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Tom Habscheid
Luxembourgian Paralympic athlete

Tom Habscheid

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Luxembourgian Paralympic athlete
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Tom Habscheid (born 11 August 1986) 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.

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

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 also set a new world record of 15.10 metres. 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. He finished in 4th place in the men's shot put F63 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.

Achievements

YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventNotes
Representing  Luxembourg
2014European ChampionshipsSwansea, United Kingdom2ndDiscus throw F4240.42
2016European ChampionshipsGrosseto, Italy2ndDiscus throw F4245.41
3rdShot put F4212.98
2017World ChampionshipsLondon, United Kingdom2ndDiscus throw F4246.83
2018European ChampionshipsBerlin, Germany2ndDiscus throw F6346.22
2ndShot put F6314.03
2019World ChampionshipsDubai, United Arab Emirates2ndShot put F6315.10
2021European ChampionshipsBydgoszcz, Poland2ndShot put F6314.53
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