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Tobias Wendl
German luger (born 1987) From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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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.
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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
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 team, in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds.[11]
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Personal life
He is also a Master Sergeant in the German Army.[4]
Luge results
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All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD).[2][1]
World Championships
- 21 medals – (10 gold, 6 silver, 5 bronze)
World Cup
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