Tom Habscheid

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Tom Habscheid
Personal information
Born (1986-08-11) 11 August 1986 (age 38)
Sport
CountryLuxembourg
Sport Para-athletics
Disability Proximal femoral focal deficiency
Disability class
  • T63 (2018 – present)
  • T42 (until 2018)
Events

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]

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Habscheid represented Luxembourg at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. [3] Habscheid won a bronze medal at the 2024 Summer Paralympics in Paris, France, becoming the first medal won by Luxembourg since the 1984 Summer Paralympics. [4]

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. [5] 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. [6] 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. [7]

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. [8] 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. [9] He finished in 4th place in the men's shot put F63 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan. [10]

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg
2014 European Championships Swansea, United Kingdom2ndDiscus throw F42 40.42
2016 European Championships Grosseto, Italy2ndDiscus throw F42 45.41
3rdShot put F42 12.98
2017 World Championships London, United Kingdom2ndDiscus throw F42 46.83
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany2ndDiscus throw F63 46.22
2ndShot put F63 14.03
2019 World Championships Dubai, United Arab Emirates2ndShot put F63 15.10
2021 European Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland2ndShot put F63 14.53
2024 2024 Summer Paralympics Paris, France3ndShot put F63 14.97

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