Tom Habscheid (born 11 August 1986) is a Paralympic athlete from Luxembourg. He is a two-time silver medalist at the

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and a six-time medalist at the World Para Athletics European Championships. Habscheid represented Luxembourg at the

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in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil and the

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in Tokyo, Japan.

Career

Habscheid won the silver medal in the men's discus throw F42 event at the

2014 IPC Athletics European Championships The 2014 IPC Athletics European Championships was a track and field competition for athletes with a disability open to International Paralympic Committee (IPC) affiliated countries within Europe, plus Azerbaijan and Israel. It was held in Swanse ...

held in Swansea, United Kingdom. In 2016, he represented Luxembourg at the

in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. He finished in 7th place in the men's shot put F42 event. 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

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held in London, United Kingdom. At the beginning of 2018,

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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. 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

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held in Berlin, Germany. In 2019, Habscheid won the silver medal in the men's shot put F63 event at the

held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. He also set a new world record of 15.10 metres. 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. He finished in 4th place in the men's shot put F63 event at the

held in Tokyo, Japan.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Habscheid, Tom Living people 1986 births Congenital amputees Place of birth missing (living people) Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Paralympics Athletes (track and field) at the 2020 Summer Paralympics Luxembourgian male discus throwers Luxembourgian male shot putters Paralympic athletes for Luxembourg Paralympic medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the World Para Athletics Championships Medalists at the World Para Athletics European Championships Luxembourgian amputees