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Thomas Loosch

Athletics
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Biography

Impairment information

Type of Impairment
Spinal Cord Injuries
Classification
F38

Further personal information

Family
Wife and son, Kai.
Residence
Bochum, GER
Occupation
Driver

Sport specific information

Why this sport?
He took his son to the sports club he had been a member of in his youth. Some handicapped athletes were training and they encouraged him to start training again.
Club / Team
TV Wattenscheid 01: Wattenscheid, GER
Name of coach
Karl-Heinz Düe
Coach from which country?
Germany

General interest

Hobbies
Fishing, diving. (bochum.de, 16 Nov 2010)
Memorable sporting achievement
Participating in the World Championships in England. (bochum.de, 16 Nov 2010)
Ambitions
Winning a gold medal at Paralympic Games, staying healthy and maintaining a high performance in athletics. (bochum.de, 16 Nov 2010)
Other information
THE ACCIDENT
He has spastic paralysis due to a motor scooter accident. (bochum.de, 16 Nov 2010)

Results

Unit Date Rank
IPC Athletics World Championships Villeneuve d'Ascq 2002 (Villeneuve d'Ascq, France)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F38 Final Round 2
Men's Javelin F38 Final Round 1
Men's Discus Throw F38 Final Round 4
Beijing 2008 Paralympic Games (Beijing, China)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Shot Put F37/38 Final Round 3
Men's Discus Throw F37/38 Final Round 8
IPC Athletics World Championships Assen 2006 (Assen, Netherlands)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Discus Throw F38 Final Round 3
Men's Shot Put F38 Final Round 2
Athens 2004 Paralympic Games (Athens, Greece)
Event Medal Unit Date Rank
Men's Javelin F36/38 Final Round 4
Men's Discus Throw F38 Final Round 3
Men's Shot Put F38 Final Round 2