BRUECHLE Thomas

Date of Birth: 29 Jul 1976

Age: 45

Gender: Male

Sport Class: 3

Place of birth: LINDAU

Birth Country:

Germany

Place of residence : LINDAU

Residence Country:

Germany

Events and Medals
Records
Schedule
Bio
General Interest
Milestones

Events and Medals

Discipline	Event	Rank	Medal
Table Tennis	Men's Team - Class 3 GER Germany	2
	Men's Singles - Class 3	9

Schedule

Start Time	Location	Event	Status
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Singles - Class 3 Group D #5 NGR KOLEOSHO AKOLEOSHO Ahmed Sport Class: 3 0 GER BRUECHLE TBRUECHLE Thomas Sport Class: 3 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Singles - Class 3 Group D #12 UKR PETRUNIV VPETRUNIV Vasyl Sport Class: 3 0 GER BRUECHLE TBRUECHLE Thomas Sport Class: 3 3	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Singles - Class 3 Round of 16 #27 USA van EMBURGH Jvan EMBURGH Jenson Sport Class: 3 3 GER BRUECHLE TBRUECHLE Thomas Sport Class: 3 2	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Team - Class 3 Semifinal 1 #4 GER Germany 2 CZE Czech Republic 0	Finished
	Tokyo Metropolitan Gymnasium Table 6	Men's Team - Class 3 Gold Medal Match #6 GER Germany 1 CHN China 2	Finished

Biographical Information

Highlights

Rank	Event	Year	Location
Paralympic Games
2	Team - Class 3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
2	Team - Class 3	2012	London, GBR
4	Singles - Class 3	2016	Rio de Janeiro, BRA
5	Singles - Class 3	2012	London, GBR
World Championships
1	Team - Class 3	2017	Bratislava, SVK
1	Team - Class 3	2014	Beijing, CHN
3	Singles - Class 3	2018	Lasko, SLO
5	Singles - Class 3	2014	Beijing, CHN
European Championships
1	Team - Class 3	2019	Helsingborg, SWE
1	Team - Class 3	2017	Lasko, SLO
3	Singles - Class 3	2019	Helsingborg, SWE
3	Singles - Class 3	2017	Lasko, SLO

The Wall (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Books, sport, nature. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Occupation:

University of Education Weingarten, Germany

Languages spoken:

English, French, German

TT Frickenhausen [Germany]

Anika Muller [club]; Momcilo Bojic [national]

Right (tischtennis-frickenhausen.de, 01 Mar 2021)

2011 for Germany, in Bayreuth, Germany (Athlete, 29 May 2016)

He first tried table tennis in 1990 in Germany. (Athlete, 29 May 2016, 22 Aug 2021)

He played football before acquiring his impairment. He took up table tennis when a friend took him to try the sport. "It was easy for me from the start. I think I already had a certain feeling for the ball." (tischtennis-frickenhausen.de, 01 Mar 2021)

To win a medal at the 2020 Paralympic Games in Tokyo. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Winning silver medals at the 2012 and 2016 Paralympic Games. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Swedish table tennis player Jan-Ove Waldner. (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

Philosophy:

"Think positive." (Athlete, 22 Aug 2021)

In 2016 he received the Silbernes Lorbeerblatt [Silver Laurel Leaf], the highest sports award in Germany, in recognition of his performance at the 2016 Paralympic Games in Rio de Janeiro. (tischtennis-frickenhausen.de, 01 Mar 2021; bundespraesident.de, 01 Nov 2016)

General Interest

Classification
TT3 (ipttc.org, 01 Apr 2020)

Origin of Impairment
Acquired (tischtennis-frickenhausen.de, 01 Mar 2021)

Impairment Details
He has paraplegia as the result of a spinal cord haemorrhage at age 10. (tischtennis-frickenhausen.de, 01 Mar 2021; teamdeutschland-paralympics.de, 19 Aug 2020)

General
OCCUPATION
He works as an elementary and secondary school teacher in Kressbronn, Germany. "I have always enjoyed dealing with people, especially children and young people." (tischtennis-frickenhausen.de, 01 Mar 2021; teamdeutschland-paralympics.de, 19 Aug 2020)

Social Media

Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/thomasbruechle

Legend

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

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