Tobias Arlt

Tobias Arlt

Tobias Arlt in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 37) [1] Berchtesgaden, West Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in) [2]
Weight	77 kg (170 lb) [2]
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Luge
Event	Doubles
Coached by	Patric Leitner [3] Norbert Loch Georg Hackl [3]
Medal record Men's luge Representing   Germany Olympic Games 2014 Sochi Doubles 2014 Sochi Team relay 2018 Pyeongchang Doubles 2018 Pyeongchang Team relay 2022 Beijing Doubles 2022 Beijing Team relay World Championships 2013 Whistler Doubles 2013 Whistler Team relay 2015 Sigulda Doubles 2015 Sigulda Team relay 2016 Königssee Doubles 2016 Königssee Doubles' sprint 2016 Königssee Team relay 2017 Igls Doubles' sprint 2021 Königssee Doubles' sprint 2024 Altenberg Team relay 2008 Oberhof Doubles 2017 Igls Doubles 2019 Winterberg Doubles 2019 Winterberg Doubles' sprint 2021 Königssee Doubles 2023 Oberhof Doubles 2023 Oberhof Doubles' sprint 2020 Sochi Doubles 2020 Sochi Doubles' sprint 2024 Alternberg Doubles 2025 Whistler Doubles 2025 Whistler Mixed doubles European Championships 2015 Sochi Doubles 2015 Sochi Team relay 2017 Königssee Doubles 2017 Königssee Team relay 2019 Oberhof Doubles 2023 Sigulda Doubles 2025 Winterberg Doubles 2010 Sigulda Doubles 2012 Paramonovo Doubles 2012 Paramonovo Team relay 2013 Oberhof Doubles 2016 Altenberg Doubles 2019 Oberhof Team relay 2021 Sigulda Doubles 2022 St. Moritz Doubles 2023 Sigulda Team relay 2024 Igls Team relay 2025 Winterberg Team relay 2010 Sigulda Team relay 2018 Sigulda Doubles 2021 Sigulda Team relay 2024 Igls Doubles

Tobias Arlt (born 2 June 1987) is a German luger, acting as a back driver. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships, a silver and a bronze at the 2010 FIL European Luge Championships, a gold medal at the FIL World Luge Championships 2013, and two gold medals at his debut Olympics, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Career

Tobias Arlt was born on 2 June 1987 in Berchtesgaden, ^[2] West Germany. ^{[4] [5]} He began luging at the age of four, ^[6] beginning to compete in 1991; his national debut was in 2006. ^[2] Arlt is a back driver ^[5] in luging, ^[6] and his partner for doubles is Tobias Wendl. As a team, they have several nicknames, including "The Bayern-Express" ^[6] and "The Two Tobis". ^[7]

At the 2008 FIL World Luge Championship in Oberhof, Germany, in the men's doubles, Arlt won a silver medal. ^[2] At the 2010 FIL European Luge Championships in Sigulda, Latvia, Arlt won a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the team relay disciplines; and at the 2013 FIL World Luge Championships, he won a gold medal. ^[2] Arlt and Wendl have finished in first place in the overall World Cup standings three times in the last four years. ^[5]

He competed at the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships and won a gold medal in the team relay and a bronze medal in the doubles event. ^[8]

Olympics

At Arlt's debut Olympics, ^[2] the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Arlt won gold in the luge double with Tobias Wendl in a time of 1 minute and 38:933 seconds at the Sanki Sliding track, half a second ahead of the second-placed Austrians Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger. ^[7] This was the biggest ever winning margin in Olympic luge doubles. ^[9] In Arlt and Wendl's first run, they set a track record of 49.373 seconds. ^[10] Arlt then won the team relay with Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, and Tobias Wendl. ^[11] They won in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds, which was one second ahead of the second-placed Russian Federation. ^[12]

Personal life

Arlt is also a police officer in the German Federal Police. ^{[13] [6]} His hobbies, besides luging, include tennis, windsurfing, snowboarding, and motorbiking. ^{[6] [5]}

Arlt has a girlfriend, who, in December 2013, gave birth to a daughter. ^[5]

Luge results

All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD). ^{[2] [1]}

World Championships

• 21 medals – (10 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze)

