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Thomas Jaeschke
Thomas Jaeschke
Personal information
Full name	Thomas John Jaeschke
Born	September 4, 1993 (age 31); Wheaton, Illinois, U.S.
Height	6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg)
Spike	139 in (353 cm)
Block	130 in (340 cm)
College / University	Loyola University Chicago
Volleyball information
Position	Outside hitter
Current club	Panasonic Panthers
Number	6
Career
2013–2015; 2015–2017; 2017–2021; 2021–2022; 2022–2023; 2023; 2023–	Loyola Ramblers; Asseco Resovia; Calzedonia Verona; Allianz Milano; Beijing BAIC Motor; Halkbank Ankara; Panasonic Panthers
National team
2015–	United States
Honours
Men's volleyball
Representing United States
Olympic Games
FIVB World Cup
FIVB Nations League
FIVB World League
NORCECA Championship

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Thomas John Jaeschke (/ˈdʒɛʃki/ JESH-kee; born September 4, 1993)^[1] is an American professional volleyball player who plays as an outside hitter for Panasonic Panthers and the U.S. national team.^[2] He won a bronze medal at the Olympic Games Rio 2016 and Paris 2024.

Early life and education

He is the son of John and Danielle Jaeschke. Thomas has a twin sister named Jaime and a brother named Joseph. Jaeschke went to Wheaton-Warrenville South High School and reached the final of the Illinois state championship in 2010 and winning the finals in his senior season in 2012.

Jaeschke was studying finance at Loyola University Chicago, but he interrupted his studies to start his professional career in Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. He went back to college to finish his undergraduate degree during the summer of 2022, therefore missing the 2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship.^[3]

Career

College

He played for Loyola Ramblers for three seasons; 2013-2015. He reached the semifinals of the 2013 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championship, and won the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championships. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2014 and 2015, and in 2015 he was named AVCA Player of the Year.^[4] After his junior year of college, he interrupted his studies to sign a three-year contract with Polish club Asseco Resovia Rzeszów, who were the Polish Champions in the previous season.^[5] This was his first professional contract of his career. Jaeschke would later sit out the first half of his second professional season to complete his college degree.^[6] In 2017 he moved to Italian club Calzedonia Verona.

National team

Jaeschke made his debut on the national team during the 2015 NORCECA Champions Cup. He was named to the U.S. national team for the 2015 FIVB World League where the team would capture the bronze medal.^[7] He missed competing in the 2015 FIVB World Cup due to injury.^[8] Jaeschke was named to the U.S Olympic Men's Volleyball team for the 2016 Olympic Games in Rio de Janeiro, winning a bronze medal, the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo, and the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, winning another bronze medal.

Honors

Club

Domestic
- 2015–16 Polish Championship, with Asseco Resovia
- 2022–23 Chinese Championship, with Beijing BAIC Motor
- 2023–24 Japanese Championship, with Panasonic Panthers

Individual awards

AVCA National Player of the Year – 2015
AVCA First-Team All-American – 2014, 2015
NCAA Championship All-Tournament Team – 2014, 2015
MIVA Player of the Year – 2014, 2015
MIVA Freshman of the Year – 2013
MIVA All-Conference First Team – 2013, 2014, 2015
MIVA All-Tournament Most Valuable Player – 2015
MIVA All-Tournament Team – 2013, 2015
MIVA Academic All-Conference – 2013, 2014, 2015

References

^ "JAESCHKE Thomas". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.
^ "ジェスキートーマス選手契約更新のお知らせ". Panasonic Panthers (in Japanese). May 16, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.
^ "Thomas Jaeschke Finishes Undergraduate Degree". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2022.
^ Loyola Chicago junior Thomas Jaeschke named AVCA Player of the Year - ncaa.com - May 7, 2015
^ Thomas Jaeschke Signs Professional Contract with Polish Club – loyolaramblers.com – July 7, 2015
^ Keith, Braden (December 31, 2016). "U.S. National Teamer Thomas Jaeschke Returns to Poland". VolleyMob. Retrieved December 31, 2016.
^ Poland, USA clash for World League's bronze medal - fivb.org - July 19, 2015
^ Canada overcome USA in tough 3-2 duel at NORCECA Champions Cup final - fivb.org - May 23, 2015

