. Süddeutsche Zeitung (in German). 11 July 2024.
External links
edit- Alexandra Burghardt at World Athletics
- Alexandra Burghardt at Diamond League
- Alexandra Burghardt at the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
- Alexandra Burghardt at Olympics.com
- Alexandra Burghardt at Olympedia
- Alexandra Burghardt at Team Deutschland (in German)
- Alexandra Burghardt at the Deutscher Leichtathletik-Verband (in German)
- Alexandra Burghardt at the Bob und Schlittenverband Deutschland (in German)
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