David Toupé (born 19 March 1977) is a French para-badminton player who competes in international badminton competitions. He is a World and European champion in doubles and four-time European silver medalist in the singles, he is also a nine-time French champion. He competed at the 2020 Summer Paralympics where he did not advance to the quarterfinals in both the men's singles and doubles events.

Toupé was a former able-bodied badminton player before he was involved in a serious skiing accident where he had a spinal cord injury in 2003.

Achievements IBF International Men's doubles YearTournamentPartnerOpponentScoreResult1996Slovenia International Bertrand Gallet Manuel Dubrulle Vincent Laigle10–15, 12–15 Runner-up

Para-badminton achievements

World Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2009 Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Lee Sam-seop 17–21, 12–21 Bronze

Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2007 Gymnasium 1, Bangkok, Thailand Shimon Shalom Choi Jung-man Lee Sam-seop 11–21, 12–21 Bronze 2009 Olympic Fencing Gymnasium, Seoul, South Korea Avni Kertmen Shalom Kalvansky Shimon Shalom 21–8, 21–10 Silver Osamu Nagashima Tsutomu Shimada 21–16, 21–17 Hiroki Fujino Mitsuyoshi Noine 21–13, 16–21, 21–11 Lee Sam-seop Lee Yong-ho 21–19, 9–21, 8–21 2013 Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Thomas Wandschneider Avni Kertmen Lee Sam-seop 21–10, 21–16 Gold 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan Thomas Jakobs Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 18–21, 21–18, 19–21 Bronze 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain Thomas Jakobs Park Hae-seong Yu Soo-young 10–21, 13–21 Bronze

European Para Championships Men's singles Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Thomas Wandschneider 15–21, 17–21 Silver

Men's doubles Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Thomas Jakobs Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider 19–21, 18–21 Silver

European Championships Men's singles YearVenueOpponentScoreResult 2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund, Dortmund, Germany Thomas Wandschneider 0–2 Silver 2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg, Filzbach, Switzerland Thomas Wandschneider 21–16, 23–21 Gold 2012Helmut-Körnig-Halle, Dortmund, Germany Thomas Wandschneider14–21, 13–21 Silver 2014High Performance Center, Murcia, Spain Thomas Wandschneider22–20, 12–21, 15–21 Silver 2016Sporthal de Haamen, Beek, Netherlands Thomas Wandschneider28–26, 17–21, 13–21 Silver 2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France Thomas Wandschneider14–21, 13–21 Silver Men's doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult 2006Fernando Marin Sports Centre,La Rinconada, Spain Shimon Shalom Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider18–21, 12–21 Bronze 2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,Dortmund, Germany Shimon Shalom Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider0–2 Silver 2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,Filzbach, Switzerland Sébastien Martin Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider 15–21, 10–21 Silver 2012Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Pascal Barrillon Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider12–21, 16–21 Silver 2014High Performance Center,Murcia, Spain Thomas Wandschneider Avni Kertmen Martin Rooke21–11, 21–13 Gold 2016Sporthal de Haamen,Beek, Netherlands Martin Rooke Connor Dua-Harper Thomas Wandschneider17–21, 21–12, 16–21 Silver 2018Amphitheatre Gymnasium,Rodez, France Amir Levi Martin Rooke Thomas Wandschneider19–21, 16–21 Gold Mixed doubles YearVenuePartnerOpponentScoreResult 2006Fernando Marin Sports Centre,La Rinconada, Spain Irmgard Wandt Manfred Steinhart Elke Rongen17–21, 24–26 Bronze 2008 Sporthallen TSC Eintracht Dortmund,Dortmund, Germany Sonja Häsler Silver 2010 Sportzentrum Kerenzerberg,Filzbach, Switzerland Sonja Häsler Shimon Shalom Nina Gorodetzky 21–12, 21–15 Gold 2012Helmut-Körnig-Halle,Dortmund, Germany Sonja Häsler Thomas Wandschneider Karin Suter-Erath11–21, 12–21 Silver 2014High Performance Center,Murcia, Spain Sonja Häsler Martin Rooke Karin Suter-Erath15–21, 8–21 Silver 2016Sporthal de Haamen,Beek, Netherlands Narin Uluç Martin Rooke Karin Suter-Erath18–21, 14–21 Silver

BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (2 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.

