Laura Ludwig

Biography Ludwig was born in East Berlin, East Germany.

Initially paired with Jana Köhler, Ludwig won the U18 European Championship and later the U18 World Championship in Pattava Beach (Thailand). After surviving a stroke which nearly ended her career, Ludwig and Walkenhorst won the gold medal at the 2016 Summer Olympics, defeating Brazil's pair of Ágatha and Bárbara in straight sets of 21-18 21–14 in the final.

World tour 2016 Ludwig competed in the World Tour Finals in Toronto. With teammate Walkenhorst, they finished 3rd (last) in Pool B with 2 losses. In the quarter-final match against Ross and Walsh they won in 3 sets (21-18, 19–21, 15-11), advancing to the semi-final against Larissa and Talita of Brazil.

Winning against Brazil in straight sets of (21-19, 21-19) the pair advanced to the gold medal match. Another gold medal for the Olympic winners came in straight sets of (21-18, 21-16) against the Swiss pair of Zumkehr and Heidrich.

2017 season Ludwig did not compete at the opening round of the 2017 season in Fort Lauderdale due to a shoulder operation. Ludwig's regular partner Kira Walkenhorst temporarily partnered with Julia Großner.

Ludwig's first tournament of the 2017 season after her shoulder operation was the Smart Super Cup in Münster. Alongside regular partner Walkenhorst, they secured the gold medal with a 2:0 scoreline ahead of runners-up Laboureur & Sude. Ludwig's first international tournament in 2017 was the FIVB World Tour tournament in Rio de Janeiro. After beating Lusson/Jupiter and Juliana/Carol in Pool play and Davidova/Shchypkova in their third match they lost to Pavan/Humana-Paredes to finish the tournament in 5th position.

2021 Season In July, Ludwig partnered with Margareta Kozuch to represent Germany at the 2020 Summer Olympics in Tokyo that had been delayed due to the worldwide COVID-19 pandemic. The pair reached the quarter-finals, losing to the Americans April Ross and Alix Klineman.