External links

Thomas Jaeschke at the European Volleyball Confederation
Thomas Jaeschke at Volleybox.net
Thomas Jaeschke at LegaVolley.it (in Italian)
Thomas Jaeschke at PlusLiga.pl (in Polish)
Thomas Jaeschke at Team USA (archive February 4, 2022)
Thomas Jaeschke at Olympics.com
Thomas Jaeschke at Olympedia (archive)

[1] "JAESCHKE Thomas". Paris 2024 Olympics. Retrieved August 9, 2024.

[2] "ジェスキートーマス選手契約更新のお知らせ". Panasonic Panthers (in Japanese). May 16, 2024. Retrieved June 19, 2024.

[3] "Thomas Jaeschke Finishes Undergraduate Degree". Loyola University Chicago Athletics. Retrieved November 18, 2022.

[4] Loyola Chicago junior Thomas Jaeschke named AVCA Player of the Year - ncaa.com - May 7, 2015

[5] Thomas Jaeschke Signs Professional Contract with Polish Club – loyolaramblers.com – July 7, 2015

[6] Keith, Braden (December 31, 2016). "U.S. National Teamer Thomas Jaeschke Returns to Poland". VolleyMob. Retrieved December 31, 2016.

[7] Poland, USA clash for World League's bronze medal - fivb.org - July 19, 2015

[8] Canada overcome USA in tough 3-2 duel at NORCECA Champions Cup final - fivb.org - May 23, 2015