Year	Age	Doubles	Sprint	Team relay	Mixed doubles
2008 Oberhof	20	Silver	—	—	—
2011 Cesena	23	DNF	—	—	—
2012 Altenberg	24	4th	—	—	—
2013 Whistler	25	Gold	—	Gold	—
2015 Sigulda	27	Gold	—	Gold	—
2016 Königssee	28	Gold	Gold	Gold	—
2017 Innsbruck	29	Silver	Gold	—	—
2019 Winterberg	31	Silver	Silver	—	—
2020 Sochi	32	Bronze	Bronze	—	—
2021 Königssee	33	Silver	Gold	—	—
2023 Oberhof	35	Silver	Silver	—	—
2024 Altenberg	36	Bronze	7th	Gold	—
2025 Whistler	37	Bronze	—	—	Bronze

World Cup

Season		Doubles										Sprint					Team relay							Points	Overall	Doubles	Sprint
		1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9		1	2	3	4		1	2	3	4	5	6
2007–08		7	4	5	9	2	3	4	5	—		—	—	—	—		–	2	–	–	—	—		470	5th	—	—
2008–09		6	5	4	2	5	1	5	10	16		—	—	—	—		2	–	–	1	1	—		521	4th	—	—
2009–10		11	5	5	8	1	5	2	1	—		—	—	—	—		–	1	1	1	–	—		526	4th	—	—
2010–11		4	1	1	3	1	1	2	2	7		—	—	—	—		1	1	1	1	1	–		746	1st	—	—
2011–12		4	6	1	1	2	1	3	3	2		—	—	—	—		2	–	2	–	1	3		720	2nd	—	—
2012–13		1	1	1	2	1	2	8	1	1		—	—	—	—		1	1	1	1	1	1		827	1st	—	—
2013–14		1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	–		—	—	—	—		–	–	1	1	1	3		770	1st	—	—
2014–15		4	2	2	1	1	2	1	1	1		3	1	3	—		–	1	1	–	1	1		1055	2nd	—	—
2015–16		3	8	1	3	1	1	1	2	2		2	1	1	—		–	–	1	2	–	–		1037 [14]	1st
2016–17		3	8	2	1	1	10	1	2	13		2	2	3	—		–	1	–	1	–	–		888	2nd
2017–18		3	2	4	3	7	1	2	3	3		1	10	2	11		–	–	–	–	–	–		911	2nd	2nd	—
2018–19		7	3	1	2	2	4	19	1	7		3	4	7	—		–	1	–	–	2	–		790	3rd	3rd	1st
2019–20		2	1	2	7	7	2	1	–	2		3	2	4	—		–	–	4	1	–	–		846	2nd	2nd	3rd
2020–21		4	3	18	1	2	2	2	9	5		5	3	7	—		–	–	–	–	3	CNX		773	4th	4th	4th
2021–22		9	3	5	4	4	1	3	2	2		8	4	3	—		–	2	–	4	–	–		796	3rd	2nd	3rd
2022–23		5	2	3	2	1	2	1	1	1		11	1	1	—		–	2	2	–	1	2		1014	1st	1st	1st

References

1. "Tobias Arlt". bsd-portal.de (in German). German Bobsleigh Luge, and Skeleton Federation. Archived from the original on 10 October 2023. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
2. "Arlt, Tobias". International Luge Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
3. Harder, Wolfgang (May 2014). "All four gold medals go to the 'Sunshine Training Group'" (PDF). FIL Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 51. Berchtesgaden, Germany: International Luge Federation. p. 9. Retrieved 12 January 2019.
4. "Wendl und Arlt holen drittes Olympiagold im Rodeln [German]". Die Welt. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
5. "Tobias Arlt". NBC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
6. "Tobias Arlt". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
7. Withers, Tom (12 February 2014). "Germany's Wendl and Arlt win doubles luge". Yahoo Sport. Archived from the original on 31 March 2014. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
8. "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
9. Khutork, Rosa (12 February 2014). "Olympics-Luge-Wendl and Arlt extend German gold rush". Reuters. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
10. "Sochi 2014: Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt win luge doubles gold". BBC. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
11. "Sochi 2014: Germany wins luge team relay to complete golden clean sweep". ABC News. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
12. "Luge Team Relay Competition". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
13. "Tobias Arlt, Rennrodeln [German]". Bundespolizei. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
14. 2015-16 season FIL World Cup results

External links

• Tobias Arlt at FIL
• Tobias Arlt at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
• Tobias Arlt at Olympedia