Rick Hellmann

{{Infobox badminton player

| name = Rick Hellmann

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| country = Germany

| full_name = Rick Cornell Hellmann

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1988|01|26|df=y}}

| birth_place = Berlin, East Germany

| height =

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| handedness = Right

| coach = Jens Janisch

| event = Men’s singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2

| highest_ranking = 3 (MS 22 August 2023)
2 (MD with Thomas Wandschneider 12 July 2022)

| highest_ranking_date =

| current_ranking = 7 (MS)
5 (MD with Thomas Wandschneider)

| current_ranking_date = 8 October 2024

| bwfbadminton_id = P95625

| bwfpara_id = A8376846-14E6-4A87-8983-0EB8EC7DCB53

| medaltemplates =

{{MedalCountry | {{GER}}}}

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Rick Cornell Hellmann (born 26 January 1988) is a German para-badminton player who is affiliated with the RSC Berlin Sports Club.{{Cite web |title=HELLMANN Rick Cornell |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024-paralympics/athlete/rick-cornell-hellmann_1915825 |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Olympics}}{{Cite web |title=Rick Hellman pursues PhD and Paralympics |url=https://www.paralympic.org/news/rick-hellman-pursues-phd-and-paralympics |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=International Paralympic Committee |language=en}}{{Cite web |last=V |first=Badminton RSC Berlin e |date=2017-11-17 |title=Rick Hellmann (RSC Berlin) fährt zur WM nach Südkorea |url=https://rscberlin.de/2017/11/17/rick-hellmann-rsc-berlin-fuer-wm-in-ulsan-suedkorea-nominiert/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=Rollstuhl-Sport-Club Berlin e. V. |language=de-DE}} Partnered with Thomas Wandschneider, the two were world champions in the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event at the 2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.{{Cite web |date=2022-11-06 |title=Para-WM: Wandschneider und Hellmann sind Weltmeister |url=https://www.badminton.de/news/badminton/para-wm-wandschneider-und-hellmann-sind-weltmeister/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.badminton.de |language=de}}{{Cite web |last=Niedersachsen |first=Behinderten Sportverband |title=Hellmann und Wandschneider Weltmeister |url=https://www.bsn-ev.de/aktuelles/neuigkeiten-veranstaltungen/aktuelles/2022/para-badminton-wm-1/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=BSN e.V. |language=de}}

He made his Paralympic debut at the 2024 Summer Paralympics where he competed in the men's singles WH2 event and the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event.{{Cite web |date=2024-08-18 |title=Rick Hellmann: Nach 20 Jahren wird der Paralympics-Traum Realität |url=https://www.badminton.de/news/badminton/rick-hellmann-nach-20-jahren-wird-der-paralympics-traum-realitaet/ |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.badminton.de |language=de}}

Biography

Hellmann was born in Berlin to a German mother and a Congolese father. As a child, he was a competitive swimmer until he suffered paraplegia at the age of eleven, when it was discovered that an additional vein had grown from his heart directly into his spinal cord.{{Cite web |title=Rick Hellmann: Nach 20 Jahren wird der Paralympics-Traum Realität |url=https://www.finanznachrichten.de/nachrichten-2024-08/63040330-rick-hellmann-nach-20-jahren-wird-der-paralympics-traum-realitaet-007.htm |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=FinanzNachrichten.de |language=de}} He later discovered wheelchair fencing and became a runner-up in the foil event at the German National Wheelchair Fencing Championships.{{Cite web |last=Ottmann |first=Mathias |date=2024-08-30 |title=Rollstuhl-Badminton-Spieler Rick Hellmann: "Ich bin 36 – das ist im Rollstuhl-Sport noch kein Alter" |url=https://www.gq-magazin.de/artikel/rick-hellmann-gq-hype-interview |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=GQ Germany |language=de-DE}}{{Cite web |last=Paralympics |first=Team Deutschland |title=Rick Hellmann: Nach 20 Jahren wird der Paralympics-Traum Realität |url=https://www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de/blog/paralympisch-leben/details/rick-hellmann-nach-20-jahren-wird-der-paralympics-traum-realitaet |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.teamdeutschland-paralympics.de |language=de}}

He was introduced to para-badminton in 2014 when members of the RSC Berlin Sports Club approached him and invited him to train with other players.

