Thomas Jakobs
{{Short description|French para badminton player}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1991|8|7|df=y}}
| birth_place = Courcouronnes, France
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| handedness = Right
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| event = Men's singles WH2
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
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| highest_ranking = 5 (MS 13 August 2024)
4 (MD with David Toupé 20 February 2024)
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| current_ranking = 6 (MS)
8 (MD with David Toupé)
| current_ranking_date = 3 September 2024
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{{Medal|Sport|Men's para-badminton}}
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{{Medal|Competition|World Championships}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2022 Tokyo|Men's doubles}}
{{Medal|Competition|European Para Championships}}
{{Medal|Silver|2023 Rotterdam|Men's doubles}}
{{Medal|Bronze|2023 Rotterdam|Men's singles}}
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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.{{Cite web|date=9 January 2024|title=Thomas Jakobs - France Paralympique (in French)|url=https://france-paralympique.fr/paralympiens/thomas-jakobs/|archive-date=|access-date=|website=France Paralympique}}{{Cite web|date=9 January 2024|title=Thomas Jakobs - IPC Profile|url=https://www.paralympic.org/thomas-jakobs|archive-date=|access-date=|website=International Paralympic Committee}}
Jakobs was a former tennis player and worked as a thermal engineer before his accident. He took up badminton in 2017.{{Cite web|date=31 August 2021|title=Thomas Jakobs: Sport gave me courage|url=https://www.badmintoneurope.com/cms/?clubid=4685&m=8495426&cmsid=239&pageid=5381|archive-date=|access-date=|website=Badminton Europe}}
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, | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} David Toupé | align="left" | {{flagicon|MAS}} Noor Azwan Noorlan | align="left" | 18–21, 21–18, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" |Bronze Bronze |
= European Para Championships =
Men's singles WH2
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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|GER}} Rick Hellmann | align="left" | 14–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Bronze Bronze |
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, | align="left" | {{flagicon|FRA}} David Toupé | align="left" | {{flagicon|GER}} Rick Hellmann | align="left" | 19–21, 18–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | Silver Silver |
= BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (3 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}}
Men's singles WH2
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! Year ! Tournament ! Level ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Spanish Para-Badminton International II | align="left" | Level 2 | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daiki Kajiwara | align="left" | 6–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
| align="center" | 2024
| align="left" | Bahrain Para-Badminton International | align="left" | Level 2 | align="left" | {{flagicon|HKG}} Chan Ho Yuen | align="left" | 21–16, 15–21, 17–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
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! Year ! Tournament ! Level !Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| align="center" | 2022
| align="left" | Brazil Para-Badminton International | align="left" | Level 2 |{{flagicon|FRA}} David Toupé | align="left" | {{flagicon|JPN}} Daiki Kajiwara | align="left" | 14–21, 19–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{silver2}} Runner-up |
= International tournaments (2011–2021) (2 titles) =
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
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! Year ! Tournament !Partner ! Opponent ! Score ! Result |
| align="center" | 2019
| align="left" | Uganda Para-Badminton International |{{flagicon|FRA|variant=1974}} David Toupé | align="left" | {{flagicon|BRA}} Marcelo Alves Conceição | align="left" | 21–8, 21–12 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
| align="center" | 2021
| align="left" | Dubai Para-Badminton International |{{flagicon|FRA}} David Toupé | align="left" | {{flagicon|IND}} Prem Kumar Ale | align="left" | 21–19, 23–21 | style="text-align:left; background:white" | {{gold1}} Winner |
References
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External links
- {{BWFB|P68052}}
- {{IPC profile|thomas-jakobs}}
- {{Team France|thomas-jakobs}}
- {{CPSF profile|thomas-jakobs}}
- {{Instagram}}
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Category:French male badminton players
Category:French para-badminton players
Category:Paralympic badminton players for France
Category:Badminton players at the 2020 Summer Paralympics