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.
Jakobs was a former tennis player and worked as a thermal engineer before his accident. He took up badminton in 2017.
Achievements World Championships Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2022 Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan David Toupé Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli 18–21, 21–18, 19–21 Bronze 2026 Isa Sports City, Manama, Bahrain David Toupé Park Hae-seong Yu Soo-young 10–21, 13–21 Bronze
European Para Championships Men's singles WH2 Year Venue Opponent Score Result 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands Rick Hellmann 14–21, 17–21 Bronze
Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Venue Partner Opponent Score Result 2023 Rotterdam Ahoy,Rotterdam, Netherlands David Toupé Rick Hellmann Thomas Wandschneider 19–21, 18–21 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.
Men's singles WH2 Year Tournament Level Opponent Score Result 2024 Spanish Para-Badminton International II Level 2 Daiki Kajiwara 6–21, 17–21 Runner-up 2024 Bahrain Para-Badminton International Level 2 Chan Ho Yuen 21–16, 15–21, 17–21 Runner-up
Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year Tournament LevelPartner Opponent Score Result 2022 Brazil Para-Badminton International Level 2 David Toupé Daiki Kajiwara Keita Nishimura 14–21, 19–21 Runner-up
International tournaments (2011–2021) (2 titles) Men's doubles WH1–WH2 Year TournamentPartner Opponent Score Result 2019 Uganda Para-Badminton International David Toupé Marcelo Alves Conceição Julio César Godoy 21–8, 21–12 Winner 2021 Dubai Para-Badminton International David Toupé Prem Kumar Ale Abu Hubaida 21–19, 23–21 Winner
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