Johannes Ludwig
Johannes Ludwig (born 14 February 1986) is an Olympic gold medal-winning German luger who has competed since 1996. He won a bronze medal in the Team relay event at the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda. At the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Ludwig won the bronze medal in the men's singles luge and the gold in the team relay luge, along with his teammates Natalie Geisenberger, Tobias Wendl, and Tobias Arlt. Then at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing, he won the gold medal in the Men's singles race.
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| Nationality | German | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 14 February 1986 Suhl, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 88.8 kg (196 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Germany | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Luge | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Singles | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | WSV Oberhof 05 e.V. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
Ludwig's finished 11th in the men's singles event at the 2007 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria. His best Luge World Cup overall finish was 11th twice (2006-7, 2007-8).
Ludwig failed to qualify for the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.[1] At the 2018 Winter Olympics, held in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Ludwig won the bronze medal in the men's singles luge. Ludwig's teammate Felix Loch was the defending champion and favourite to win. He was in the lead until his final run, when he made a mistake, finishing in fifth place.[2][3] Lugwig was also one of the gold-medal winners in the team relay luge, along with his teammates Natalie Geisenberger, Tobias Wendl, and Tobias Arlt. Ludwig said, "The whole story is very special for me; I was fighting, fighting, fighting, and now I made it and get two medals".[1]
Ludwig won his second gold medal at the Olympics by winning the Men's singles event at the 2022 Winter Olympics in Beijing.[4]
Luge results
World Cup
| Season | Doubles | Sprint | Team relay | Points | Overall | Doubles | Sprint | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |||||||||
| 2006–07 |  11 |
 5 |
 8 |
 11 |
 12 |
19 |
– |
7 |
 15 |
— | — | — | — | – |
– |
– |
– |
— | — | 291 | 11th | — | — | ||||
| 2007–08 | 8 |
11 |
7 |
 19 |
– |
4 |
17 |
19 |
— | — | — | — | — | – |
– |
– |
– |
— | — | 250 | 11th | — | — | ||||
| 2008–09 | 11 |
9 |
3 |
19 |
13 |
6 |
6 |
23 |
4 |
— | — | — | — | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
— | 373 | 8th | — | — | ||||
| 2009–10 | 19 |
15 |
5 |
 10 |
29 |
4 |
2 |
3 |
— | — | — | — | — | – |
– |
– |
1 |
– |
— | 366 | 6th | — | — | ||||
| 2011–12 | 4 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
7 |
5 |
 3 |
4 |
 11 |
— | — | — | — | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
530 | 5th | — | — | ||||
| 2012–13 | 3 |
8 |
3 |
4 |
9 |
3 |
5 |
13 |
7 |
— | — | — | — | — |
— |
— |
— |
— |
— |
482 | 6th | — | — | ||||
| 2013–14 | 24 |
12 |
17 |
13 |
10 |
26 |
– |
8 |
2 |
— | — | — | — | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
281 | 12th | — | — | ||||
| 2014–15 | 19 |
8 |
23 |
– |
– |
6 |
11 |
2 |
15 |
– |
– |
8 |
— | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
— | — | ||||||
| 2015–16 | 6 |
7 |
7 |
6 |
10 |
6 |
– |
7 |
24 |
6 |
11 |
4 |
— | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
481 | 8th | ||||||
| 2016–17 | 1 |
9 |
7 |
10 |
19 |
11 |
4 |
 6 |
3 |
3 |
DSQ |
13 |
— | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
557 | 5th | ||||||
| 2017–18 | 19 |
11 |
8 |
5 |
4 |
3 |
6 |
4 |
8 |
7 |
2 |
11 |
5 |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
– |
— | |||||||
| 2018–19 | 1 |
5 |
6 |
2 |
20 |
12 |
3 |
5 |
12 |
4 |
3 |
10 |
— | – |
– |
– |
– |
2 |
– |
666 | 4th | ||||||
| 2019–20 | 15 |
14 |
4 |
8 |
8 |
1 |
1 |
1 |
5 |
11 |
13 |
14 |
— | – |
– |
4 |
1 |
– |
– |
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| 2020–21 | 2 |
11 |
2 |
6 |
3 |
2 |
4 |
3 |
8 |
6 |
7 |
9 |
— | – |
– |
– |
– |
– |
CNX |
716 | 2nd | ||||||
| 2021–22 |  1 |
1 |
2 |
3 |
1 |
1 |
13 |
1 |
11 |
6 |
3 |
12 |
4 |
7 |
2 |
– |
4 |
1 |
2 |
871 | 1st | ||||||
References
- "Germany continue luge dominance with second successive gold in team relay". International Olympic Committee. 15 February 2018. Retrieved 26 March 2018.
- "Winter Olympics: David Gleirscher claims Austria's first luge gold in 50 years after Felix Loch error". BBC. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Loch blows chance at Olympic luge record as USA's Mazdzer takes historic silver". The Guardian. Associated Press. 11 February 2018. Retrieved 12 February 2018.
- "Germany's Johannes Ludwig Wins Gold in Men's Luge Final".
External links
- Official website
- Johannes Ludwig at FIL
- Johannes Ludwig at Olympics.com
- Johannes Ludwig at Olympedia
- Johannes Ludwig at the German Olympic Sports Confederation (in German)
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