Thomas Wandschneider

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Thomas Wandschneider
Personal information
CountryFlag of Germany.svg  Germany
Born (1963-11-07) 7 November 1963 (age 59)
Buxtehude, Germany
HandednessRight
CoachJens Janisch
Men’s singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (MS 1 January 2019)
1 (MD with Martin Rooke 1 January 2019)
Current ranking3 (MS)
2 (MD with Rick Cornell Hellmann) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Hsinchu Men's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2005 Hsinchu Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2011 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2007 Bangkok Men's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2011 Guatemala City Men's singles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2003 Cardiff Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 La RinconadaMen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2006 La RinconadaMen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 DortmundMen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2008 DortmundMen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2010 FilzbachMen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 DortmundMen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2012 DortmundMen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 MurciaMen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2014 MurciaMen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 BeekMen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2016 BeekMen's doubles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 RodezMen's singles
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg2018 RodezMen's doubles
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg2010 FilzbachMen's singles

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]

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Wandschneider is also a 14-time gold medalist at the European Para-Badminton Championships.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2005 Hsinchu, Taiwan Med 1.png Gold
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop 14–21, 11–21 Med 2.png Silver
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop20–22, 21–19, 21–21 Med 3.png Bronze
2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop9–21, 12–21 Med 2.png Silver
2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg Qu Zimo 18–21, 9–21 Med 3.png Bronze

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2005 Hsinchu, Taiwan Med 1.png Gold
2007 Bangkok, Thailand Med 2.png Silver
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen Flag of Japan.svg Osamu Nagashima
Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Yamami
21–10, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of France.svg David Toupé Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop
21–10, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
Flag of Germany.svg Rick Cornell Hellmann Flag of Malaysia.svg Noor Azwan Noorlan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli
21–11, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold

Mixed doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2003 Cardiff, Wales Med 3.png Bronze
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Karin Suter-Erath Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop
Flag of South Korea.svg Son Ok-cha
19–21, 21–23 Med 3.png Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2006Fernando Marin Sports Centre, La Rinconada, Spain Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Walter Rauber 21–7, 21–5 Med 1.png Gold
2008Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany Med 1.png Gold
2010Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland Med 2.png Silver
2012Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Flag of France.svg David Toupé 21–14, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold
2014High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Flag of France.svg David Toupé20–22, 21–12, 21–15 Med 1.png Gold
2016Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Flag of France.svg David Toupé26–28, 21–17, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold
2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Flag of France.svg David Toupé21–14, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold

Men's doubles

YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult
2006Fernando Marin Sports Centre,
La Rinconada, Spain
Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen Flag of the Netherlands.svg Ferdinand Hoeke
Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Walter Rauber
21–13, 21–9 Med 1.png Gold
2008Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen Med 1.png Gold
2010Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,
Filzbach, Switzerland
Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen Med 1.png Gold
2012Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany
Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen Flag of France.svg Pascal Barrillon
Flag of France.svg David Toupé
21–12, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2014High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain
Flag of France.svg David Toupé Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen
Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke
21–11, 21–13 Med 1.png Gold
2016Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands
Flag of England.svg Connor Dua-Harper Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen
Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke
21–17, 12–21, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold
2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France
Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke Flag of Israel.svg Amir Levi
Flag of France.svg David Toupé
21–19, 21–16 Med 1.png Gold

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 4 runners-up)

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

YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 20–22, 24–22, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2022Spanish Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli12–21, 16–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

Men's doubles

YearTournamentLevelPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para Badminton International IILevel 2 Flag of Germany.svg Rick Cornell Hellmann Flag of Malaysia.svg Noor Azwan Noorlan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli
21–14, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2022Bahrain Para Badminton InternationalLevel 2 Flag of Germany.svg Rick Cornell Hellmann Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jung-man
Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jung-jun
21–12, 10–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
20224 Nations Para Badminton InternationalLevel 1 Flag of Germany.svg Rick Cornell Hellmann Flag of Malaysia.svg Noor Azwan Noorlan
Flag of Malaysia.svg Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli
22–20, 17–21, 11–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up

International Tournaments (13 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's singles

YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé 21–18, 21–10Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012French Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé19–21, 18–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2015Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé21–9, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé21–19, 21–17Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Irish Para Badminton International Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop 15–21, 15–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé21–18, 21–14Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2018Thailand Para Badminton International Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-seop 9–21, 7–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Denmark Para Badminton International Flag of Brazil.svg Marcelo Alves 21–10, 21–8Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé21–11, 24–26, 21–16Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2019Canada Para Badminton International Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Dong-seop13–21, 17–21Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of Russia.svg Konstantin Afinogenov 21–4, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Men's doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2011Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen Flag of France.svg Pascal Barrillon
Flag of France.svg David Toupé
21–12, 21–9Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2012Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of Turkey.svg Avni Kertmen Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jung-man
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop
13–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2013 [lower-alpha 1] Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé Flag of Spain.svg Javier Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Galdos
21–6, 21–13Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
Flag of France.svg Sébastien Martin
Flag of Japan.svg Seiji Yamami
21–6, 21–5
Flag of South Korea.svg Choi Jung-man
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop
11–21, 14–21
2015Spanish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé Flag of England.svg Connor Dua-Harper
Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke
22–20, 21–12Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Turkish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé Flag of Spain.svg Javier Fernández
Flag of Spain.svg Roberto Galdos
21–13, 21–19Gold medal icon.svgWinner
2016Irish Para Badminton International Flag of France.svg David Toupé Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Jung-jun
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop
14–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2017Irish Para Badminton International Flag of Hong Kong.svg Chan Ho Yuen Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyung-hoon
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop
19–21, 17–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2018Irish Para Badminton International Flag of England.svg Martin Rooke Flag of South Korea.svg Kim Kyung-hoon
Flag of South Korea.svg Lee Sam-seop
17–21, 13–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2019Denmark Para Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of Japan.svg Daiki Kajiwara
Flag of Japan.svg Hiroshi Murayama
12–21, 9–21Silver medal icon.svgRunner-up
2021Uganda Para Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Rick Cornell Hellmann Flag of India.svg Prem Kumar Ale
Flag of India.svg Abu Hubaida
21–13, 21–13Gold medal icon.svgWinner

Doubles

YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult
2012French Para Badminton International Flag of Germany.svg Young-chin Mi Flag of Russia.svg Pavel Popov
Flag of Russia.svg Yuri Stepanov
21–17, 21–18Gold medal icon.svgWinner

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References

  1. German Paralympic team page
  2. ISPN24
  3. Paralympic site in 2018
  4. "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation . 29 May 2022.
  5. "BWF Para Tournamentsoftware". Badminton World Federation . 11 July 2022.

Notes

  1. This tournament uses a round robin system.