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.
 Tobias Arlt in 2018 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | German |
| Born | 2 June 1987[1] Berchtesgaden, West Germany |
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[2] |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb)[2] |
| Sport | |
| Country | Germany |
| Sport | Luge |
| Event(s) | Doubles |
| Coached by | Patric Leitner[3] Norbert Loch Georg Hackl[3] |
Medal record | |
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Biography
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 mixed team 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]
Arlt is also a police officer in the German Federal Police.[8][6] His hobbies, besides luging, include tennis, windsurfing, snowboarding,[6] and motorbiking.[5]
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 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 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[13] | 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". Sochi.ru. 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.
- "Tobias Arlt, Rennrodeln [German]". Bundespolizei. Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 3 March 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". Sochi.ru. Archived from the original on 19 July 2014. Retrieved 20 February 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)
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