Tom Habscheid
Luxembourgish Paralympic athlete
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Tom Habscheid (born 11 August 1986)[1] 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.[2]
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| Born | 11 August 1986 |
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| Country | Luxembourg |
| Sport | Para-athletics |
| Disability | Proximal femoral focal deficiency |
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Habscheid represented Luxembourg at the 2016 Summer Paralympics in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the 2020 Summer Paralympics in Tokyo, Japan.[3] 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.[4]
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.[5] 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.[6] 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.[7]
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.[8] 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.[1] He also set a new world record of 15.10 metres.[1] 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.[9] He finished in 4th place in the men's shot put F63 event at the 2020 Summer Paralympics held in Tokyo, Japan.[10]
Achievements
| Year | Competition | Venue | Position | Event | Notes |
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Representing  Luxembourg | |||||
| 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 | 14.53 |
| 2024 | Summer Paralympics | Paris, France | 3rd | Shot put F63 | 14.97 |