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-| birth_place     = [[Wheaton, Illinois|Wheaton]], [[Illinois]], United States
+| birth_place     = [[Wheaton, Illinois]], U.S.
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 | college         = [[Loyola University Chicago]]
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+| currentclub     = [[Panasonic Panthers]]
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+| years           = 2013–2015<br> 2015–2017<br> 2017–2021<br> 2021–2022<br> 2022–2023<br> 2023<br> 2023–
-| teams           = [[Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball|Loyola Ramblers]]<br> [[Resovia (volleyball)|Asseco Resovia]]<br> [[BluVolley Verona|Calzedonia Verona]]<br> [[Power Volley Milano|Allianz Milano]]<br> [[Beijing BAIC Motor Men's Volleyball Team|Beijing BAIC Motor]]<br> [[Halkbank (men's volleyball)|Halkbank Ankara]]
+| teams           = [[Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball|Loyola Ramblers]]<br> [[Resovia (volleyball)|Asseco Resovia]]<br> [[Verona Volley|Calzedonia Verona]]<br> [[Power Volley Milano|Allianz Milano]]<br> [[Beijing BAIC Motor Men's Volleyball Team|Beijing BAIC Motor]]<br> [[Halkbank (men's volleyball)|Halkbank Ankara]]<br> [[Panasonic Panthers]]
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+{{MedalBronze|[[2016 Summer Olympics|2016 Rio de Janeiro]]|[[Volleyball at the 2016 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
+{{MedalBronze|[[2024 Summer Olympics|2024 Paris]]|[[Volleyball at the 2024 Summer Olympics – Men's tournament|Team]]}}
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+{{MedalGold|[[2023 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|2023 Japan]]|}}
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-'''Thomas John Jaeschke''' (born September 4, 1993) is an American professional [[volleyball]] player who plays as an outside hitter for the [[United States men's national volleyball team|U.S. national team]]. He won a bronze medal at the [[Olympic Games]] [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio 2016]].
+'''Thomas John Jaeschke''' ({{IPAc-en|ˈ|dʒ|ɛ|ʃ|k|i}} {{respell|JESH|kee}}; born September 4, 1993)<ref>{{cite web |url=https://olympics.com/en/paris-2024/athlete/thomas-jaeschke_1918002|title=JAESCHKE Thomas |work=[[Paris 2024 Olympics]] |access-date=9 August 2024}}</ref> is an American professional [[volleyball]] player who plays as an outside hitter for [[Panasonic Panthers]] and the [[United States men's national volleyball team|U.S. national team]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://panasonic.co.jp/sports/volleyball/news/2024/20240516_01.html |title=ジェスキー トーマス選手 契約更新のお知らせ |work=Panasonic Panthers |language=ja |date=16 May 2024 |access-date=19 June 2024 }}</ref> He won a bronze medal at the [[Olympic Games]] [[2016 Summer Olympics|Rio 2016]] and [[2024 Summer Olympics|Paris 2024]].
-==Personal life==
+==Early life and education==
-He is the son of John and Danielle Jaeschke. Thomas has a twin sister named Jaime and a brother named Joseph (1990) Jaeschke went to Wheaton-Warrenville South High School and reached the final of the Illinois state championship in 2010 and winning the finals in his senior season in 2012.
+He is the son of John and Danielle Jaeschke. Thomas has a twin sister named Jaime and a brother named Joseph. Jaeschke went to Wheaton-Warrenville South High School and reached the final of the Illinois state championship in 2010 and winning the finals in his senior season in 2012.
-Jaeschke was studying finance at [[Loyola University Chicago]], but he interrupted his studies to start his professional career in Asseco Resovia Rzeszów. He went back to college to finish his undergraduate degree during the summer of 2022, therefore missing the [[2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Jaeschke Finishes Undergraduate Degree |url=https://loyolaramblers.com/news/2022/9/23/mens-volleyball-former-all-american-olympian-thomas-jaeschke-finishes-his-undergraduate-degree.aspx |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Loyola University Chicago Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
+Jaeschke was studying finance at [[Loyola University Chicago]], but he interrupted his studies to start his professional career in [[Resovia (volleyball)|Asseco Resovia Rzeszów]]. He went back to college to finish his undergraduate degree during the summer of 2022, therefore missing the [[2022 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Championship]].<ref>{{Cite web |title=Thomas Jaeschke Finishes Undergraduate Degree |url=https://loyolaramblers.com/news/2022/9/23/mens-volleyball-former-all-american-olympian-thomas-jaeschke-finishes-his-undergraduate-degree.aspx |access-date=2022-11-18 |website=Loyola University Chicago Athletics |language=en}}</ref>
 ==Career==
 ===College===
-He played for [[Loyola Ramblers]] for three seasons; 2013-2015. He reached the semifinals of the 2013 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championship, and won the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championships. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2014 and 2015, and in 2015 he was named AVCA Player of the Year.<ref>[https://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-men/article/2015-05-07/loyola-chicago-junior-thomas-jaeschke-named-avca-player-year ''Loyola Chicago junior Thomas Jaeschke named AVCA Player of the Year''] - ncaa.com - May 7, 2015</ref> After his junior year of college, he interrupted his studies to sign a three-year contract with [[Poland|Polish]] club [[Asseco Resovia Rzeszów]], who were the Polish Champions in the previous season.<ref>[http://www.loyolaramblers.com/sports/m-volley/spec-rel/070715aab.html ''Thomas Jaeschke Signs Professional Contract with Polish Club''] – loyolaramblers.com – July 7, 2015</ref> This was his first professional contract of his career. Jaeschke would later sit out the first half of his second professional season to complete his college degree.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keith|first1=Braden|title=U.S. National Teamer Thomas Jaeschke Returns to Poland|url=https://volleymob.com/u-s-national-teamer-thomas-jaeschke-returns-poland/|publisher=VolleyMob|date=31 December 2016|accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref> In 2017 he moved to Italian club [[BluVolley Verona|Calzedonia Verona]].
