Thomas Wandschneider

Thomas Wandschneider
Personal information
CountryGermany
Born (1963-11-07) 7 November 1963
Buxtehude, Germany
HandednessRight
CoachJens Janisch
Men’s singles WH1
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking1 (MS 1 January 2019)
1 (MD with Martin Rooke 1 January 2019)
Current ranking3 (MS)
2 (MD with Rick Hellmann) (8 November 2022)
Medal record
Men's para-badminton
Representing  Germany
Paralympic Games
2024 ParisMen's singles
World Championships
2005 HsinchuMen's singles
2005 HsinchuMen's doubles
2011 Guatemala CityMen's doubles
2013 DortmundMen's doubles
2022 TokyoMen's doubles
2007 BangkokMen's doubles
2011 Guatemala CityMen's singles
2015 Stoke MandevilleMen's singles
2003 CardiffMixed doubles
2013 DortmundMen's singles
2013 DortmundMixed doubles
2017 UlsanMen's singles
European Para Championships
2023 RotterdamMen's singles
2023 RotterdamMen's doubles
European Championships
2006 La RinconadaMen's singles
2006 La RinconadaMen's doubles
2008 DortmundMen's doubles
2010 FilzbachMen's singles
2010 FilzbachMen's doubles
2012 DortmundMen's singles
2012 DortmundMen's doubles
2014 MurciaMen's singles
2014 MurciaMen's doubles
2016 BeekMen's singles
2016 BeekMen's doubles
2018 RodezMen's singles
2018 RodezMen's doubles
2010 FilzbachMen's singles
2004 TilburgMen's singles
2004 TilburgMen's doubles
2010 FilzbachMixed doubles
BWF profile

Thomas Wandschneider (born 7 November 1963 in Buxtehude) is a German para-badminton player. He is a four time Para badminton world champion. He considered retiring in 2018, but changed his mind due to Badminton being at the 2020 Summer Paralympics. Wandschneider is also a 14-time gold medalist at the European Para-Badminton Championships.

In his second appearance at the Paralympics in 2024, he won a bronze medal in the men's singles WH1 event, gifting Germany's first para-badminton medal at the Paralympics. Wandschneider also became the oldest Paralympic medalist in para-badminton at 60 years old.