Thomas Wandschneider


Thomas Wandschneider 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.
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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
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2024Porte de La Chapelle Arena, Paris, France

World Championships

Men's singles WH1
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2005Hsinchu Municipal Gymnasium, Hsinchu, Taiwan|1997

European Para Championships

Men's singles WH1
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2023Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands

European Championships

Men's singles WH1
YearVenueOpponentScoreResult
2004Sporthal Dongewijk, Tilburg, Netherlands

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
YearTournamentLevelOpponentScoreResult
2022Spanish Para-Badminton International IILevel 2silver2

International tournaments (2011–2021) (13 titles, 9 runners-up)

Men's singles WH1
YearTournamentOpponentScoreResult
2011Spanish Para-Badminton International|1974gold1