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Thomas Jakobs

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Thomas Jakobs
Personal information
Country France
Born (1991-08-07) 7 August 1991 (age 33)
Courcouronnes, France
Height1.68 m (5 ft 6 in)
HandednessRight
Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
Highest ranking5 (MS 13 August 2024)
4 (MD with David Toupé 20 February 2024)
Current ranking6 (MS)
8 (MD with David Toupé) (3 September 2024)
Medal record
Representing  France
Men's para-badminton
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 2022 Tokyo Men's doubles
European Para Championships
Silver medal – second place 2023 Rotterdam Men's doubles
Bronze medal – third place 2023 Rotterdam Men's singles

Thomas Jakobs (born 7 August 1991) is a French para badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. He is a World bronze medalist and European silver medalist in the men's doubles with doubles partner David Toupé. Jakobs competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics but did not medal.[1][2]

Jakobs was a former tennis player and worked as a thermal engineer before his accident. He took up badminton in 2017.[3]

Achievements

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World Championships

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Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan
France David Toupé Malaysia Noor Azwan Noorlan
Malaysia Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli
18–21, 21–18, 19–21 Bronze Bronze

European Para Championships

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Men's singles WH2

Year Venue Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Germany Rick Hellmann 14–21, 17–21 Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result
2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands
France David Toupé Germany Rick Hellmann
Germany Thomas Wandschneider
19–21, 18–21 Silver Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 runners-up)

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The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.[4]

Men's singles WH2

Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result
2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 Japan Daiki Kajiwara 6–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2024 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Hong Kong Chan Ho Yuen 21–16, 15–21, 17–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Level Partner Opponent Score Result
2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 France David Toupé Japan Daiki Kajiwara
Japan Keita Nishimura
14–21, 19–21 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

International tournaments (2011–2021) (2 titles)

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Men's doubles WH1–WH2

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
2019 Uganda Para-Badminton International France David Toupé Brazil Marcelo Alves Conceição
Brazil Julio César Godoy
21–8, 21–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2021 Dubai Para-Badminton International France David Toupé India Prem Kumar Ale
India Abu Hubaida
21–19, 23–21 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

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  1. ^ "Thomas Jakobs - France Paralympique (in French)". France Paralympique. 9 January 2024.
  2. ^ "Thomas Jakobs - IPC Profile". International Paralympic Committee. 9 January 2024.
  3. ^ "Thomas Jakobs: Sport gave me courage". Badminton Europe. 31 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards". Badminton World Federation. 29 May 2022.