Johannes Ludwig

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Johannes Bartholt Ludwig

Ludwig in 2018
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1986-02-14) 14 February 1986 (age 38) Suhl, East Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	88.8 kg (196 lb)
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Luge
Event	Singles
Club	WSV Oberhof 05 e.V.
Medal record Men's luge Representing  Germany Olympic Games 2018 Pyeongchang Team relay 2022 Beijing Singles 2022 Beijing Team relay 2018 Pyeongchang Singles World Championships 2017 Igls Team relay 2020 Sochi Team relay 2013 Whistler Singles European Championships 2014 Sigulda Singles 2019 Oberhof Team relay 2021 Sigulda Singles 2022 St. Moritz Team relay 2010 Sigulda Team relay 2013 Oberhof Singles World Cup Event 1st 2nd 3rd Singles 10 9 12 Sprint 0 1 3 Team relay 3 3 0 Total 13 13 15 Updated as of 20 February 2022

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.

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]

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
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	–	–
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

• 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)