HABSCHEID Tom

Luxembourg
Athletics
11 Aug 1986
35
Male
F63
 
Luxembourg

Events and Medals

Discipline Event Rank Medal
ATH Athletics Men's Shot Put - F63 4

Records

Record Event Mark Date Location

Schedule

Change
Start Time Location Event Status
Olympic Stadium - Standing Shot Put
Men's Shot Put - F63 Final
Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

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RankEventYearLocationResult
Paralympic Games
7Shot Put - F422016Rio de Janeiro, BRA13.28
World Championships
2Shot Put - F632019Dubai, UAE15.10
2Men's Discus Throw F422017London, GBR46.83
4Shot Put - F422017London, GBR13.79
4Men's Discus Throw F422015Doha, QAT41.55
5Men's Discus Throw F422013Lyon, FRA39.92
9Shot Put - F422015Doha, QAT11.78
European Championships
2Shot Put - F632021Bydgoszcz, POL14.53
2Men's Discus Throw F632018Berlin, GER46.22
2Shot Put - F632018Berlin, GER14.03
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Tommy, Iron Tom (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021; Instagram profile, 24 Sep 2019)
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Geocaching. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)
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Public Servant
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Culinary Studies
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Sons Max and Pol
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English, French, German, Luxembourgish
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Cercle Athletique Dudelange [CAD] [Luxembourg]
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Fernand Heintz [personal], LUX, from 2014
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2013 for Luxembourg, World Championships in Lyon, France (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)
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He tore a muscle in his leg early in 2019. (mental.lu, 17 May 2019)
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He got involved in Para athletics in 2012. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)
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He decided to take up the sport after watching the 2012 Paralympic Games in London on television. He had previously tried football, cycling, basketball, skiing, skateboarding, skating, and swimming, but he was not inspired to pursue any of them. (wort.lu, 18 May 2020; Athlete, 20 Aug 2018; wonsch.lu, 01 Jan 2018)
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To compete at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Luxemburger Wort, 09 Sep 2019)
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Winning a silver medal at the 2014 European Championships in Swansea, Wales, claiming a silver and a bronze medal at the 2016 European Championships in Grosseto, Italy, and competing at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)
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British ski jumper Eddie 'The Eagle' Edwards. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)
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Coach Fernand Heintz. (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)
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"Never give up." (Athlete, 23 Aug 2021)
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He was nominated for the Luxembourg Sportsperson of the Year award in 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, and 2018. (5minutes.rtl.lu, 06 Dec 2018; wonsch.lu, 01 Jan 2018; lessentiel.lu, 14 Nov 2017)

He was named the 2015 Male Athlete of the Year by the Cercle Athletique Dudelange club in Luxembourg. (Facebook page, 21 Feb 2016)

General Interest

Classification
F63 (IPC, 04 Mar 2021)

Type of Impairment
Limb deficiency (Athlete, 20 Aug 2018)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019)

Impairment Details
He was born without the femur in his left leg due to proximal focal femoral deficiency [PFFD]. (Athlete, 19 Nov 2019; lessentiel.lu, 24 Jul 2013)

General
OCCUPATION
He works at the National Audiovisual Centre in Dudelange, Luxembourg. (wort.lu, 18 May 2020)

FOOTBALL FIX
He played football at FC Jeunesse Useldange, training three times a week, but was never allowed to play an official match as he could not get permission to use his prosthesis. "As a child you have dreams that you want to fulfil somehow, and I thought it would not be possible for me. However I watched the Paralympic Games in 2012 in London and they put a lot of emphasis on the athletes. I thought, 'If I cannot play football in Luxembourg because it is difficult to find 11 men with only one leg, then why not try athletics?'" (mental.lu, 17 May 2019)

EDUCATION
He did an apprenticeship to become a baker. (mental.lu, 17 May 2019)

Legend
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Gold Medal Event
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Silver Medal Event
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Bronze Medal Event
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