+He played for [[Loyola Ramblers]] for three seasons; 2013-2015. He reached the semifinals of the 2013 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championship, and won the 2014 and 2015 NCAA Men's DI-II National Championships. He was named to the NCAA All-Tournament Team in 2014 and 2015, and in 2015 he was named AVCA Player of the Year.<ref>[https://www.ncaa.com/news/volleyball-men/article/2015-05-07/loyola-chicago-junior-thomas-jaeschke-named-avca-player-year ''Loyola Chicago junior Thomas Jaeschke named AVCA Player of the Year''] - ncaa.com - May 7, 2015</ref> After his junior year of college, he interrupted his studies to sign a three-year contract with [[Poland|Polish]] club [[Asseco Resovia Rzeszów]], who were the Polish Champions in the previous season.<ref>[http://www.loyolaramblers.com/sports/m-volley/spec-rel/070715aab.html ''Thomas Jaeschke Signs Professional Contract with Polish Club''] – loyolaramblers.com – July 7, 2015</ref> This was his first professional contract of his career. Jaeschke would later sit out the first half of his second professional season to complete his college degree.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Keith|first1=Braden|title=U.S. National Teamer Thomas Jaeschke Returns to Poland|url=https://volleymob.com/u-s-national-teamer-thomas-jaeschke-returns-poland/|publisher=VolleyMob|date=31 December 2016|accessdate=31 December 2016}}</ref> In 2017 he moved to Italian club [[Verona Volley|Calzedonia Verona]].
 ===National team===
-Jaeschke made his debut on the national team during the [[2015 NORCECA Men's Champions Cup (Final Four)|2015 NORCECA Champions Cup]]. He was named to the [[United States men's national volleyball team|U.S. national team]] for the [[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|2015 FIVB World League]] where the team would capture the bronze medal.<ref>[http://worldleague.2015.fivb.com/en/news/poland-usa-clash-for-world-leagues-bronze?id=55051 ''Poland, USA clash for World League's bronze medal''] - fivb.org - July 19, 2015</ref> He missed competing in the [[2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|2015 FIVB World Cup]] due to injury.<ref>[http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=52364&Language=en#.VlG9H3Yve7Q ''Canada overcome USA in tough 3-2 duel at NORCECA Champions Cup final''] - fivb.org - May 23, 2015</ref> In June 2016, Jaeschke was named to the U.S. Olympic Men's Volleyball team for the [[2016 Summer Olympic Games|2016 Olympic Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]] where they would go on to win the bronze medal.<ref>[https://web.archive.org/web/20160624105838/http://www.teamusa.org/USA-Volleyball/Features/2016/June/21/USAV-Announces-US-Olympic-Mens-Team ''USAV Announces U.S. Olympic Men's Team''] - teamusa.org - June 21, 2016</ref>
+Jaeschke made his debut on the national team during the [[2015 NORCECA Men's Champions Cup (Final Four)|2015 NORCECA Champions Cup]]. He was named to the [[United States men's national volleyball team|U.S. national team]] for the [[2015 FIVB Volleyball World League|2015 FIVB World League]] where the team would capture the bronze medal.<ref>[http://worldleague.2015.fivb.com/en/news/poland-usa-clash-for-world-leagues-bronze?id=55051 ''Poland, USA clash for World League's bronze medal''] - fivb.org - July 19, 2015</ref> He missed competing in the [[2015 FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup|2015 FIVB World Cup]] due to injury.<ref>[http://www.fivb.org/viewPressRelease.asp?No=52364&Language=en#.VlG9H3Yve7Q ''Canada overcome USA in tough 3-2 duel at NORCECA Champions Cup final''] - fivb.org - May 23, 2015</ref> Jaeschke was named to the U.S Olympic Men's Volleyball team for the [[2016 Summer Olympic Games|2016 Olympic Games]] in [[Rio de Janeiro]], winning a bronze medal, the [[2020 Summer Olympic Games|2020 Olympic Games]] in [[Tokyo]], and the [[2024 Summer Olympic Games|2024 Olympic Games]] in [[Paris]], winning another bronze medal.
 ==Honors==
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 ** '''2015–16''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2015–16 PlusLiga|Polish Championship]], with [[Resovia (volleyball)|Asseco Resovia]]
 ** '''2022–23''' [[File:Gold medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2022-23 Chinese Men's Volleyball Super League|Chinese Championship]], with [[Beijing BAIC Motor Men's Volleyball Team|Beijing BAIC Motor]]
+** '''2023–24''' [[File:Silver medal with cup.svg|16px]] [[2023–24 V.League Division 1 Men's|Japanese Championship]], with [[Panasonic Panthers]]
 ===Individual awards===
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 ==External links==
 {{Commons}}
+* {{CEV player|63272}}
-* [https://web.archive.org/web/20150420070020/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-volleyball/athletes/Tom-Jaeschke Player profile] at ''TeamUSA.org''
+* [https://volleybox.net/thomas-jaeschke-p3094 Thomas Jaeschke] at ''Volleybox.net''
-* {{CEV player|63272|Player profile}}
-* [https://www.legavolley.it/player/JAE-THO-93 Player profile] at ''LegaVolley.it'' {{in lang|it}}
+* [https://www.legavolley.it/player/JAE-THO-93 Thomas Jaeschke] at ''LegaVolley.it'' {{in lang|it}}
-* [https://www.plusliga.pl/players/id/28389 Player profile] at ''PlusLiga.pl'' {{in lang|pl}}
+* [https://www.plusliga.pl/players/id/28389 Thomas Jaeschke] at ''PlusLiga.pl'' {{in lang|pl}}
-* {{IOC profile|thomas-jaeschke|Player profile}}
+* {{Team USA|new_id=thomas-jaeschke-856919|old_id=JA/Tom-Jaeschke|archive=20220204071922}}
+* {{Olympics.com|thomas-jaeschke}}
-* {{Olympedia|136389|Player profile}}
+* {{Olympedia}}
-* [https://volleybox.net/thomas-jaeschke-p3094 Player profile] at ''Volleybox.net''
 {{United States men's volleyball squad 2016 Summer Olympics}}
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+[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Poland]]
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+[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in Italy]]
-[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in Italy]]
+[[Category:American expatriate volleyball players in China]]
-[[Category:Expatriate volleyball players in Italy]]
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-[[Category:American expatriate sportspeople in China]]
-[[Category:Expatriate volleyball players in China]]
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 [[Category:Loyola Ramblers men's volleyball players]]
 [[Category:Resovia (volleyball) players]]
-[[Category:Blu Volley Verona players]]
+[[Category:Verona Volley players]]
 [[Category:Halkbank volleyball players]]
+[[Category:Panasonic Panthers players]]
 [[Category:Outside hitters]]
+[[Category:Volleyball players at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:Medalists at the 2024 Summer Olympics]]
+[[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]

