Tobias Arlt (born 2 June 1987) is a German luger, acting as a back driver. 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, West Germany. He began luging at the age of four, beginning to compete in 1991; his national debut was in 2006. Arlt is a back driver 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 Oberhof, Germany, in the men's doubles, Arlt won a silver medal. 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. Arlt and Wendl have finished in first place in the overall World Cup standings three times in the last four years.
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.
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 Andreas Linger 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 Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, and Tobias Wendl. They won in a time of 2 minutes and 45.649 seconds, which was one second ahead of the second-placed Russian Federation.
At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Arlt won a bronze medal in the doubles event, along with Wendl. This ended Germany's bid for a fourth consecutive gold medal in doubles at the Olympics.
Personal life Arlt is also a police officer in the German Federal Police. His hobbies, besides luging, include tennis, windsurfing, snowboarding, and motorbiking.
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 Championships 21 medals – (10 gold, 7 silver, 5 bronze) YearAge Doubles Sprint Team relay Mixed doubles 2008 Oberhof 20 Silver 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 — 31 Silver Silver — 2020 Sochi 32 Bronze Bronze — 2021 Königssee 33 Silver Gold — 2023 Oberhof 35 Silver Silver — 2024 Altenberg 36 Bronze 7th Gold 2025 Whistler 37 Bronze Bronze
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