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Tobias Arlt (born 2 June 1987) is a German luger who has competed since 1991, acting as a backdriver. 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.

Tobias Arlt
Tobias Arlt in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1987-06-02) 2 June 1987 (age 35)
Berchtesgaden, West Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight77 kg (170 lb)[1]
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLuge
Event(s)Doubles
Coached byPatric Leitner[2]
Norbert Loch
Georg Hackl[2]
Medal record
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
2014 SochiDoubles
2014 SochiTeam relay
2018 PyeongchangDoubles
2018 PyeongchangTeam relay
2022 BeijingDoubles
2022 BeijingTeam relay
World Championships
2013 WhistlerDoubles
2013 WhistlerTeam relay
2015 SiguldaDoubles
2015 SiguldaTeam relay
2016 KönigsseeDoubles
2016 KönigsseeSprint
2016 KönigsseeTeam relay
2017 IglsSprint
2021 KönigsseeSprint
2008 OberhofDoubles
2017 IglsDoubles
2019 WinterbergDoubles
2019 WinterbergSprint
2021 KönigsseeDoubles
2020 SochiDoubles
2020 SochiSprint
European Championships
2015 SochiDoubles
2015 SochiTeam relay
2017 KönigsseeDoubles
2017 KönigsseeTeam relay
2019 OberhofDoubles
2010 SiguldaDoubles
2012 ParamonovoDoubles
2012 ParamonovoTeam relay
2013 OberhofDoubles
2016 AltenbergDoubles
2019 OberhofTeam relay
2021 SiguldaDoubles
2022 St. MoritzDoubles
2010 SiguldaTeam relay
2018 SiguldaDoubles
2021 SiguldaTeam relay

Biography


Tobias Arlt was born on 2 June 1987 in Berchtesgaden,[1] West Germany.[3][4] He began luging at the age of four,[5] beginning to compete in 1991; his national debut was in 2006.[1] Arlt is a backdriver[4] in luging,[5] and his partner for doubles is Tobias Wendl. As a team, they have several nicknames including "The Bayern-Express"[5] and "The Two Tobis".[6]

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 mixed team disciplines; and at the 2013 FIL World Luge Championships, he won a gold medal.[1] In the last four years, Arlt and Wendl have finished in first place in the overall World Cup standings three times.[4]

Arlt is also a police officer in the German Federal Police.[7][5] His hobbies, besides luging, include tennis, windsurfing, snowboarding,[5] and motorbiking.[4]


Olympics


At Arlt's debut Olympics,[1] the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Arlt won a 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.[6] This was the biggest ever winning margin in Olympic luge doubles.[8] In Arlt and Wendl's first run, they set a track record of 49.373 seconds.[9] Arlt then won the team relay with Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, and Tobias Wendl.[10] They won in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds, which was one second ahead of the second placed Russian Federation.[11]


Personal life


Arlt has a girlfriend, who, in December 2013, gave birth to a daughter.[4]


References


  1. "Arlt, Tobias". International Luge Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  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.
  3. "Wendl und Arlt holen drittes Olympiagold im Rodeln [German]". Die Welt. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. "Tobias Arlt". NBC. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
  5. "Tobias Arlt". Sochi.ru. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  6. Withers, Tom (12 February 2014). "Germany's Wendl and Arlt win doubles luge". Yahoo Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  7. "Tobias Arlt, Rennrodeln [German]". Bundespolizei. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 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". Sochi.ru. Retrieved 20 February 2014.



На других языках


- [en] Tobias Arlt

[es] Tobias Arlt

Tobias Arlt (Berchtesgaden, 2 de junio de 1987) es un deportista alemán que compite en luge en la modalidad doble, junto con Tobias Wendl.[1] También es policía federal.[2]

[fr] Tobias Arlt

Tobias Arlt, né le 2 juin 1987 à Berchtesgaden, est un lugeur allemand ayant pris part à des compétitions dans les années 2000 et 2010. Avec son coéquipier Tobias Wendl, il compose l'un des meilleurs duos en biplace masculin à partir de 2007. En 2008, il devient vice-champion du monde de luge en double sur la piste d'Oberhof derrière le duo allemand André Florschütz-Torsten Wustlich. Lors des Jeux olympiques de 2014 organisés à Sotchi, il devient champion olympique[1]. Il conserve son titre en 2018 et en 2022.

[it] Tobias Arlt

Tobias Arlt (Berchtesgaden, 2 giugno 1987) è uno slittinista tedesco, vincitore di tre medaglie d'oro olimpiche consecutive nel doppio: a Soči 2014, Pyeongchang 2018 e Pechino 2022, nonché di altre tre d'oro nelle prove a squadre sempre nel 2014, nel 2018 e nel 2022; di nove titoli iridati, dei quali tre nel doppio e tre nel doppio sprint, e di quattro trofei di Coppe del Mondo.

[ru] Арльт, Тобиас

Тобиас Арльт (нем. Tobias Arlt; род. 2 июня 1987, Берхтесгаден, Германия) — немецкий саночник, выступающий в двойке с Тобиасом Вендлем. Шестикратный олимпийский чемпион, девятикратный чемпион мира и пятикратный чемпион Европы.



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