v t e 2016 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (men's indoor – bronze medal, women's indoor – bronze, women's beach – bronze)
Qualification	Men's indoor Women's indoor
Men's indoor	Matt Anderson Aaron Russell Taylor Sander David Lee Kawika Shoji William Priddy Murphy Troy Thomas Jaeschke Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt David Smith Erik Shoji
Women's indoor	Alisha Glass Kayla Banwarth Courtney Thompson Rachael Adams Carli Lloyd Jordan Larson Kelly Murphy Christa Harmotto Kimberly Hill Foluke Akinradewo Kelsey Robinson Karsta Lowe
Men's beach	Phil Dalhausser Nick Lucena Jake Gibb Casey Patterson
Women's beach	April Ross Kerri Walsh Jennings Brooke Sweat Lauren Fendrick
Coaches	John Speraw Karch Kiraly

v t e 2020 USA Olympic Volleyball Team (women's indoor – gold, women's beach – gold)
Qualification	Men's indoor Women's indoor
Men's indoor	Matt Anderson Taylor Sander Kyle Ensing Mitch Stahl Kawika Shoji TJ DeFalco Micah Christenson Maxwell Holt Thomas Jaeschke Garrett Muagututia David Smith Erik Shoji
Women's indoor	Micha Hancock Jordyn Poulter Justine Wong-Orantes Jordan Larson Andrea Drews Jordan Thompson Michelle Bartsch-Hackley Kimberly Hill Foluke Akinradewo Haleigh Washington Kelsey Robinson Chiaka Ogbogu
Men's beach	Jake Gibb Tri Bourne Nick Lucena Phil Dalhausser
Women's beach	Alix Klineman April Ross Kelly Claes Sarah Sponcil
Coaches	John Speraw Karch Kiraly