Tom Habscheid
- T63 (2018 – present)
- T42 (until 2018)
- Discus throw
- Shot put
Tom Habscheid (born 11 August 1986)[1] is a Paralympic athlete from Luxembourg. He is a two-time silver medalist at the World Para Athletics Championships and a six-time medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships.[2]
Habscheid represented Luxembourg at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3]
Career
Habscheid won the silver medal in the men's discus throw F42 event at the 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships held in Swansea, United Kingdom.[4] In 2016, he represented Luxembourg at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He finished in 7th place in the men's shot put F42 event.[5] In 2017, he won the silver medal with a new personal best of 46.83 metres in the men's discus throw F42 event at the 2017 World Para Athletics Championships held in London, United Kingdom.[6]
At the beginning of 2018, World Para Athletics implemented classification changes and, as of that year, Habscheid competes as a T63-classified athlete, a class specifically for athletes with a single above the knee amputation.[7] In that year, he won the silver medal in both the men's discus throw F63 and men's shot put F63 events at the 2018 World Para Athletics European Championships held in Berlin, Germany.
In 2019, Habscheid won the silver medal in the men's shot put F63 event at the World Para Athletics Championships held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.[1] He also set a new world record of 15.10 metres.[1] In 2021, he won the silver medal in the men's shot put F63 event at the World Para Athletics European Championships held in Bydgoszcz, Poland.[8] He finished in 4th place in the men's shot put F63 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[9]
Achievements
Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing ![]() | |||||
2014 | European Championships | Swansea, United Kingdom | 2nd | Discus throw F42 | 40.42 |
2016 | European Championships | Grosseto, Italy | 2nd | Discus throw F42 | 45.41 |
3rd | Shot put F42 | 12.98 | |||
2017 | World Championships | London, United Kingdom | 2nd | Discus throw F42 | 46.83 |
2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | 2nd | Discus throw F63 | 46.22 |
2nd | Shot put F63 | 14.03 | |||
2019 | World Championships | Dubai, United Arab Emirates | 2nd | Shot put F63 | 15.10 |
2021 | European Championships | Bydgoszcz, Poland | 2nd | Shot put F63 | 14.53 |
References
- ^ a b c "Men's shot put F63" (PDF). 2019 World Para Athletics Championships. Retrieved 19 June 2021.
- ^ "Tom Habscheid breaks world record in shotput category, wins silver medal". RTL Today. 11 November 2019. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Athletics HABSCHEID Tom". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 3 September 2021.
- ^ "Russian world record brings IPC Athletics European Championships to a close in Swansea". InsideTheGames.biz. 23 August 2014. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "Men's shot put F42". International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ Etchells, Daniel (16 July 2017). "Morocco's Benibrahim smashes 5,000m world record on day three of World Para Athletics Championships". InsideTheGames.biz. Retrieved 20 June 2021.
- ^ "World Para Athletics announces classification changes". World Para Athletics. 26 October 2017. Retrieved 8 June 2021.
- ^ "Men's shot put F63 Final" (PDF). 2021 World Para Athletics European Championships. Retrieved 5 June 2021.
- ^ "Tom Habscheid". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 3 September 2021. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links
- Tom Habscheid at the International Paralympic Committee