Tobias Arlt
Tobias Arlt (born 2 June 1987) is a German luger, 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.
Career
Tobias Arlt was born on 2 June 1987 in Berchtesgaden,[2] West Germany.[4][5] He began luging at the age of four,[6] beginning to compete in 1991; his national debut was in 2006.[2] Arlt is a backdriver[5] in luging,[6] and his partner for doubles is Tobias Wendl. As a team, they have several nicknames, including "The Bayern-Express"[6] and "The Two Tobis".[7]
At the 2008 FIL World Luge Championship in Oberhof, Germany, in the men's doubles, Arlt won a silver medal.[2] 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.[2] Arlt and Wendl have finished in first place in the overall World Cup standings three times in the last four years.[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.[8]
Olympics
At Arlt's debut Olympics,[2] 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.[7] This was the biggest ever winning margin in Olympic luge doubles.[9] In Arlt and Wendl's first run, they set a track record of 49.373 seconds.[10] Arlt then won the team relay with Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, and Tobias Wendl.[11] They won in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds, which was one second ahead of the second-placed Russian Federation.[12]
Personal life
Arlt is also a police officer in the German Federal Police.[13][6] His hobbies, besides luging, include tennis, windsurfing, snowboarding, and motorbiking.[6][5]
Arlt has a girlfriend, who, in December 2013, gave birth to a daughter.[5]
Luge results
All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD).[2][1]
World Championships
- 19 medals – (19 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
| 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[14] | 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 | ||||
References
- "Tobias Arlt". bsd-portal.de (in German). German Bobsleigh Luge, and Skeleton Federation. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- "Arlt, Tobias". International Luge Federation. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- 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.
- "Wendl und Arlt holen drittes Olympiagold im Rodeln [German]". Die Welt. 12 February 2014. Retrieved 20 February 2014.
- "Tobias Arlt". NBC. Archived from the original on 20 March 2014. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- "Tobias Arlt". 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.
- 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.
- "Tobias Arlt, Rennrodeln [German]". Bundespolizei. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 2014.
- 2015-16 season FIL World Cup results
External links
- Tobias Arlt at FIL
- Tobias Arlt at Olympedia
- Tobias Arlt at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)