Thomas Wandschneider
Personal information
Country Germany
Born (1963-11-07) 7 November 1963
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  Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hsinchu Men's singles
Gold medal – first place 2005 Hsinchu Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2011 Guatemala City Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2013 Dortmund Men's doubles
Gold medal – first place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2007 Bangkok Men's doubles
Silver medal – second place 2011 Guatemala City Men's singles
Silver medal – second place 2015 Stoke Mandeville Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2003 Cardiff Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Men's singles
Bronze medal – third place 2013 Dortmund Mixed doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Ulsan Men's singles
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2006 La RinconadaMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2006 La RinconadaMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2008 DortmundMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2008 DortmundMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2010 FilzbachMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2012 DortmundMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2012 DortmundMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2014 MurciaMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2014 MurciaMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2016 BeekMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2016 BeekMen's doubles
Gold medal – first place2018 RodezMen's singles
Gold medal – first place2018 RodezMen's doubles
Silver medal – second place2010 FilzbachMen's singles
European Para Championships
Gold medal – first place2023 RotterdamMen's singles WH1
Gold medal – first place2023 RotterdamMen's doubles WH1–WH2

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.

Achievements

World Championships

Men's singles

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

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2005 Hsinchu, Taiwan Gold Gold
2007 Bangkok, Thailand Silver Silver
2011 Guatemala City, Guatemala Turkey Avni Kertmen Japan Osamu Nagashima
Japan Seiji Yamami		 21–10, 21–15 Gold Gold
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 France David Toupé Turkey Avni Kertmen
South Korea Lee Sam-seop		 21–10, 21–16 Gold Gold
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan		 Germany Rick Cornell Hellmann Malaysia Noor Azwan Noorlan
Malaysia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli		 21–11, 21–15 Gold Gold

Mixed doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2003 Cardiff, Wales Bronze Bronze
2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 Switzerland Karin Suter-Erath South Korea Lee Sam-seop
South Korea Son Ok-cha		 19–21, 21–23 Bronze Bronze

European Championships

Men's singles

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2006 Fernando Marin Sports Centre, La Rinconada, Spain Switzerland Walter Rauber 21–7, 21–5 Gold Gold
2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany Gold Gold
2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland Silver Silver
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany France David Toupé 21–14, 21–13 Gold Gold
2014 High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain France David Toupé 20–22, 21–12, 21–15 Gold Gold
2016 Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands France David Toupé 26–28, 21–17, 21–13 Gold Gold
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France France David Toupé 21–14, 21–13 Gold Gold

Men's doubles

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2006 Fernando Marin Sports Centre,
La Rinconada, Spain		 Turkey Avni Kertmen Netherlands Ferdinand Hoeke
Switzerland Walter Rauber		 21–13, 21–9 Gold Gold
2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,
Dortmund, Germany		 Turkey Avni Kertmen Gold Gold
2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,
Filzbach, Switzerland		 Turkey Avni Kertmen Gold Gold
2012 Helmut-Körnig-Halle,
Dortmund, Germany		 Turkey Avni Kertmen France Pascal Barrillon
France David Toupé		 21–12, 21–16 Gold Gold
2014 High Performance Center,
Murcia, Spain		 France David Toupé Turkey Avni Kertmen
England Martin Rooke		 21–11, 21–13 Gold Gold
2016 Sporthal de Haamen,
Beek, Netherlands		 England Connor Dua-Harper Turkey Avni Kertmen
England Martin Rooke		 21–17, 12–21, 21–16 Gold Gold
2018 Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France		 England Martin Rooke Israel Amir Levi
France David Toupé		 21–19, 21–16 Gold 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

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Malaysia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 20–22, 24–22, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International Level 1 Malaysia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 12–21, 16–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Spanish Para Badminton International II Level 2 Germany Rick Cornell Hellmann Malaysia Noor Azwan Noorlan
Malaysia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli		 21–14, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2022 Bahrain Para Badminton International Level 2 Germany Rick Cornell Hellmann South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Kim Jung-jun		 21–12, 10–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2022 4 Nations Para Badminton International Level 1 Germany Rick Cornell Hellmann Malaysia Noor Azwan Noorlan
Malaysia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli		 22–20, 17–21, 11–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International Tournaments (13 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's singles

Year Tournament Opponent Score Result
2011 Spanish Para Badminton International France David Toupé 21–18, 21–10 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 French Para Badminton International France David Toupé 19–21, 18–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International France David Toupé 21–9, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Turkish Para Badminton International France David Toupé 21–19, 21–17 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Irish Para Badminton International South Korea Lee Sam-seop 15–21, 15–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Spanish Para Badminton International France David Toupé 21–18, 21–14 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2018 Thailand Para Badminton International South Korea Lee Dong-seop 9–21, 7–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Denmark Para Badminton International Brazil Marcelo Alves 21–10, 21–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Uganda Para Badminton International France David Toupé 21–11, 24–26, 21–16 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2019 Canada Para Badminton International South Korea Lee Dong-seop 13–21, 17–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International Russia Konstantin Afinogenov 21–4, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2011 Spanish Para Badminton International Turkey Avni Kertmen France Pascal Barrillon
France David Toupé		 21–12, 21–9 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2012 Spanish Para Badminton International Turkey Avni Kertmen South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Lee Sam-seop		 13–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2013[lower-alpha 1] Spanish Para Badminton International France David Toupé Spain Javier Fernández
Spain Roberto Galdos		 21–6, 21–13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
France Sébastien Martin
Japan Seiji Yamami		 21–6, 21–5
South Korea Choi Jung-man
South Korea Lee Sam-seop		 11–21, 14–21
2015 Spanish Para Badminton International France David Toupé England Connor Dua-Harper
England Martin Rooke		 22–20, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Turkish Para Badminton International France David Toupé Spain Javier Fernández
Spain Roberto Galdos		 21–13, 21–19 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2016 Irish Para Badminton International France David Toupé South Korea Kim Jung-jun
South Korea Lee Sam-seop		 14–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2017 Irish Para Badminton International Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korea Lee Sam-seop		 19–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2018 Irish Para Badminton International England Martin Rooke South Korea Kim Kyung-hoon
South Korea Lee Sam-seop		 17–21, 13–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2019 Denmark Para Badminton International Germany Young-chin Mi Japan Daiki Kajiwara
Japan Hiroshi Murayama		 12–21, 9–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2021 Uganda Para Badminton International Germany Rick Cornell Hellmann India Prem Kumar Ale
India Abu Hubaida		 21–13, 21–13 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

Doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2012 French Para Badminton International Germany Young-chin Mi Russia Pavel Popov
Russia Yuri Stepanov		 21–17, 21–18 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

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.
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