Tom Schneeberger
Personal information
Full name Thomas Schneeberger
Born (1956-05-18) May 18, 1956
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States
Height 210 cm (6 ft 11 in)
Club information
Current club retired
Senior clubs
Years Team
 Air Force Falcons
National team
Years Team
1976-1987
 United States
Medal record
Men's handball
Representing the  United States
Pan American Games
Gold medal – first place1987 IndianapolisMen's handball
Basketball career
Career information
High schoolPioneer (Ann Arbor, Michigan)
CollegeAir Force (1974–1978)
NBA draft1978: 9th round, 183rd overall pick
Selected by the Denver Nuggets
PositionPower forward

Thomas Schneeberger (born May 18, 1956) is an American former handball player who competed in the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1]

Basketball

He played for the Air Force Falcons from season 1974-75 until 1977–78.[1]

In 1978 he was honored as most valuable basketball player and academy's most valuable athlete.[2]

He became a ninth round draft pick in 1978 NBA draft.

Be played with the team USA at the 1978 FIBA World Championship the received the 5th place.

He participated at the 1979 and 1981-83 World Military Championships.

Handball

In the year 1976 he and Bob Djokovich started a handball club at the USAFA and won 6 times the handball nationals.[3]

From 1976 he was national player at the United States men's national handball team.[4] At the Summer Olympics in 1984 was he scored 21 goals. He's biggest victories are the gold medal at the Pan American Games in 1987

References

  1. 1 2 Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Tom Schneeberger". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on April 18, 2020. Retrieved July 16, 2012.
  2. ↑ Grochowski, John (May 30, 1978). "Martin, Schneeberger Gead Falcon Honorees". The Gazette-Telegraph. p. 13. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ "Bob Djokovich". Team USA. USA Team Handball. Archived from the original on January 6, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2017.
  4. ↑ "Falcon Gets Olympic Try In Handballers". The Gazette-Telegraph. May 15, 1976. p. 17. Archived from the original on November 10, 2019. Retrieved November 10, 2019.


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