Caren Jungjohann and the West German field hockey team were fifth at the 1988 Seoul Games after a 4-2 win against Canada in the classification round. At Barcelona four years later, the re-unified German team won the silver medal after losing the final against Spain, 2-1 after extra time. Jungjohann was World Championship runner-up in 1986, European Indoor Champion in 1987 and 1990, and runner-up in 1991.
Jungjohann won 134 international caps (including 10 indoor) between 1985-92. Domestically, she played with Club Raffelberg Duisburg. By profession, she became a physiotherapist.