Tobias Schiegl

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{{short description|Austrian luger (born 1973)}}

{{MedalTableTop | medals =

{{MedalSport | Men's luge }}

{{MedalCountry | {{AUT}} }}

{{MedalCompetition | World Championships }}

{{MedalGold | 1996 Altenberg | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalGold | 1996 Altenberg | Mixed team }}

{{MedalGold | 1997 Igls | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalGold | 1997 Igls | Mixed team }}

{{MedalGold | 1999 Königssee | Mixed team }}

{{MedalSilver | 1993 Calgary | Mixed team }}

{{MedalSilver | 1999 Königssee | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2003 Sigulda | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2007 Igls | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalSilver | 2008 Oberhof | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 1995 Lillehammer | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2000 St. Moritz | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2001 Calgary | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2008 Oberhof | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalCompetition | European Championships }}

{{MedalSilver | 1996 Sigulda | Mixed team }}

{{MedalSilver | 2002 Altenberg | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 1994 Königssee | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 1998 Oberhof | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 1998 Oberhof | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2000 Winterberg | Men's doubles }}

{{MedalBronze | 2002 Altenberg | Mixed team }}

{{MedalBronze | 2010 Sigulda | Men's doubles }}

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Tobias Schiegl (born 5 October 1973 in Kufstein) is an Austrian former luger who competed from 1993 to 2010. He won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with five golds (Men's doubles: 1996, 1997; Mixed team: 1996,1997, 1999), five silvers (Men's doubles: 1999, 2003, 2007; Mixed team: 1993, 2008), and four bronzes (Men's doubles: 2001, 2008; Mixed team: 1995, 2000). He competes in doubles with his older cousin Markus.

Schiegl also won eight medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two silvers (Men's doubles: 2002; Mixed team: 1996) and six bronzes (Men's doubles: 1998, 2000, 2010; Mixed team: 1994, 1998, 2002).

Competing in five Winter Olympics, his best finish in the men's doubles event was fourth twice (1998 and 2006).{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/tobias-schiegl-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417225023/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/sc/tobias-schiegl-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Tobias Schiegl Olympic Results |accessdate=7 April 2020}}

Schiegl's best overall Luge World Cup finish was second in men's doubles twice (1993{{ndash}}94, 1998{{ndash}}99).

After his career as an athlete, Schiegl will become a coach in Austria's Luge Federation.

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  • {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120210094230/http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/athlet/erfolge_en.asp?p_id=100009 |date=10 February 2012 |title=FIL-Luge profile }}
  • [https://archive.today/20121204165409/http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.]
  • [http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html List of European luge champions] {{in lang|de}}
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20080206094147/http://sports123.com/lug/mwc-d.html List of men's doubles luge World Cup champions since 1978.]
  • [http://www.fil-luge.org/News-Detail.155.0.html?&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=11833&tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=45&cHash=d8e8ec0387 Schiegl/Schiegl erklären Rücktritt] at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (12 October 2010 article accessed 19 October 2010.)