Tobias Wendl

Tobias Wendl

Tobias Wendl in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 37) [1] Aachen, West Germany
Height	1.84 m (6 ft 0 in) [2]
Weight	88 kg (194 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 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.

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

• 21 medals – (10 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze)

Year	Age	Doubles	Sprint	Team relay	Mixed doubles
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 [12]	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

See also

• List of multiple Olympic gold medalists

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. "Wendl, 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. "Tobias Wendl". 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.
5. 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.
6. "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
7. "Doubles luge: Germany's 'two Tobis' — Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt — win gold medal". The Washington Post. 12 February 2014. Archived from the original on 20 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
8. Khutork, Rosa (12 February 2014). "Olympics-Luge-Wendl and Arlt extend German gold rush". Reuters. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
9. "Sochi 2014: Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt win luge doubles gold". BBC. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
10. "Sochi 2014: Germany wins luge team relay to complete golden clean sweep". ABC News. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
11. "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.
12. 2015-16 season FIL World Cup results

External links

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