Tobias Arlt
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Infobox sportsperson 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,[1] West Germany.[2][3] He began luging at the age of four,[4] beginning to compete in 1991; his national debut was in 2006.[1] Arlt is a back driver[3] in luging,[4] and his partner for doubles is Tobias Wendl. As a team, they have several nicknames, including "The Bayern-Express"[4] and "The Two Tobis".[5]
At the 2008 FIL World Luge Championship in Oberhof, Germany, in the men's doubles, Arlt won a silver medal.[1] 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.[1] Arlt and Wendl have finished in first place in the overall World Cup standings three times in the last four years.[3]
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
At Arlt's debut Olympics,[1] 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.[5] This was the biggest ever winning margin in Olympic luge doubles.[7] In Arlt and Wendl's first run, they set a track record of 49.373 seconds.[8] Arlt then won the team relay with Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, and Tobias Wendl.[9] They won in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds, which was one second ahead of the second-placed Russian Federation.[10]
Personal life
Arlt is also a police officer in the German Federal Police.[11][4] His hobbies, besides luging, include tennis, windsurfing, snowboarding, and motorbiking.[4][3]
Arlt has a girlfriend, who, in December 2013, gave birth to a daughter.[3]
Luge results
All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD).[1][12]
World Championships
- 21 medals – (10 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze)
| Year | Age | Doubles | Sprint | Team relay | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Template:Flagicon 2008 Oberhof | 20 | Silver | — | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2011 Cesena | 23 | DNF | — | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2012 Altenberg | 24 | 4th | — | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2013 Whistler | 25 | Gold | — | Gold | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2015 Sigulda | 27 | Gold | — | Gold | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2016 Königssee | 28 | Gold | Gold | Gold | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2017 Innsbruck | 29 | Silver | Gold | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2019 Winterberg | 31 | Silver | Silver | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2020 Sochi | 32 | Bronze | Bronze | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2021 Königssee | 33 | Silver | Gold | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2023 Oberhof | 35 | Silver | Silver | — | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2024 Altenberg | 36 | Bronze | 7th | Gold | — |
| Template:Flagicon 2025 Whistler | 37 | Bronze | — | — | Bronze |
World Cup
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