# Gina Lückenkemper

Gina Lückenkemper (born 21 November 1996) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the sprints. She is a three-time Olympian and won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2024 Summer Olympics. Lückenkemper is also a World Championships bronze medalist, two-time European champion and World Relays silver and bronze medalist.
She is a six-time German champion, having won the 100 metres five times and the 200 metres once. At junior level, she won the gold medal in the 200 metres at the 2015 European Junior Championships and the bronze medal in the 4×100 metres relay at the 2014 World Junior Championships.
At the 2017 World Championships in London, Lückenkemper broke the 11-second barrier in the heats of the 100 m event for the first time with a time of 10.95 seconds, becoming the first German female sprinter to achieve the feat since Katrin Krabbe in 1991.
For her 2022 season, she was voted German Sportswoman of the Year.

## Career

Lückenkemper won her first international medals when she placed third in the 4×100 metres relay at the 2014 World Junior Championships in Eugene and first in the 200 metres at the 2015 European Junior Championships in Eskilstuna. Lückenkemper made her senior international championships debut at the 2015 World Championships in Beijing, where she placed fifth in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 28th in the qualification heat for the 100 metres.
Lückenkemper won bronze medals in the 200 metres and the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2016 European Championships in Amsterdam. She made her Olympic Games debut at the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro, where she finished fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 14th in the semifinals of the 200 metres. In 2017, she won a silver medal in the 4 × 200 metres relay at the World Relays, and placed fourth in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 14th in the semifinals of the 100 metres at the World Championships in London.
Lückenkemper won the silver medal in the 100 metres and a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2018 European Championships in Berlin. In 2019, she won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the World Relays, and finished fifth in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 20th in the semifinals of the 100 metres at the World Championships in Doha. Lückenkemper competed at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo held in 2021, where she placed fifth in the 4 × 100 metres relay.
Lückenkemper won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay at the 2022 World Championships in Eugene. She won gold medals in the 100 metres and the 4 × 100 m relay at the 2022 European Championships in Munich. In 2023, Lückenkemper placed sixth in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 16th in the semifinals of the 100 metres at the World Championships in Budapest. She finished 4th in the 4 × 100 metres relay and 5th in the 100 metres at the 2024 European Championships in Rome. Lückenkemper won a bronze medal in the 4 × 100 metres relay and placed 10th in the 100 metres at the 2024 Summer Olympics in Paris.

## Achievements
### International competitions

Representing  Germany :
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
| 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) |
| 2014 | World Junior Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 44.65 |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | 1st | 200 m | 22.41 |
| 2015 | European Junior Championships | Eskilstuna, Sweden | – (f) | 4 × 100 m relay | DNF |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 28th (h) | 100 m | 11.34 |
| 2015 | World Championships | Beijing, China | 5th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.64 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | 200 m | 22.74 |
| 2016 | European Championships | Amsterdam, Netherlands | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.48 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 14th (sf) | 200 m | 22.73 |
| 2016 | Olympic Games | Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.10 |
| 2017 | World Relays | Nassau, Bahamas | 2nd | 4 × 200 m relay | 1:30.68 |
| 2017 | European Team Championships Super League | Lille, France | 2nd | 100 m | 11.35 |
| 2017 | European Team Championships Super League | Lille, France | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.47 CR |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 14th (sf) | 100 m | 11.16 |
| 2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.36 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | 100 m | 10.98 |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.23 |
| 2019 | World Relays | Yokohama, Japan | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 43.68 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 20th (sf) | 100 m | 11.30 |
| 2019 | World Championships | Doha, Qatar | 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 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 13th (sf) | 100 m | 11.08 |
| 2022 | World Championships | Eugene, OR, United States | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.03 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 100 m | 10.99 |
| 2022 | European Championships | Munich, Germany | 1st | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.34 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 16th (sf) | 100 m | 11.18 |
| 2023 | World Championships | Budapest, Hungary | 6th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.98 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 5th | 100 m | 11.07 |
| 2024 | European Championships | Rome, Italy | 4th | 4 × 100 m relay | 42.61 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 10th | 100 m | 11.09 |
| 2024 | Olympic Games | Paris, France | 3rd | 4 × 100 m relay | 41.97 |
* Abbreviations: h = heat (Q, q), sf = semi-final

### Circuit wins and National championships

* Diamond League
** 2019: Zürich Weltklasse (4 x 100 m relay)
* German Athletics Championships titles
** 100 metres: 2017, 2018, 2022, 2023, 2024
** 200 metres: 2016
* German Indoor Athletics Championships titles
** 60 metres: 2017
** 4 × 200 m relay: 2017

### Personal bests

* 60 metres indoor – 7.11 s (Dortmund 2018)
* 100 metres – 10.93 s (+1.0 m/s, Berlin September 1, 2024)
* 200 metres – 22.67 s (0.0 m/s, Regensburg 2016)
* 200 metres indoor – 23.69 s (Halle 2014)