Tom Habscheid

Tom Habscheid (born 11 August 1986) is a Paralympic athlete from Luxembourg. He won the bronze medal in the men's shot put F63 event at the 2024 Summer Paralympics held in Paris, France. 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.

Habscheid represented Luxembourg at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan. 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.

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. 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. 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.

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

Achievements

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 14.532024 Summer Paralympics Paris, France 3rd Shot put F63 14.97