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.
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]
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, in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds. [11]
He is also a Master Sergeant in the German Army. [4]
All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD). [2] [1]
| Year | Age | Doubles | Sprint | Team relay |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |
| 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 | ||||
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