Overview
- Burghardt announced her retirement on Tuesday, June 9, 2026, in an interview with BR24Sport, saying the timing felt right and that she is content with what she achieved.
- She won Olympic silver as Mariama Jamanka’s pusher in the two-woman bobsleigh in Beijing 2022 and Olympic bronze with Germany’s 4x100m relay in Paris 2024.
- Her career included four Olympic appearances — three at Summer Games and one at Winter Games — and she singled out her 100m start at Tokyo 2021 as her personal highlight.
- Burghardt’s record also features World Championship bronze, European Championship gold with the 4x100m relay, and national titles at 100m and 200m earned after repeated comebacks from injury.
- By medalling at both Summer and Winter Games she joined a very small group of athletes worldwide and became the second German to do so, and her retirement removes a versatile and experienced option from Germany’s sprint and bobsleigh squads.