Men's singles Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2024 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 17–21, 8–21 Runner-up

Men's doubles Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 Thomas Jakobs Daiki Kajiwara Keita Nishimura 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up

International tournaments (from 2011–2021) (14 titles, 13 runners-up) Men's singles Year Tournament Opponent Score Result 2011 Spanish Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider 18–21, 10–21 Runner-up 2012 French Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider 21–19, 21–18 Winner 2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider 9–21, 13–21 Runner-up 2015 Irish Para-Badminton International Connor Dua-Harper 22–20, 21–12 Winner 2016 Turkish Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider 19–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2017 Irish Para-Badminton International Lee Sam-seop 2–11 retired Runner-up 2018 Dubai Para-Badminton International Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 19–21, 21–13, 21–13 Winner 2018 Turkish Para-Badminton International Osamu Nagashima 14–21, 15–21 Runner-up 2019 Uganda Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider 11–21, 26–24, 16–21 Runner-up 2021 Dubai Para-Badminton International Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 21–23, 13–21 Runner-up Men's doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2011 Spanish Para-Badminton International Pascal Barrillon Avni Kertmen Thomas Wandschneider 12–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2013 Spanish Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider Javier Fernández Roberto Galdos 21–6, 21–13 Winner Sébastien Martin Seiji Yamami 21–17, 20–22, 21–13 Choi Jung-man Lee Sam-seop 11–21, 14–21 2015 Spanish Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider Connor Dua-Harper Martin Rooke 22–20, 21–12 Winner 2015 China Para-Badminton International Chan Ho Yuen Kim Kyung-hoon Lee Sam-seop 10–21, 14–21 Runner-up 2015 Irish Para-Badminton International Chan Ho Yuen Connor Dua-Harper David Follett 21–6, 21–12 Winner 2016 Turkish Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider Javier Fernández Roberto Galdos 21–13, 21–9 Winner 2016 Irish Para-Badminton International Thomas Wandschneider Kim Jung-jun Lee Sam-seop 14–21, 9–21 Runner-up 2018 Dubai Para-Badminton International Chan Ho Yuen Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli Madzlan Saibon 21–11, 21–23, 23–21 Winner 2018 Turkish Para-Badminton International Madzlan Saibon Chatchai Kornpeekanok Aphichat Sumpradit 21–16, 21–16 Winner 2018 Japan Para-Badminton International Kim Sung-hun Jeong Jae-gun Lee Sam-seop 21–17, 20–22, 21–13 Winner 2018 Australia Para-Badminton International Amir Levi Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun 8–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2019 Uganda Para-Badminton International Thomas Jakobs Marcelo Alves Conceição Julio César Godoy 21–8, 21–12 Winner 2021 Dubai Para-Badminton International Thomas Jakobs Prem Kumar Ale Abu Hubaida 21–19, 23–21 Winner Mixed doubles Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2012 French Para-Badminton International Sonja Häsler Pascal Barrillon Sofía Balsalobre 21–5, 21–4 Winner Marc Jung Elke Rongen 21–5, 21–6 Young-chin Mi Valeska Knoblauch 21–11, 21–14 2012 Australia Para-Badminton International Sonja Häsler Jakarin Homhual Sujirat Pookkham 21–15, 16–21, 21–18 Winner 2015 Irish Para-Badminton International Sonja Häsler Chan Ho Yuen Karin Suter-Erath 14–21, 21–16, 14–21 Runner-up 2016 Turkish Para-Badminton International Sonja Häsler Martin Rooke Karin Suter-Erath 20–22, 11–21 Runner-up

References

External links

David Toupé at the Paris 2024 Summer Paralympics (alternate link, alternate link 2)