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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.

Tobias Wendl
Tobias Wendl in 2018
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1987-06-16) 16 June 1987 (age 35)
Aachen, West Germany
Height1.84 m (6 ft 0 in)[1]
Weight88 kg (194 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


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 mixed team 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"[3] and "The Two Tobis".[4]

He is also a Master Sergeant in the German Army.[3]


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, in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds.[9]


See also



References


  1. "Wendl, 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. "Tobias Wendl". Sochi.ru. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  4. Withers, Tom (12 February 2014). "Germany's Wendl and Arlt win doubles luge". Yahoo Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
  5. "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.
  6. Khutork, Rosa (12 February 2014). "Olympics-Luge-Wendl and Arlt extend German gold rush". Reuters. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  7. "Sochi 2014: Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt win luge doubles gold". BBC. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  8. "Sochi 2014: Germany wins luge team relay to complete golden clean sweep". ABC News. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
  9. "Luge Team Relay Competition". Sochi.ru. Retrieved 20 February 2014.



На других языках

- [en] Tobias Wendl

[es] Tobias Wendl

Tobias Wendl (Aquisgrán, 16 de junio de 1987) es un deportista alemán que compite en luge en la modalidad doble, junto con Tobias Arlt.[1] También es soldado del Ejército alemán.[2]

[fr] Tobias Wendl

Tobias Wendl, né le 16 juin 1987 à Aix-la-Chapelle, est un lugeur allemand ayant pris part à des compétitions dans les années 2000 et 2010. Avec son coéquipier Tobias Arlt, 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 Wendl

Tobias Wendl (Aquisgrana, 16 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] Вендль, Тобиас

Тобиас Вендль (нем. Tobias Wendl; 16 июня 1987, Ахен, Германия) — немецкий саночник, выступающий за сборную Германии на двухместных санях в паре с Тобиасом Арльтом. Шестикратный чемпион зимних Олимпийских игр, девятикратный чемпион мира, пятикратный чемпион Европы.


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