Thomas Wandschneider | |
Birth Date: | 7 November 1963 |
Birth Place: | Buxtehude, Germany |
Event: | Men’s singles WH1 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 |
Highest Ranking: | 1 (MS 1 January 2019) 1 (MD with Martin Rooke 1 January 2019) |
Current Ranking: | 3 (MS) 2 (MD with Rick Cornell Hellmann) |
Date Of Current Ranking: | 8 November 2022 |
Coach: | Jens Janisch |
Handedness: | Right |
Thomas Wandschneider (born 7 November 1963 in Buxtehude[1]) is a German Para-badminton player. He is a four time Para badminton world champion.[2] He considered retiring, but changed his mind due to Badminton being at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[3]
Wandschneider is also a 14-time gold medalist at the European Para-Badminton Championships.
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2005 | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Gold | |||
2011 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Lee Sam-seop | 14–21, 11–21 | Silver | |
2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Lee Sam-seop | 20–22, 21–19, 21–21 | Bronze | |
2015 | Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England | Lee Sam-seop | 9–21, 12–21 | Silver | |
2017 | Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea | Qu Zimo | 18–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2005 | Hsinchu, Taiwan | Gold | ||||
2007 | Bangkok, Thailand | Silver | ||||
2011 | Guatemala City, Guatemala | Avni Kertmen | Osamu Nagashima Seiji Yamami | 21–10, 21–15 | Gold | |
2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | David Toupé | Avni Kertmen Lee Sam-seop | 21–10, 21–16 | Gold | |
2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Rick Cornell Hellmann | Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli | 21–11, 21–15 | Gold |
Mixed doubles
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2003 | Cardiff, Wales | Bronze | ||||
2013 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Karin Suter-Erath | Lee Sam-seop Son Ok-cha | 19–21, 21–23 | Bronze |
Men's singles
Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2006 | Fernando Marin Sports Centre, La Rinconada, Spain | Walter Rauber | 21–7, 21–5 | Gold | |
2008 | Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany | Gold | |||
2010 | Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland | Silver | |||
2012 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | David Toupé | 21–14, 21–13 | Gold | |
2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain | David Toupé | 20–22, 21–12, 21–15 | Gold | |
2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | David Toupé | 26–28, 21–17, 21–13 | Gold | |
2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | David Toupé | 21–14, 21–13 | Gold |
Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2006 | Fernando Marin Sports Centre, La Rinconada, Spain | Avni Kertmen | Ferdinand Hoeke Walter Rauber | 21–13, 21–9 | Gold | |
2008 | Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany | Avni Kertmen | Gold | |||
2010 | Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland | Avni Kertmen | Gold | |||
2012 | Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany | Avni Kertmen | Pascal Barrillon David Toupé | 21–12, 21–16 | Gold | |
2014 | High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain | David Toupé | Avni Kertmen Martin Rooke | 21–11, 21–13 | Gold | |
2016 | Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands | Connor Dua-Harper | Avni Kertmen Martin Rooke | 21–17, 12–21, 21–16 | Gold | |
2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Martin Rooke | Amir Levi David Toupé | 21–19, 21–16 | Gold |
The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4] [5]
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Level | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli | 20–22, 24–22, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli | 12–21, 16–21 | Runner-up |
Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2022 | Spanish Para Badminton International II | Level 2 | Rick Cornell Hellmann | Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner | |
2022 | Bahrain Para Badminton International | Level 2 | Rick Cornell Hellmann | Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun | 21–12, 10–21, 11–21 | Runner-up | |
2022 | 4 Nations Para Badminton International | Level 1 | Rick Cornell Hellmann | Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli | 22–20, 17–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
Men's singles
Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2011 | Spanish Para Badminton International | David Toupé | 21–18, 21–10 | Winner | |
2012 | French Para Badminton International | David Toupé | 19–21, 18–21 | Runner-up | |
2015 | Spanish Para Badminton International | David Toupé | 21–9, 21–13 | Winner | |
2016 | Turkish Para Badminton International | David Toupé | 21–19, 21–17 | Winner | |
2016 | Irish Para Badminton International | Lee Sam-seop | 15–21, 15–21 | Runner-up | |
2017 | Spanish Para Badminton International | David Toupé | 21–18, 21–14 | Winner | |
2018 | Thailand Para Badminton International | Lee Dong-seop | 9–21, 7–21 | Runner-up | |
2018 | Denmark Para Badminton International | Marcelo Alves | 21–10, 21–8 | Winner | |
2019 | Uganda Para Badminton International | David Toupé | 21–11, 24–26, 21–16 | Winner | |
2019 | Canada Para Badminton International | Lee Dong-seop | 13–21, 17–21 | Winner | |
2021 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Konstantin Afinogenov | 21–4, 21–13 | Winner |
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result | |
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2011 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Avni Kertmen | Pascal Barrillon David Toupé | 21–12, 21–9 | Winner | |
2012 | Spanish Para Badminton International | Avni Kertmen | Choi Jung-man Lee Sam-seop | 13–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
2013 | Spanish Para Badminton International | David Toupé | Javier Fernández Roberto Galdos | 21–6, 21–13 | Runner-up | |
Sébastien Martin Seiji Yamami | 21–6, 21–5 | |||||
Choi Jung-man Lee Sam-seop | 11–21, 14–21 | |||||
2015 | Spanish Para Badminton International | David Toupé | Connor Dua-Harper Martin Rooke | 22–20, 21–12 | Winner | |
2016 | Turkish Para Badminton International | David Toupé | Javier Fernández Roberto Galdos | 21–13, 21–19 | Winner | |
2016 | Irish Para Badminton International | David Toupé | Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop | 14–21, 9–21 | Runner-up | |
2017 | Irish Para Badminton International | Chan Ho Yuen | Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop | 19–21, 17–21 | Runner-up | |
2018 | Irish Para Badminton International | Martin Rooke | Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop | 17–21, 13–21 | Runner-up | |
2019 | Denmark Para Badminton International | Young-chin Mi | Daiki Kajiwara Hiroshi Murayama | 12–21, 9–21 | Runner-up | |
2021 | Uganda Para Badminton International | Rick Cornell Hellmann | Prem Kumar Ale Abu Hubaida | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |