Tobias Arlt (born 2 June 1987) is a German luger who has competed since 1991, 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

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, and two gold medals at his debut Olympics, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

Biography

Tobias Arlt was born on 2 June 1987 in Berchtesgaden,

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. He began luging at the age of four, beginning to compete in 1991; his national debut was in 2006. Arlt is a backdriver in luging, and his partner for doubles is Tobias Wendl. As a team, they have several nicknames, including "The Bayern-Express" and "The Two Tobis". At the 2008 FIL World Luge Championship in

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, in the men's doubles, Arlt won a silver medal. At the 2010 FIL European Luge Championships in

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, 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. Arlt and Wendl have finished in first place in the overall World Cup standings three times in the last four years. Arlt is also a police officer in the

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. His hobbies, besides luging, include tennis, windsurfing, snowboarding, and motorbiking.

Olympics

At Arlt's debut Olympics, 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

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and Wolfgang Linger. This was the biggest ever winning margin in Olympic luge doubles. In Arlt and Wendl's first run, they set a track record of 49.373 seconds. Arlt then won the team relay with

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, and Tobias Wendl. They won in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds, which was one second ahead of the second-placed

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Personal life

Arlt has a girlfriend, who, in December 2013, gave birth to a daughter.

Luge results

All results are sourced from the International Luge Federation (FIL) and German Bobsleigh, Luge and Skeleton Federation (BSD).

World Cup

References

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Arlt, Tobias 1987 births Living people People from Berchtesgaden Sportspeople from Upper Bavaria German male lugers Olympic lugers of Germany Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2018 Winter Olympics Lugers at the 2022 Winter Olympics Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in luge Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2018 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 2022 Winter Olympics 21st-century German people