Hellmann is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Experimental Neurology at the Charité– Berlin University of Medicine.{{Cite web |last=Häfner |first=Philip |date=2019-12-28 |title=Ein Berliner auf dem Weg zur paralympischen Premiere |url=https://www.morgenpost.de/sport/article228011657/Ein-Berliner-auf-dem-Weg-zur-paralympischen-Premiere.html |access-date=2024-10-10 |website=www.morgenpost.de |language=de}}

Achievements

= World Championships =

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Yoyogi National Gymnasium,
Tokyo, Japan

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Wandschneider

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Noor Azwan Noorlan
{{flagicon|MAS}} Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli

| align="left" | 21–11, 21–15

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= European Para Championships =

Men's singles WH1

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! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2023

| align="left" | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands

| align="left" | {{flagicon|SUI}} Luca Olgiati

| align="left" | 21–11, 15–21, 21–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

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! Year

! Venue

! Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2023

| align="left" | Rotterdam Ahoy,
Rotterdam, Netherlands

| align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Wandschneider

| align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} Thomas Jakobs
{{flagicon|FRA}} David Toupé

| align="left" | 21–19, 21–18

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Gold Gold

= European Championships =

Men's singles WH1

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Rooke

| align="left" | 14–21, 9–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Venue

!Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

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| align="center" | 2018

| align="left" | Amphitheatre Gymnasium,
Rodez, France

|{{flagicon|GER}} Young-chin Mi

| align="left" | {{flagicon|ENG}} Martin Rooke
{{Flagicon|GER}} Thomas Wandschneider

| align="left" | 14–21, 19–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze

= BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 4 runners-up) =

The BWF Para Badminton World Circuit – Grade 2, Level 1, 2 and 3 tournaments has been sanctioned by the Badminton World Federation from 2022.{{cite news |date=29 May 2022 |title=Para Badminton Tournament Structure Bids for Tournaments 2022 Onwards |language=en |website=Badminton World Federation |url=https://corporate.bwfbadminton.com/news-single/2021/06/03/para-badminton-tournament-structure-bids-for-tournaments-2022-onwards}}{{cite news |date=11 July 2022 |title=BWF Para Tournamentsoftware |language=en |website=Badminton World Federation |url=https://bwfpara.tournamentsoftware.com/}}

Men's singles WH2

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! Year

! Tournament

! Level

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Spanish Para-Badminton International

| align="left" | Level 1

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daiki Kajiwara

| align="left" | 9–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

! Level

!Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Spanish Para-Badminton International II

| align="left" | Level 2

|{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Wandschneider

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Noor Azwan Noorlan
{{Flagicon|MAS}} Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli

| align="left" | 21–14, 21–14

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | Bahrain Para-Badminton International

| align="left" | Level 2

|{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Wandschneider

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Choi Jung-man
{{Flagicon|KOR}} Kim Jung-jun

| align="left" | 21–12, 10–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 2022

| align="left" | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International

| align="left" | Level 1

|{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Wandschneider

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Noor Azwan Noorlan
{{Flagicon|MAS}} Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli

| align="left" | 22–20, 17–21, 11–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 2024

| align="left" | Spanish Para-Badminton International I

| align="left" | Level 1

|{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Wandschneider

| align="left" | {{flagicon|KOR}} Jeong Jae-gun
{{Flagicon|KOR}} Yu Soo-young

| align="left" | 14–21, 12–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

= International tournaments (2011–2021) (1 title, 2 runners-up) =

Men's singles WH2

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! Year

! Tournament

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2019

| align="left" | Denmark Para-Badminton International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daiki Kajiwara

| align="left" | 9–21, 9–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Dubai Para-Badminton International

| align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Noor Azwan Noorlan

| align="left" | 21–18, 18–21, 12–21

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up

Men's doubles WH1–WH2

class="sortable wikitable" style="font-size: 90%;"

! Year

! Tournament

!Partner

! Opponent

! Score

! Result

align="center" | 2021

| align="left" | Uganda Para-Badminton International

|{{flagicon|GER}} Thomas Wandschneider

| align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Prem Kumar Ale
{{Flagicon|IND}} Abu Hubaida

| align="left" | 21–13, 21–13

| style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner

References

External links

{{BWFB|P95625|Rick Cornell Hellmann}}
{{BWFPara|A8376846-14E6-4A87-8983-0EB8EC7DCB53|Rick Cornell Hellmann}}
{{TDP|rick-hellmann|Rick Hellmann}}

Category:1988 births

Category:Living people

Category:German male badminton players

Category:German para-badminton players

Category:Medalists at the European Para Championships

Category:Paralympic badminton players for Germany

Category:Badminton players at the 2024 Summer Paralympics

Category:21st-century German sportsmen