Thomas Loosch

Thomas Loosch shot put , discus and javelin throw
Personal information
Type of disability (class):	Spasticity
Nationality:	Germany Germany
Birthday:	April 28, 1963
Society:	TV Wattenscheid 01 athletics

Thomas Loosch (born April 28, 1963 ) is a German disabled athlete .

Career

Thomas Loosch from Wattenscheid was born on April 28, 1963. He is severely handicapped due to spastic paralysis . As a member of TV Wattenscheid , he devoted himself to disabled sports. His sports disciplines were the throwing sports discus and javelin , but also the shot put . His performance in these sports was so good that he could soon be used in international competitions in the F 37/38 group. He took part in the Paralympic Summer Games twice with the German national Olympic team; first at the Paralympics in Athens 2004, where he won 2 medals, a silver medal in the shot put and a bronze medal in the discus throw.

He also took part in the 2008 Summer Paralympics in Beijing, taking third place in the shot put with a width of 14.44 m, thus winning another bronze medal.

Finally he managed to become vice-European champion in discus throw at the European Championships in 2012.

In 2008 he was awarded the Silver Laurel Leaf for his sporting success .

Individual evidence

↑ ^a ^b bronze for Thomas Loosch. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, September 14, 2008. Accessed February 2, 2019.
↑ The Wattenscheid athlete is one of the most successful German starters at the 2004 Paralympic Games with two medals .... Thomas Loosch, entry from September 29, 2004 in the Paralympic diary ...
↑ Neues Deutschland from September 24, 2004 ... For the German athletes who were successful at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Rico Glagla , ... Thomas Loosch in the discus, ... ... received 4 other bronze medals on the 5th day of the competition ...
↑ Press release of the Federal President's Office: Greetings from Federal President Horst Köhler on the occasion of the award of the Silver Laurel Leaf to the German medal winners at the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games .

personal data
SURNAME	Loosch, Thomas
BRIEF DESCRIPTION	German disabled athlete
DATE OF BIRTH	April 28, 1963

[WAZ-1] bronze for Thomas Loosch. Westdeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, September 14, 2008. Accessed February 2, 2019.

[2] The Wattenscheid athlete is one of the most successful German starters at the 2004 Paralympic Games with two medals .... Thomas Loosch, entry from September 29, 2004 in the Paralympic diary ...

[3] Neues Deutschland from September 24, 2004 ... For the German athletes who were successful at the 2004 Paralympics in Athens, Rico Glagla , ... Thomas Loosch in the discus, ... ... received 4 other bronze medals on the 5th day of the competition ...

[4] Press release of the Federal President's Office: Greetings from Federal President Horst Köhler on the occasion of the award of the Silver Laurel Leaf to the German medal winners at the 2008 Olympic and Paralympic Summer Games .