STEIGER Thomas

Date of Birth: 31 Jul 1996

Age: 25

Gender: Male

Sport Class: B2

Place of birth: ELLWANGEN

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : NUREMBERG

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Goalball	Men GER Germany	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group B #05 GER Germany 6 TUR Turkey 4	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group B #12 UKR Ukraine 11 GER Germany 5	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group B #27 GER Germany 2 BEL Belgium 0	Finished
	Makuhari Messe Hall C	Men's Preliminary - Group B #39 CHN China 8 GER Germany 3	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
6	Men	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
World Championships
2	Men	2018	Malmo, SWE
European Championships
1	Men	2019	Rostock, GER
2	Men	2017	Lahti, FIN

Thomsen (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Meeting friends, sports, walking with his dog, spending time with family. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

Physiotherapist

Physiotherapy - BBS Nurnberg, Germany

Languages spoken:

English, German, Russian

BVSV Nurnberg [Germany]

Johannes Gunther [national], GER

National league:

Bundesliga [GER] (sueddeutsche.de, 17 Oct 2019)

He began playing goalball at age 16 in Nuremberg, Germany. (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016, 22 Aug 2021)

He played football until his vision impairment worsened. An acquaintance then suggested he should try goalball. (sueddeutsche.de, 17 Oct 2019; Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

To win gold at the Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Winning gold at the 2019 European Championships in Rostock, Germany, and claiming silver at the 2018 World Championships in Malmo, Sweden. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Never give up." (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

General Interest

Classification
B2 (IBSA, 21 Aug 2021)

Type of Impairment
Vision impairment (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Origin of Impairment
Congenital (Athlete, 01 Apr 2016)

Impairment Details
His vision impairment is due to retinitis pigmentosa. (sueddeutsche.de, 17 Oct 2019; deutsche-paralympische-mannschaft.de, 01 Jan 2016)

Social Media

Legend

:: Gold Medal Event
:: Silver Medal Event
:: Bronze Medal Event

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