Thomas Boehme

Started: He began playing the sport at age 12 in Bayreuth, Germany. (Athlete, 11 May 2016) Reason: He enjoyed watching the RSV Bayreuth wheelchair basketball team play. "I was into sports when I was growing up; I watched football. I had nothing to do with basketball before, to be honest. Like, I knew that we had a team but I wasn't very interested in basketball. I started to go to the games, and I was like, 'That's cool, I want to try it'. I was really impressed by how dynamic it is and how the players really get stuck in." (sunrisemedical.eu, 01 Jan 2024; paralympic.org, 10 May 2017; thomasboehme.npage.de, 21 Jun 2011) Ambition: To win a medal at the 2024 Paralympic Games in Paris. (faz.net, 29 Dec 2023) Awards: He was named Athlete of the Year for 2022 in Bayreuth, Germany. (Instagram profile, 26 Feb 2023) He was named in the All-Star team at the 2015 European Championships in Worcester, England. (paralympic.org, 2015) Additional Info: OTHER STUDIES He has spent time studying teaching at Justus Liebig University Giessen in Germany. (nordbayerischer-kurier.de, 05 Mar 2012)