Thomas Wandschneider

Thomas Wandschneider (born 7 November 1963 in Buxtehude) is a German para-badminton player. He is a four time Para badminton world champion. He considered retiring in 2018, but changed his mind due to Badminton being at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Wandschneider is also a 14-time gold medalist at the European Para-Badminton Championships.

In his second appearance at the Paralympics in 2024, he won a bronze medal in the men's singles WH1 event, gifting Germany's first para-badminton medal at the Paralympics. Wandschneider also became the oldest Paralympic medalist in para-badminton at 60 years old.

Biography Wandschneider was diagnosed with paraplegia after a car accident in May 2000. Wandschneider was later introduced to para-badminton through an acquaintance from the hospital and made his debut in the sport at the 2001 IBAD Para-Badminton World Championships in Córdoba, Spain.

Achievements Paralympic Games Men's singles WH1

World Championships

Men's singles WH1 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2005 Hsinchu Municipal Gymnasium, Hsinchu, Taiwan Lee Sam-seop 2–0 Gold Gold 2011 Coliseo Deportivo, Guatemala City, Guatemala Lee Sam-seop 14–21, 11–21 Silver Silver 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Lee Sam-seop 20–22, 21–19, 21–21 Bronze Bronze 2015 Stoke Mandeville Stadium, Stoke Mandeville, England Lee Sam-seop 9–21, 12–21 Silver Silver 2017 Dongchun Gymnasium, Ulsan, South Korea Qu Zimo 18–21, 9–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2005 Hsinchu Municipal Gymnasium,Hsinchu, Taiwan Avni Kertmen Choi Jung-man Lee Sam-seop 2–0 Gold Gold 2007 Gymnasium 1,Bangkok, Thailand Avni Kertmen Choi Jung-man Lee Sam-seop 17–21, 16–21 Silver Silver 2011 Coliseo Deportivo,Guatemala City, Guatemala Avni Kertmen Osamu Nagashima Seiji Yamami 21–10, 21–15 Gold Gold 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany David Toupé Avni Kertmen Lee Sam-seop 21–10, 21–16 Gold Gold 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,Tokyo, Japan Rick Hellmann Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–11, 21–15 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2003 Welsh Institute of Sport,Cardiff, Wales Irmgard Wandt Ton Hollaar Carol de Meijer 5–11, 12–13 Bronze Bronze 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Karin Suter-Erath Lee Sam-seop Son Ok-cha 19–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

European Para Championships Men's singles WH1 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands David Toupé 21–15, 21–17 Gold Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,Rotterdam, Netherlands Rick Hellmann Thomas Jakobs David Toupé 21–19, 21–18 Gold Gold

European Championships Men's singles WH1 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2004 Sporthal Dongewijk, Tilburg, Netherlands Quincy Michielsen 10–15, 10–15 Bronze Bronze 2006 Fernando Marin Sports Centre, La Rinconada, Spain Walter Rauber 21–7, 21–5 Gold Gold 2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany David Toupé 2–0 Gold Gold 2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland David Toupé 16–21, 21–23 Silver Silver 2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany David Toupé 21–14, 21–13 Gold Gold 2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain David Toupé 20–22, 21–12, 21–15 Gold Gold 2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands David Toupé 26–28, 21–17, 21–13 Gold Gold 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France David Toupé 21–14, 21–13 Gold Gold Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year VenuePartner Opponent Score Result 2004 Sporthal Dongewijk,Tilburg, Netherlands Klaus Gröning Amir Levi Moshe Zehavi 1–15, 4–15 Bronze Bronze 2006 Fernando Marin Sports Centre,La Rinconada, Spain Avni Kertmen Ferdinand Hoeke Walter Rauber 21–13, 21–9 Gold Gold 2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,Dortmund, Germany Avni Kertmen Shimon Shalom David Toupé 2–0 Gold Gold 2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,Filzbach, Switzerland Avni Kertmen Sébastien Martin David Toupé 22–20, 20–22, 21–7 Gold Gold 2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Avni Kertmen Pascal Barrillon David Toupé 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold 2014 High Performance Center,Murcia, Spain David Toupé Avni Kertmen Martin Rooke 21–11, 21–13 Gold Gold 2016 Sporthal de Haamen,Beek, Netherlands Connor Dua-Harper Martin Rooke David Toupé 21–17, 12–21, 21–16 Gold Gold 2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,Rodez, France Martin Rooke Amir Levi David Toupé 21–19, 21–16 Gold Gold Mixed doubles WH1–WH2 Year VenuePartner Opponent Score Result 2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,Filzbach, Switzerland Ulrike Kriebel David Toupé Sonja Häsler 17–21, 15–21 Bronze Bronze

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 6 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.

Men's singles WH1 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 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 2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 Jeong Jae-gun 17–21, 25–23, 20–22 Runner-up Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 Rick Hellmann Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–14, 21–14 Winner 2022 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Rick Hellmann Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 21–12, 10–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2022 4 Nations Para-Badminton International Level 1 Rick Hellmann Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 22–20, 17–21, 11–21 Runner-up 2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International I Level 1 Rick Hellmann Jeong Jae-gun Yu Soo-young 14–21, 12–21 Runner-up

International tournaments (2011–2021) (13 titles, 9 runners-up) Men's singles WH1 Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 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 Conceição 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 Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 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 Hellmann Prem Kumar Ale Abu Hubaida 21–13, 21–13 Winner