Tobias Wendl
Template:Use dmy dates Template:Short description Template:Infobox sportsperson 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.[1] He began competing in the luge in 1993; and became a part of the national team in 2005, luging as a front.[1] 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.[1] He won a gold medal at the FIL World Luge Championships 2013, in Whistler, Canada.[1] Wendl competes in the double with Tobias Arlt, and is the front.[1] Their nickname when competing together is "The Bayern-Express"[2] and "The Two Tobis".[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.[4]
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;[5] this winning margin was the biggest ever in Olympic luge doubles.[6] In the pair's first run, they set a track record of 49.373 seconds.[7]
Wendl then won the team relay with Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, and Tobias Arlt;[8] finishing more than one full second ahead of the second-placed Russian Federation team, in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds.[9]
Personal life
He is also a Master Sergeant in the German Army.[2]
Luge results
All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD).[1][10]
World Championships
- 21 medals – (10 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze)
| Year | Age | Doubles | Sprint | Team relay | Mixed doubles |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
See also
References
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