Gina Lückenkemper

Training environment & education Lückenkemper started her studies in Business Psychology at the Ruhr-University Bochum alongside her athletic career.

In November 2019, she made a major change to her training environment by joining PURE Athletics, an elite training group in Clermont, Florida, under coach Lance Brauman. Leaving her domestic setup, she relocates frequently (not permanently though) to the US to train alongside a squad of international world-class sprinters, including 100m Olympic Champion Noah Lyles.

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. 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.

At the 2025 World Athletics Championships in Tokyo, Lückenkemper reached the 100m semifinal and secured a bronze medal with the German relay team. Furthermore, she competed at the 2026 European Championships, where she was eliminated in the semifinals.

Achievements International competitions Abbreviations: h = heat (Q, q), sf = semi-final

Circuit wins and National championships Diamond League 2019: Zürich Weltklasse (4 × 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 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)