Tobias Wendl

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Tobias Wendl
2018-11-22 Tobias Wendl by Sandro Halank.jpg
Tobias Wendl in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 37) [1]
Aachen, West Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight88 kg (194 lb) [2]
Sport
CountryGermany
Sport Luge
EventDoubles
Coached by Patric Leitner [3]
Norbert Loch
Georg Hackl [3]
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2014 Sochi Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 Sochi Team relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 Pyeongchang Team relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Beijing Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2022 Beijing Team relay
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Whistler Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2013 WhistlerTeam relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Sigulda Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 Sigulda Team relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2016 Königssee Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Königssee Doubles' sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 Königssee Team relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Igls Doubles' sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Königssee Doubles' sprint
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2024 Altenberg Team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2008 Oberhof Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2017 Igls Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2019 Winterberg Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 Winterberg Doubles' sprint
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2021 Königssee Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2023 Oberhof Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Oberhof Doubles' sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2020 Sochi Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2020 Sochi Doubles' sprint
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 Alternberg Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2025 Whistler Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2025 Whistler Mixed doubles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Sochi Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2015 SochiTeam relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2017 Königssee Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2017 KönigsseeTeam relay
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Oberhof Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Sigulda Doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2025 Winterberg Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2010 Sigulda Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2012 Paramonovo Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2012 ParamonovoTeam relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2013 Oberhof Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2016 Altenberg Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2019 OberhofTeam relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Sigulda Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2022 St. Moritz Doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2023 Sigulda Team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2024 Igls Team relay
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2025 WinterbergTeam relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2010 Sigulda Team relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Sigulda Doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2021 Sigulda Team relay
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg2024 IglsDoubles

Tobias Wendl (born 16 June 1987) is a German luger who has competed since 1993, acting as a front. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships in Oberhof, Germany, a silver and a bronze at the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda, a gold at the FIL World Luge Championships 2013, and two gold medals at his debut Winter Olympics at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He is also a Master Sergeant in the German Army.

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Career

Wendl was born on 16 June 1987 in Aachen, Germany. [2] He began competing in the luge in 1993; and became a part of the national team in 2005, luging as a front. [2] At the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships in Oberhof, Germany, he won a silver medal; and at the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda, Wendl won a silver medal in men's doubles and a bronze medal in the team relay events. [2] He won a gold medal at the FIL World Luge Championships 2013, in Whistler, Canada. [2] Wendl competes in the double with Tobias Arlt, and is the front. [2] Their nickname when competing together is "The Bayern-Express" [4] and "The Two Tobis". [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. [6]

Olympics

Wendl won two gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi; in the luge double with Tobias Arlt, he won a gold in a time of 1 minute and 38:933 seconds at the Sanki Sliding track: this was half a second ahead of the second-placed Andreas Linger and Wolfgang Linger of Austria; [7] this winning margin was the biggest ever in Olympic luge doubles. [8] In the pair's first run, they set a track record of 49.373 seconds. [9]

Wendl then won the team relay with Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, and Tobias Arlt; [10] finishing more than one full second ahead of the second-placed Russian Federation team, in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds. [11]

Personal life

He is also a Master Sergeant in the German Army. [4]

Luge results

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

World Championships

YearAgeDoublesSprintTeam relayMixed doubles
Flag of Italy.svg 2011 Cesena 23DNF
Flag of Germany.svg 2012 Altenberg 244th
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2013 Whistler 25GoldGold
Flag of Latvia.svg 2015 Sigulda 27 Gold Gold
Flag of Germany.svg 2016 Königssee 28 Gold Gold Gold
Flag of Austria.svg 2017 Innsbruck 29 Silver Gold
Flag of Germany.svg 2019 Winterberg 31 Silver Silver
Flag of Russia.svg 2020 Sochi 32 Bronze Bronze
Flag of Germany.svg 2021 Königssee 33 Silver Gold
Flag of Germany.svg 2023 Oberhof 35 Silver Silver
Flag of Germany.svg 2024 Altenberg 36 Bronze 7th Gold
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg 2025 Whistler 37 Bronze Bronze

World Cup

SeasonDoublesSprintTeam relayPointsOverallDoublesSprint
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7
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4
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5
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9
Flag of Germany.svg
2
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3
Flag of Latvia.svg
4
Flag of Latvia.svg
5
Flag of United States.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Latvia.svg
4705th
2008–09 Flag of Austria.svg
6
Flag of Latvia.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
4
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Italy.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
1
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Canada.svg
10
Flag of Canada.svg
16
Flag of Latvia.svg
2
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
1
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1
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2009–10 Flag of Canada.svg
11
Flag of Austria.svg
5
Flag of Germany.svg
5
Flag of Norway.svg
8
Flag of Germany.svg
1
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5
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Italy.svg
1
Flag of Austria.svg
Flag of Germany.svg
1
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1
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1
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2010–11 Flag of Austria.svg
4
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1
Flag of Canada.svg
1
Flag of United States.svg
3
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1
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1
Flag of Germany.svg
2
Flag of Russia.svg
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Flag of Latvia.svg
7
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1
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1
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1
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2011–12 Flag of Austria.svg
4
Flag of Canada.svg
6
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1
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2
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2012–13 Flag of Austria.svg
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Flag of Russia.svg
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8271st
2013–14 Flag of Norway.svg
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2
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Flag of Germany.svg
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2014–15 Flag of Austria.svg
4
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2
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2
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1
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1
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2
Flag of Norway.svg
1
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Flag of Russia.svg
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Flag of Canada.svg
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3
Flag of United States.svg
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1
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1
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2015–16 Flag of Austria.svg
3
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8
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2017–18 Flag of Austria.svg
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See also

References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Wendl, Tobias". International Luge Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  3. 1 2 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.
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  12. 2015-16 season FIL World Cup results