Felix Loch

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Born (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 36)[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
Felix Loch
Loch in 2026
Personal information
Born (1989-07-24) 24 July 1989 (age 36)[1]
Height1.91 m (6 ft 3 in)[1]
Weight90 kg (198 lb)
WebsiteFelixLoch.de
Sport
CountryGermany
SportLuge
Event
Singles
ClubRC Berchtesgaden
Turned pro2006[1]
Coached byNorbert Loch
Patric Leitner
Georg Hackl[2]
Achievements and titles
Personal best153.98 km/h (95.68 mph)
Medal record
Men's luge
Representing  Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverSingles
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiSingles
Gold medal – first place2014 SochiMixed team
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2008 OberhofSingles
Gold medal – first place2008 OberhofMixed team
Gold medal – first place2009 Lake PlacidSingles
Gold medal – first place2009 Lake PlacidMixed team
Gold medal – first place2012 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2012 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2013 WhistlerSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 WhistlerMixed team
Gold medal – first place2015 SiguldaMixed team
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeSprint
Gold medal – first place2016 KönigsseeMixed team
Gold medal – first place2019 WinterbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2023 OberhofSprint
Silver medal – second place2011 CesanaSingles
Silver medal – second place2015 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2019 WinterbergSprint
Silver medal – second place2021 KönigsseeSingles
Silver medal – second place2021 KönigsseeMixed team
Silver medal – second place2025 WhistlerSingles
Bronze medal – third place2019 WinterbergTeam relay
Bronze medal – third place2024 AlternbergSingles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2013 OberhofSingles
Gold medal – first place2013 OberhofMixed team
Gold medal – first place2015 SochiMixed team
Gold medal – first place2016 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2021 SiguldaSingles
Gold medal – first place2026 OberhofTeam relay
Silver medal – second place2018 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2018 SiguldaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2023 SiguldaSingles
Silver medal – second place2026 OberhofSingles
Silver medal – second place2026 OberhofMixed singles
Bronze medal – third place2012 ParamonovoSingles
Bronze medal – third place2015 SochiSingles
Bronze medal – third place2021 SiguldaMixed team
World Junior Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2006 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2007 CesanaSingles
Gold medal – first place2007 CesanaMixed team
Silver medal – second place2008 Lake PlacidSingles

Felix Loch (German pronunciation: [ˈfeːlɪks ˈlɔx]; born 24 July 1989) is a German luger and Olympic champion. He has been competing since 1995 and on the German national team since 2006. He has won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including twelve golds (Men's singles: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016; Men's sprint 2016: Mixed team event: 2008, 2009, 2012, 2013, 2015, 2016) and two silvers (Men's singles: 2011, 2015). Loch's men's singles win in 2008 made him the youngest world champion ever at 18 years old. He is the youngest Olympic Gold Medalist in men's luge history.[3] As of 2022, Loch is a triple Olympic gold medalist.

At the 2008 FIL European Luge Championships in Cesana, Italy, he finished sixth in the men's singles event.

Previously he had won the 2006 Junior World Championship held in Altenberg, Germany. Loch is a member of the Club RC Berchtesgaden and currently lives at Schönau am Königssee though he was born in Sonneberg.

During International Training Week at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia on 7–15 November 2008, Loch injured his shoulder during training. Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland (BSD) Sport Director Thomas Schwab stated that Loch would compete at the opening Luge World Cup event at Igls, Austria on 29–30 November 2008, which Loch did.[4]

On 21 February 2009, during the 2008-09 Luge World Cup season finale at Whistler Sliding Centre, Loch recorded the fastest registered speed in luge, 153.98 km/h (95.68 mph).[5]

At the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia, Loch again won the gold medal in men's Singles, marking his second consecutive Olympic victory,[6] and he was also in the German team which won gold in the inaugural team relay.

At the 2018 Winter Olympics, in the men's singles competition, Loch was a heavy favorite and indeed was leading the field after three runs, but in the last run made a mistake that cost him a medal. He ended in the fifth position.[7]

At the 2026 Winter Olympics, Loch entered the men singles event as a favorite to medal, but finished in sixth place.[8][9] Following the 2026 games, he announced his intention to continue to compete and aim for a spot at the 2030 Winter Olympics in France.[10]

In March 2026, Loch won his 8th Luge World Cup men's singles title.[9]

Luge results

References

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