# Rick Hellmann

Rick Cornell Hellmann (born 26 January 1988) is a German para-badminton player who is affiliated with the RSC Berlin Sports Club. Partnered with Thomas Wandschneider, the two were world champions in the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event at the 2022 BWF Para-Badminton World Championships.
He made his Paralympic debut at the 2024 Summer Paralympics where he competed in the men's singles WH2 event and the men's doubles WH1–WH2 event.

## Biography

Hellmann was born in Berlin to a German mother and a Congolese father. As a child, he was a competitive swimmer until he suffered paraplegia at the age of eleven, when it was discovered that an additional vein had grown from his heart directly into his spinal cord. He later discovered wheelchair fencing and became a runner-up in the foil event at the German National Wheelchair Fencing Championships.
He was introduced to para-badminton in 2014 when members of the RSC Berlin Sports Club approached him and invited him to train with other players.
Hellmann is currently a doctoral student in the Department of Experimental Neurology at the Charité– Berlin University of Medicine.

## Achievements
### World Championships

Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Yoyogi National Gymnasium, Tokyo, Japan | Thomas Wandschneider | Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli | 21–11, 21–15 | Gold |

### European Para Championships

Men's singles WH1
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Luca Olgiati | 21–11, 15–21, 21–13 | Gold |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2023 | Rotterdam Ahoy, Rotterdam, Netherlands | Thomas Wandschneider | Thomas Jakobs David Toupé | 21–19, 21–18 | Gold |

### European Championships

Men's singles WH1
| Year | Venue | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Martin Rooke | 14–21, 9–21 | Bronze |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Venue | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2018 | Amphitheatre Gymnasium, Rodez, France | Young-chin Mi | Martin Rooke Thomas Wandschneider | 14–21, 19–21 | Bronze |

### BWF Para Badminton World Circuit (1 title, 4 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 |
| 2022 | Spanish Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Daiki Kajiwara | 9–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Level | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2022 | Spanish Para-Badminton International II | Level 2 | Thomas Wandschneider | Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli | 21–14, 21–14 | Winner |
| 2022 | Bahrain Para-Badminton International | Level 2 | Thomas Wandschneider | Choi Jung-man Kim Jung-jun | 21–12, 10–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2022 | 4 Nations Para-Badminton International | Level 1 | Thomas Wandschneider | Noor Azwan Noorlan Muhammad Ikhwan Ramli | 22–20, 17–21, 11–21 | Runner-up |
| 2024 | Spanish Para-Badminton International I | Level 1 | Thomas Wandschneider | Jeong Jae-gun Yu Soo-young | 14–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |

### International tournaments (2011–2021) (1 title, 2 runners-up)

Men's singles WH2
| Year | Tournament | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2019 | Denmark Para-Badminton International | Daiki Kajiwara | 9–21, 9–21 | Runner-up |
| 2021 | Dubai Para-Badminton International | Noor Azwan Noorlan | 21–18, 18–21, 12–21 | Runner-up |
Men's doubles WH1–WH2
| Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
| 2021 | Uganda Para-Badminton International | Thomas Wandschneider | Prem Kumar Ale Abu Hubaida | 21–13, 21–13 | Winner |