Gina Lückenkemper

Gina Lückenkemper (born 21 November 1996)[2] is a German track and field athlete who competes in the sprints. She won gold medals in the 100 metres and for the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2022 European Athletics Championships.

Gina Lückenkemper
Lückenkemper at the ISTAF Berlin meeting in 2019
Personal information
Born (1996-11-21) 21 November 1996[1]
Hamm, Germany
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)[1]
Weight55 kg (121 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportAthletics
Event(s)100 m, 200 m
ClubSCC Berlin
Coached byLance Brauman
Medal record
Women's athletics
Representing  Germany
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place2022 Eugene4×100 m relay
World Relays
Silver medal – second place2017 Nassau4×200 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2019 Yokohama4×100 m relay
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2022 Munich100 m
Gold medal – first place2022 Munich4×100 m relay
Silver medal – second place2018 Berlin100 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Amsterdam200 m
Bronze medal – third place2016 Amsterdam4×100 m relay
Bronze medal – third place2018 Berlin4×100 m relay
World U20 Championships
Bronze medal – third place2014 Eugene4×100 m relay
European U20 Championships
Gold medal – first place2015 Eskilstuna200 m
Lückenkemper at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin
Lückenkemper (second from the left) with 4×100 m relay team at the ISTAF Berlin meet in 2019

As a 18-year-old Lückenkemper took gold in the 200 metres at the 2015 European Junior Championships. She has competed at the World Athletics Championships in 2015, 2017, 2019 and 2022 and at the 2016 Rio and 2020 Tokyo Olympics. She won several German national titles.

At the 2017 World Championships in London, Lückenkemper broke for the first time the 11-second barrier in the heats of the 100 m event with her time of 10.95 seconds, becoming the first German female sprinter to achieve the feat since Katrin Krabbe in 1991. All five women placed ahead of Lückenkemper on the German all-time list ran their best times in the 1980s in East Germany jerseys.[3]

For her 2022 season, she was voted German Sportswoman of the Year.[4]

Achievements

International competitions
Representing  Germany
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
2012 World Junior Championships Barcelona, Spain 14th (sf) 200 m 23.99
2013 World Youth Championships Donetsk, Ukraine 5th 200 m 23.53
2014 World Junior Championships Eugene, OR, United States 8th 200 m 23.50 (w)
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 44.65
2015 European Junior Championships Eskilstuna, Sweden 1st 200 m 22.41
– (f) 4 × 100 m relay DNF
World Championships Beijing, China 28th (h) 100 m 11.34
5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.64
2016 European Championships Amsterdam, Netherlands 3rd 200 m 22.74
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.48
Olympic Games Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 14th (sf) 200 m 22.73
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.10
2017 World Relays Nassau, Bahamas 2nd 4 × 200 m relay 1:30.68
European Team Championships Super League Lille, France 2nd 100 m 11.35
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.47 CR
World Championships London, United Kingdom 14th (sf) 100 m 11.16
4th 4 × 100 m relay 42.36
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 2nd 100 m 10.98
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.23
2019 World Relays Yokohama, Japan 3rd 4 × 100 m relay 43.68
World Championships Doha, Qatar 20th (sf) 100 m 11.30
5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.48
2021 Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 5th 4 × 100 m relay 42.12
2022 World Indoor Championships Belgrade, Serbia 29th (h) 60 m 7.33
World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 13th (sf) 100 m 11.08
3rd 4 × 100 m relay 42.03
European Championships Munich, Germany 1st 100 m 10.99
1st 4 × 100 m relay 42.34
2023 World Championships Budapest, Hungary 16th (sf) 100 m 11.18
6th 4 × 100 m relay 42.98

* Abbreviations: h = heat (Q, q), sf = semi-final

Circuit wins, and National championships

Personal bests

References
  1. "Gina Lückenkemper - Trackteam". trackteam.de (in German). Burg-Wächter. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
  2. "Gina Lückenkemper". IAAF. 23 August 2015. Retrieved 23 August 2015.
  3. "Leichtathletik-WM: Gina Lückenkemper knackt Elf-Sekunden-Marke". Sport1 (in German). 5 August 2017. Retrieved 21 December 2022.
  4. "European champions Kaul and Luckenkemper crowned German Sportspeople of the Year". European Athletics. 19 December 2022. Retrieved 19 December 2022.
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