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'''Tobias Wendl''' (born 16 June 1987) is a German [[luge]]r who has competed since 1993, acting as a front. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the [[FIL World Luge Championships 2008|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''' (born 16 June 1987) is a German [[luge]]r who has competed since 1993, acting as a front. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the [[FIL World Luge Championships 2008|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]]. |
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Wendl was born on 16 June 1987 in [[Aachen]], [[Germany]].<ref name="ILF "/> He began competing in the [[luge]] in 1993; and became a part of the national team in 2005, luging as a front.<ref name="ILF "/> At the [[FIL World Luge Championships 2008|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 |
Wendl was born on 16 June 1987 in [[Aachen]], [[Germany]].<ref name="ILF "/> He began competing in the [[luge]] in 1993; and became a part of the national team in 2005, luging as a front.<ref name="ILF "/> At the [[FIL World Luge Championships 2008|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.<ref name="ILF "/> He won a gold medal at the [[FIL World Luge Championships 2013]], in [[Whistler, British Columbia|Whistler]], [[Canada]].<ref name="ILF "/> Wendl competes in the double with [[Tobias Arlt]], and is the front.<ref name="ILF "/> Their nickname when competing together is "The Bayern-Express"<ref name="Sochi "/> and "The Two Tobis".<ref name="Tobi">{{cite web | url=https://sports.yahoo.com/news/germany-39-wendl-arlt-win-164232195--spt.html | title=Germany's Wendl and Arlt win doubles luge | work=Yahoo Sport | date=12 February 2014 | access-date=2 March 2014 | author=Withers, Tom}}</ref> |
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He competed at the [[2024 FIL World Luge Championships]] and won a gold medal in the [[2024 FIL World Luge Championships – Team relay|team relay]] and a bronze medal in the [[2024 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's doubles|doubles]] event.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fil-luge.org/en/news/germany-triumphs-in-the-team-relay-at-the-end-of-the-world-championships |title=Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships |website=fil-luge.org |date=28 January 2024 |access-date=28 January 2024}}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He is also a [[Master Sergeant]] in the [[German Army]].<ref name="Sochi">{{cite web | url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-tobias-wendl | title=Tobias Wendl | website=Sochi2014.com | publisher=[[Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi]] | access-date=20 February 2014 | archive-date=19 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219214227/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-tobias-wendl | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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Wendl then won the [[Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team relay|team relay]] with [[Felix Loch]], [[Natalie Geisenberger]], and [[Tobias Arlt]];<ref name="ABC">{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-14/germany-wins-team-relay-to-complete-gold-luge-sweep/5259276 | title=Sochi 2014: Germany wins luge team relay to complete golden clean sweep | publisher=ABC News | date=14 February 2014 | access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref> finishing more than one full second ahead of the second-placed [[Russian Federation]], in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds.<ref name="Gold">{{cite web | url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/luge-team-relay-competition | title=Luge Team Relay Competition | website=Sochi2014.com | publisher=Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi | access-date=20 February 2014 | archive-date=19 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719180523/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/luge-team-relay-competition | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
Wendl then won the [[Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Team relay|team relay]] with [[Felix Loch]], [[Natalie Geisenberger]], and [[Tobias Arlt]];<ref name="ABC">{{cite web | url=http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-02-14/germany-wins-team-relay-to-complete-gold-luge-sweep/5259276 | title=Sochi 2014: Germany wins luge team relay to complete golden clean sweep | publisher=ABC News | date=14 February 2014 | access-date=20 February 2014}}</ref> finishing more than one full second ahead of the second-placed [[Russian Federation]], in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds.<ref name="Gold">{{cite web | url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/luge-team-relay-competition | title=Luge Team Relay Competition | website=Sochi2014.com | publisher=Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi | access-date=20 February 2014 | archive-date=19 July 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140719180523/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/luge-team-relay-competition | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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| ⚫ | He is also a [[Master Sergeant]] in the [[German Army]].<ref name="Sochi">{{cite web | url=http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-tobias-wendl | title=Tobias Wendl | website=Sochi2014.com | publisher=[[Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi]] | access-date=20 February 2014 | archive-date=19 February 2014 | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140219214227/http://www.sochi2014.com/en/athlete-tobias-wendl | url-status=dead }}</ref> |
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==Luge results== |
==Luge results== |
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All results are sourced from the [[International Luge Federation|International Luge Federation (FIL)]] and [[German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation|German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD)]].<ref name="ILF "/><ref name="bsd-profile"/> |
All results are sourced from the [[International Luge Federation|International Luge Federation (FIL)]] and [[German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation|German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD)]].<ref name="ILF "/><ref name="bsd-profile"/> |
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| align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} [[2023 FIL World Luge Championships|2023 Oberhof]] || ''35'' || style="background:silver|[[2023 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's doubles|'''Silver''']] || style="background:silver;"|[[2023 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's doubles' sprint|'''Silver''']] || [[2023 FIL World Luge Championships – Team relay|—]] |
| align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} [[2023 FIL World Luge Championships|2023 Oberhof]] || ''35'' || style="background:silver|[[2023 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's doubles|'''Silver''']] || style="background:silver;"|[[2023 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's doubles' sprint|'''Silver''']] || [[2023 FIL World Luge Championships – Team relay|—]] |
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| align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} [[2024 FIL World Luge Championships|2024 Altenberg]] || ''36'' || style="background:#cc9966;"|[[2024 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's doubles|'''Bronze''']] || [[2024 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's doubles' sprint|7th]] || style="background:gold;"|[[ |
| align=left | {{flagicon|GER}} [[2024 FIL World Luge Championships|2024 Altenberg]] || ''36'' || style="background:#cc9966;"|[[2024 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's doubles|'''Bronze''']] || [[2024 FIL World Luge Championships – Men's doubles' sprint|7th]] || style="background:gold;"|[[2024 FIL World Luge Championships – Team relay|'''Gold''']] |
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Latest revision as of 16:46, 25 October 2024
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
[edit]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]
Olympics
[edit]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]
Personal life
[edit]He is also a Master Sergeant in the German Army.[4]
Luge results
[edit]All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD).[2][1]
World Championships
[edit]- 19 medals – (10 gold, 6 silver, 3 bronze)
| 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 |
World Cup
[edit]| 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 | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "Tobias Arlt". bsd-portal.de (in German). German Bobsleigh Luge, and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- ^ a b c d e f g h "Wendl, Tobias". International Luge Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ a b 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.
- ^ a b "Tobias Wendl". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 19 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ Withers, Tom (12 February 2014). "Germany's Wendl and Arlt win doubles luge". Yahoo Sport. Retrieved 2 March 2014.
- ^ "Germany triumphs in the Team Relay at the end of the World Championships". fil-luge.org. 28 January 2024. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ "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.
- ^ Khutork, Rosa (12 February 2014). "Olympics-Luge-Wendl and Arlt extend German gold rush". Reuters. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014: Tobias Wendl and Tobias Arlt win luge doubles gold". BBC. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Sochi 2014: Germany wins luge team relay to complete golden clean sweep". ABC News. 14 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ "Luge Team Relay Competition". Sochi2014.com. Organizing Committee of the XXII Olympic Winter Games and XI Paralympic Winter Games of 2014 in Sochi. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- ^ 2015-16 season FIL World Cup results
External links
[edit]- Tobias Wendl at FIL
- Tobias Wendl at Olympedia
- Tobias Wendl at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
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