Roger Habsch (born 5 January 1979) is a Belgian para-athlete who specializes in sprints. He represented Belgium at the 2020 Summer Paralympics.[1]
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| Nationality | Belgian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | 5 January 1979 Verviers, Belgium | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Paralympic athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Disability class | T51 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | RFC Liege | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Pascal Henkinbrant | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Career
editHabsch represented Belgium in the men's 100 metres T51 and 200 metres T51 events at the 2020 Summer Paralympics and won a bronze medal in both.[2] Shortly before the 100 metres race, his chair was found damaged in a suspected act of sabotage.[3]
References
edit- ↑ "Roger Habsch". Paralympic.org. International Paralympic Committee. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ "Roger Habsch". Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. Tokyo Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games. Archived from the original on 31 August 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ↑ Sullivan, Becky (4 September 2021). "His Wheelchair Was Found Damaged Before The Race. Then He Set A Paralympic Record". NPR.org. NPR. Retrieved 5 September 2021.
External links
edit- Roger Habsch at Paralympic.org
- Roger Habsch at the Belgian Paralympic Committee (in Dutch)
